Transfer: Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ Staff to the New Zones

No.E(NG)-II/96/PO/Genl/3, dated 31.10.1997

Sub: Transfer of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ staff from Railways to the new zones.

1. Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even number dated 02.01.1997 laying down the guidelines for transfer of posts from the headquarters offices of the existing zonal Railways to the headquarters offices of the new zones. It was inter-alia laid down that while no additions may be made in the sanctioned strength of the headquarters offices of the existing zonal Railways, the existing sanctioned strength may be reduced by a percentage indicated therein with the balance strength of posts being gradually transferred to the headquarters offices of the new zones. It was also laid down that immediately 50% of the vacancies against direct recruitment quota in the headquarter offices of the existing zonal railways should be frozen and earmarked for transfer to the headquarters offices of the new zones within the specified percentages.

2. The matter was discussed further in the Board’s review meeting with the OSDs of the new zones in Railway Board on 27.06.1997 vide paras 4.1, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.3 of the minutes of the meeting. In the light of these discussions, the following further guidelines are laid down in this regard.

(a)   The existing Zonal Railways should reduce the sanctioned strength of the headquarters offices by the percentages indicated in Board’s letter of even number dated 02.01.1997 at the earliest, and transfer the balance strength of posts to the new zones.

(b)   When an officer’s post is transferred the full complement of the associate Gr. ‘C’ & ‘D’ posts like Stenos, PAs, Peons, etc. attached with the post of officers should also be transferred from the parent Railway to the new zone. All the posts so transferred to the new zone should be immediately surrendered in the old zones in direct recruitment grade in the relevant categories transferred to the new zones.

(C)   The posts in all grades/ categories should be transferred by the parent Railway proportionately, keeping in view the requirements of the new zones. The freezing and transfer of Direct Recruitment quota vacancies should not be restricted to the vacancies in the initial direct recruitment grade only and it should be ensured that direct recruitment vacancies in all the grades in proper proportion are transferred to the new zones.

Download Railway Board Circular dated 31.10.1997                                             

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.