Appointment on compassionate grounds in Indian Railways – Clarification: Railway Board Order dated 03.07.2024

RBE No. 60/2024

भारत सरकार Government of India
रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways
रेलवे बोर्ड (Railway Board)

No. E(NG)IT/2023/RC-1/29

New Delhi, dated 03.07.2024

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/PUs & RDSO,
(As per Standard mail list)

Sub: Appointment on compassionate grounds.

Kindly refer to para 2(v) of Master Circular No. 16 circulated vide Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/2022/RC-1/17 dated 22.02.2024 on the above subject. One of the recognized Federation (NFIR) has brought to the notice of Railway Board regarding omission of the provisions of Board’s letter Number E(NG)II/86/RC-1/1 Policy dated 02.06.1997 (RBE No. 75/97) in the Master Circular.

2. The matter has been examined and it has been decided that para 2(v) of Master Circular No. 16 circulated vide Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/2022/RC-1/17 dated 22.02.2024 may be read as under:-

“In the event of both husband and wife being Railway employee, compassionate ground appointment is admissible in case of death of the mother or father, subject to the Stipulation that compassionate appointment will be available either on the death of the husband or wife whichever event occurs first.

(Authority: Board’s letter No. E(NG)ITI/86/RC-1/1 Policy dated 02.06.1997 (RBE No. 75/97)”

(U. K. Tiwari)
Director, Estt.(N)
Railway Board

Source: Indian Railways