GOVERNMENT OF INDIA / BHARAT
SARKAR
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS / RAIL
MANTRALAYA
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(NG)II/1998/RC-1/64
RBE No.102/2012
New Delhi, dated 14.09.2012
The General Manager (P),
All Indian Railways &
Production Units etc.
Sub: Appointment of Compassionate grounds - clarifications — regarding.
Attention is invited to this
Ministry’s letters No. E(NG)II/2009/RR-1/10/Pt dated 09.12.2010 and No. E(NG)II/2011/RR-1/11/
dated 09.12.2011 (RBE No.166/2011) regarding educational qualification for recruitment in Pay Band-I of Rs. 5,200-20,200 having Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- and
No.E(NG)II/2011/RC-1/NE/21 dated 06.02.2012 extending the appilcablilty of (RBE No.166/2011) to widows.
2. In partial supersession of Board letter dated 06.02.2012
quoted in para 1 above, it has now been decided that in case of appointment of a widow/wife not fulfilling
the requirement of prescribed educational qualification, she will be placed in Pay
Band-I (Rs. 5200-20,200 + Grade Pay Rs.1800/- directly without insisting
on fulfillment of educational quailfication norms, provided the appointing authority
is satisfied that the duties of the post against which she is being appointed can be performed with
help of some on job training.
3. In continuation with the above,
following points are also clarified:
(i) A person appointed as
‘Trainee’ enjoys the status of a Government servant from initial day and will be allowed all the
allowances and benefits allowed to a government servant.
(II) A person appointed as a
‘Trainee’ on compassionate grounds has to acquire minimum educational
qualifications in 5 years.
(iii) The probation period of a person appointed as ‘Trainee’ on
compassionate ground will begin only from the date he/she acquires minimum
educational qualification and such person will be on probation for a
period specified in the Recruitment Rules of the post / grade
against which he/she is being appointed.
(iv) A ‘Trainee appointed on
compassionate ground is entitled to all kinds ofleave applicable to a regular Railway servant.
(v) A person appointed as
‘Trainee’ shall be allowed Children Education Allowances per the
admissible rates.
(vi) A person appointed as
‘Trainee’ on compassionate ground would not be entitled for Overtime
Allowance during the period he/she continue as ‘Trainee’.
(vii) A ‘Trainee’ has the status of Government/Railway Servant from
initial day, as such, dependent of a person appointed on
compassionate ground as ‘Trainee’ would be eligible for compassionate
appointment in the event of his/her death in harness/medical unfitness.
(viii) A 'Trainee’ appointed on
compassionate ground, till he/she acquires minimum educational
qualification would be allowed increment at normal rates in the pay scale of -IS.
(ix) A person appointed as Trainee
on compassionate ground, is eligible to Medical benefits as available to
holder of the post in pre-revised Scale of Rs. 4440-7440 without any Grade
Pay.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate.
Please acknowledge receipt.
sd/-
(Harsha Dass)
Joint Director Estt. (N)II
Railway Board
Source : AIRF & NFIR
