RBE No. 66/1986: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds – Widows – Minimum Educational Qualifications
No.E(NG)II-86/RC-1/1 Policy, dated 25.03.1986
Sub: Appointment on compassionate grounds in Group ‘D’ Posts – Minimum educational qualifications.
1. With reference to this Department’s letter No.E(NG)II/84/RR1/26, dated 16.08.1985 (RBE No. 238/1985), laying down minimum educational qualifications for recruitment in Group ‘D’ posts in the various departments of the Railways, a question has been raised whether these qualifications will apply also to appointments on compassionate grounds. The matter was also raised in the meeting of the Departmental Council held in March, 1986 when the staff side urged that the said qualifications should not apply to compassionate appointments.
2. The Department of Railways wish to clarify that the qualifications laid down in this Department’s letter of even number dated 16.8.1985 (RBE No. 238/1985) apply also to appointments made on compassionate grounds. However, having regard to the points made during the Departmental Council meeting and the representations received in the matter, the Department have decided that the following posts, from out of those at present reserved exclusively for widows, will continue to be so reserved for them for compassionate appointment of widows, if otherwise admissible under extant orders. Accordingly, in respect of these posts minimum educational qualifications as now prescribed will not be insisted upon:-
(a) Water Woman;
(b) Retiring Room Attendants;
(c) Cinder Packing Woman;
(d) Sweeper woman;
(e) C&W Khalasis (For waste packing only);
(f) Ayah and female Sanitary Cleaner in Railway hospitals and Railway schools;
(g) Khalasis attached to sub-division offices of AEN, PWI & IOW.
3. These orders will be reviewed at the end of 1988 when in terms of para 3(viii) of the letter dated 16.08.1985 (RBE No. 238/1985) cited above, the general question of minimum educational qualifications for recruitment to Group ‘D’ posts will come up for review.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 66/1986
Forward reference⇒RBE No. 129/1997