SC/ST: RBE No.336/1985 – Posting near their Home Town

No.85-E(SCT) I-43/1, dated 24.12.1985

Sub: Posting of SC/ST near their Home town on initial appointment/ promotions/ transfers.

Ref:  Board’s letters (i) No.E(SCT) 70 CM 15/3, dated 19.11.1970, (ii) E(SCT) 74 CM 15/50, dated 14.01.1975, (iii)  78-E(SCT) 15/25, dated 06.07.1978.

In Board’s letters dated 19.11.1970 and 14.01.1975 referred to above, it was desired that the transfer of SC/ST employees should be confined to their native districts or adjoining districts or places where the Administration can provide quarters and that these instructions should be followed to the maximum extent possible, subject of course to the exigencies of service. It was also desired that employees belonging to SC/ST should be transferred very rarely and for very strong reasons only. Again, in Board’s letter dated 06.07.1978 referred to above, it was clarified that even at the time of initial appointment, the SC/ST candidates should, as far as practicable, be posted nearer to  their home towns or at a places where the Administration can provide them quarter subject to their eligibility. It was further clarified that these instructions would equally apply to cases of transfer on promotion, provided the post is available.

A few cases of transfer of SC/ST employees have come to the notice of the Board wherein the above mentioned instructions have not been followed. They, therefore, desire that instructions on the subject should be reiterated to all concerned that due consideration should be given to the above mentioned instructions while ordering transfer/ posting of SC/ST employees.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.336/1985

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.89/2018,