Engagement of Ex-Servicemen against vacancies in Safety Categories on Contract Basis: Railway Board

Engagement of Ex-Servicemen against vacancies in Safety Categories of Bridge Organisation, Track Machine Organization and other similar technical safety categories on Contract Basis: Railway Board

RBE No. 73/2021

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)II/2021/RC-4/1

New Delhi, dated 12.10.2021

The General Manager (P)
All Indian Railways/PUs/CORE/NAIR
(As per Standard mail list)

Sub: Engagement of Ex-Servicemen against vacancies in Safety Categories of Bridge Organisation, Track Machine Organization and other similar technical safety categories on Contract Basis.

Ref: Board’s letter No. 2019/Trans.Cell/Civil/Contractual Staffing dated 24.05.2019.

A Scheme providing for engagement of Ex-Servicemen against vacancies in Safety Categories of Bridge Organisation, Track Machine Organization and other similar technical safety categories on Contract Basis was in operation vide Board’s letter No. 2019/Trans Cell/Civil/Contractual Staffing dated 24.05.2019.

2. Proposals from some of Railways for extension of this scheme have since been considered in Board. It has been decided to extend the scheme of engagement of Ex-Servicemen on contract basis for further period of one year beyond May 2021. Engagement should be made in the category of Gateman only with the stipulation that such engagement be restricted to actual number of Gateman already engaged or 50% of vacancy, whichever is less. Contractual staff engaged in excess as well as in other categories may be discontinued immediately.

3. It has also been decided that while employing Ex-Servicemen possibility of engaging Ex- Servicemen through firms approved by Directorate of Resettlement (DGR) available on GeM should be kept in mind.

4. It is also emphasized that above engagements should be phased out gradually over the course of year as regular employees become available from new appointments. This should be closely monitored at zonal level.

(M.M. RAI)
Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board

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