Cadre restructure of Traffic Assistants in Railways
Cadre restructure of Traffic Assistants in Metro Railway Kolkata implemented RBE No. 69/2015
Railway Board has issue a letter to GM, Metro Railway regarding Restructuring of cadre of  Traffic Assistants.
GOVERNMENTÂ Â OF INDIA
MINISTRYÂ Â OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY Â BOARD
RBE No.69/2015
No.PC-111/2013/CRC/2                                                      New Delhi, dated 29-06-2015
The General Manager,
Metro  Railway,
Kolkata.
Sub. :     Restructuring of cadre of  Traffic Assistants.
Keeping in view  the  fact that  the  cadre of Traffic  Assistants  in Metro  Railway,  Kolkata  is  a unique  cadre  performing   both Operational  and Commercial  duties,  the  percentage  distribution of posts for  restructuring   of this  cadre  as proposed  by Metro  Railway  administration   was under consideration  of the Ministry  of Railways  for  some time.  As a  result  of the ‘review undertaken  on the  basis of  functional,   operational   and  administrative    requirements,   it  has been  decided  with the approval  of  the  President  that  benefit  of  cadre  restructuring   may  be  given  to  the  Traffic Assistants.  Metro  Railway, Kolkata  as per the  percentage  distribution  of  posts  indicated  in  the enclosed  Annexure  ‘A’.   While  implementing  these orders,  the  following  detailed  instructions
should  be strictly  adhered  to  :
Date of effect | 1. The  restructuring  of  the  cadre  will  be with   reference  to  the sanctioned       cadre  strength    as  on  the  date  of  issue of  these orders.     The staff  who  will  be placed  in higher  grade  pay as  a result of  implementation  of  these  orders  will  draw  pay  in higher  grades w.e.f  date  of issue of these orders. The  benefit of  restructuring·   will  be  restricted   to  the  persons  who  are working  in the  cadre  on  the  cut-off-date  i.e.  date  of  issue of these  orders. |
Applicability   to  various cadres | 2.   These  orders  will  be  applicable   to  the  permanent regular posts  of  Traffic   Assistants  cadre   (excluding surplus  & supernumerary posts)  of  the  Metro   Railway  establishment. Only those  temporary  posts which  are in operation  for  atleast three  years may also be taken  into  account  for  the  purpose  of applying    revised    percentage.        This   will   be  subject   to certification  that  these  posts  are  meant  for  regular  activities which  will  continue  and not for  any sporadic  requirements.2.1 These  orders  will  not  be applicable   to  ex-cadre &  work charged  posts  which  will  continue  to  be  based  on worth of charge. |
Pay Fixation | 3.     The pay of staff  promoted  against  the  additional  higher  grade posts as a  result  of restructuring (including  chain/resultant vacancies)  will  be  fixed  as per  Rule  13 of  RS(RP) Rules,2008 with  the  benefit  of  one  increment  @  3%  of  basic  pay,  with the  usual option  for  pay fixation  as  per extent  rules. |
Existing classification and  filling   up  of the vacancies | 4.     The existing  classification   of the  posts covered  by these  orders as  ‘selection’  and  ‘non-selection’,   as the  case may  be remains unchanged.    However,  for  the  purpose  of  implementation  of these    orders,   if   any  Traffic   Assistant     becomes    due   for promotion  to  a  post classified as  a  ‘selection’  post, the  existing selection   procedure  will  stand  modified  in such  a  case   to the extent   that  the  selection   will  be  based  only  on  scrutiny   of service record and confidential reports  without   holding   any written       and/or    viva-voce test. This  modified selection procedure  has  been  decided  upon  by the  Ministry of  Railways as  a  one time  exception by special dispensation,    in view   of the numbers involved,   with   the   objective    of expediting    the implementation  of  these  orders.  Similarly  for  posts  classified as    ‘non-selection’  at  the  time   of  this   restructuring,      the promotion  will  be  based  only  on scrutiny   of  service  records and confidential  reports.4.1     Normal  vacancies  existing  on the  date  of issue of these  orders (except    direct  recruitment quota)  and  those  arising   on  that date  from  this  cadre  restructuring  including   chain/resultant vacancies   should  be tilled  in the following  sequence:(i)    From  panels  approved  on  or  before  the  date  of  issue  of these  orders  and  current  on that date;
(ii)  and the  balance  in the  manner  indicated  in para 4 above. 4.2     Such   selections  which  have  not  been  finalized  till  the  date  of issue  of these  orders  should  be cancelled/abandoned. 4.3     All  normal  vacancies  arising  from    the  next   day  of  issue   of these  orders  will  be filled  by normal  selection  procedure. 4.4     All  vacancies   (including   chain/resultant     vacancies)    arising purely  due  to  this  cadre  restructuring   should   be filled  up  by senior   employees    who   should   be  given   benefit   of the promotion from  the  date of issue of these  orders  whereas  for the  normal  vacancies   existing  on the  date  of  issue    of  these orders,   junior   employees    should    be  posted   by  modified selection   procedure    but  they  will  get  promotion  and  higher pay from  the  date  of taking  over the posts as per normal  rules. Thus  the  special  benefit  of  the  promotion  from   the  date  of issue of these  orders  is  available  only  for  vacancies  arising   out of  cadre  restructuring  and  for  other vacancies,  the  normal rules  of  prospective   promotion  from  the  date  of filling  up of vacancy will apply. 4.5  In cases where  percentages  have  been  reduced  in the  lower grade  and  no additional  post  becomes  available  as a  result    of restructuring  (including  chain/resultant  vacancies), the existing  vacancies  on the  date  of issue of these  orders   should be filled  up by normal  selection procedure. 4.6      Direct  recruitment  percentages  will   not  be  applicable  to  the additional posts  arising  out  of these  restructuring orders   as  011 the  date  of  effect.  The  direct  recruitment    percentage   will apply   for  normal    vacancies    arising    on’  or  after    the  date following  the  date  of  effect.  The  direct  recruitment  quota   as existing prior   to  the  date  of  effect   will  continue   to  be maintained. 4.7      Employees  who  retire/resign  or expire  in between  the  period from  the  date  of  effect  of these  orders   to  the  date  of  actual implementation   of these  orders,  will  be eligible  for the fixation benefits     and  arrears  under  these  orders  from  the  date  of effect,  if they  are  otherwise  eligible  for  the  said benefit. 5.       Extant   instructions    for   D&A/Vigilance     clearance   will    be applicable  for  effecting  promotions  under  these orders with |
Minimum years of  service  in each grade | 6.      While   implementing    the   restructuring     orders,    instructions regarding  minimum    period  of  service  required  for  promotion issued  from  time  to  time  should  be followed.   However,  while considering   any  relaxation  in the  residency  period   prescribed for   promotions,    General  Manager  would  personally   ensure that  the  safety aspect  of Metro  Railway  is  not compromised. |
Basic  functions duties and responsibilities | 7.     Since  the  cadre  as detailed  in  the annexure  to  this  letter   is being           restructured     on     functional,      operational       and administrative  considerations,  the  posts  being placed  in higher scales  of  pay  as a  result  of  restructuring  should  include   the duties  and responsibilities    of greater  importance. |
Adjustment of excess number  of posts. | 8.      If  prior  to  issue  of  these  instructions  the  number  of  posts existing    in   any  grade  in   any  particular  cadre  exceeds   the number  admissible   on  the  revised  percentages,  the  excess may  be  allowed  to  continue  to  be  phased  out  progressively with  the  vacation  of the  posts  by the  existing  incumbents. |
Provision  of reservation | 9.     The  existing  instructions  with  regard  to  reservation  of  SC/ST wherever applicable  will  continue  to apply. |
Refusal of promotion | 10.     Such  of  the  Staff  as had  refused  promotion  before  issue  of these   orders   and  stand   debarred   for  promotion  may  be considered     for   promotion,    in   relaxation    of  the    extant provisions  as  a  one  time  exception,   if they  indicate  in  writing that  they  are   willing  to  be  considered    for  such  promotion against  the  vacancies  existing  on  the  date  of  issue   of  these orders  and  arising  due  to  restructuring   on  the  date.    This relaxation  will  not  be applicable  to  vacancies   arising   after  the date of effect. |
Matching  Savings | 11.     Entire  scheme   of  restructuring  is  to  be  a  self-financing    and expenditure   neutral  proposition.    Financial   implications   should be   worked   out  taking  into  account  the  revised   basic  pay (including   the  Grade  Pay)  corresponding    to  the  midpoint    of the  pre-revised  pay scales  in respect   of  each   post  as  listed in the  fitment  table  circulated  vide  Railway  Board’s  letter   no. PC-Vl/2008/1/RSRP/1 dated    11-09-2008    and   12-09-2008, along  with  the  Dearness   Allowance  as  applicable on date  of effect  of these  orders.11.1 After  working  out  the  financial   implications,  the   matching savings  should  be effected  from  the  category  itself.   Wherever it  is    not  possible   to  do  so  from  the  category   itself,   the matching  savings  should  be arranged  from  the  department    at zonal  level.   But  before  restructuring  the  cadre  as per  the revised percentage   distribution  of  posts,  matching   savings will  have  to  be  ensured  by  surrender  of  24  posts  at  the lowest  grade.       While   effecting     surrender      of   posts    of equivalent   financial  value,  the  existing   vacant  posts  available in the  category  on the  date  of effect  should  be considered   for the  purpose  of  off-setting the cost  of  restructuring/financial effects of  restructuring.  Board  desires  that  the   General Manager  should ensure that  the  restructuring is  implemented expeditiously  with  matching  saving without  any exception    and difficulty.   There  would  be no restructuring    without   matching savings  by surrender  of posts.11.2    Revised percentage  distribution  of posts as  per these  orders  is to  be based  upon the sanctioned  cadre  strength  as  on the  date of issue  of these  orders.  Surrenders  are to  be effected  on this sanctioned  strength  and  the  resulting  imbalance/variation    in the  cadres  is  to  be reviewed  at  the  time  of  next   annual review  as indicated  below. |
Annual  review | 12.    The  next  Annual   Review  will  be  undertaken   from   01.04.2016 taking   into  account  the  cadre  strength  as on  01.04.2016. |
This  issues  in  consultation   with   the  Establishment   Directorate   and  with   concurrence of the Finance Directorate of this  Ministry.
The  receipt  of this  letter   may  please  be acknowledged.
Hindi Version will follow.
DA :  Annexure  –  A
(Vikram Gulati)
Director, Pay Commission  –  II
Railway Board
No.  PC-111/2013/CRC/2                               New Delhi,                        dated 29-06-2015
STATEMENTÂ Â Â REGARDINGÂ Â RESTRUCTURINGÂ Â OF
TRAFFIC  ASSISTANTS,  METRO  RAILWAY,   KOLKATA
Annexure  to  Board’s  letter   No.  PC-111/2013/CRC/2  dated  29-06-2015.
Category |  Pay Structure as per 6th  CPC | Existing  %age after merger of Grade(s) |
Revised percentage | |
PB | GP (Rs) | |||
TRAFFICÂ ASSISTANTS | PB-2 | 4600 | Â —– | 13 |
PB-2 | 4200 | Â —– |
40 |
|
PB-1 |
2800 |
 —– |
22 |
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PB-2 | 2000 | Â —– |
25 |
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