Appointment on compassionate grounds of family member of an
ex- Railway servant.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.E(NG)II/2014/RC-1/SCR/5
New Delhi, dated 08.07.2014
The General Manager (P)
All Zonal Railways/Pus
Sub: Appointment on compassionate grounds of
family member of an ex- Railway servant.
As the field units are aware, dependent family
members for the purpose of appointment on compassionate grounds means
spouse or son (including adopted son) or daughter (including adopted daughter)
or brother/sister in the case of unmarried Government servant, who is wholly dependent on
the Government servant at the time of death in harness or retirement
on medical grounds, as the case may be.
Further, In terms of para 2 of letter No. E(NG)III-781RC1/1
dated 3.2.81, General Managers can consider for employment of married
daughters, if they satisfy themselves that the married daughter will
be the bread-winner of the family of the Railway servant concerned. tt has also
been stipulated vide Instructions issued under RBE No. 224/2001 dated
21.11.2001 that the cases of dependant divorced/widowed daughters should also
be considered for such appointment as in the case of married daughters subject
to the condition that former should have been wholly dependent on the
ex-employee at the time of the death/medical invalidation of the latter.
Existence of a number of instructions as well as the issue
of specific clause of dependency on the ex-Railway employee’ have been engaging
the attention of this office for sometime. Accordingly, the matter has been
reviewed by the Board and- it has been decided that It should be left to the
discretion of the family concerned in case of death of ex-employee to request
for a job to either spouse or any child {whether son or daughter
(unmarried/married/divorced/widowed)} subject to the condition that the
concerned child will be the bread-winner of the family concerned.
Further, for this purpose instructions issued by this Ministry vide letter issued under RBE No. 22/2014 dated 4.3.14 be read in the same spirit.
However, the dependent of an unmarried
male/unmarried female Railway employee dying in harness/retiring on medical grounds,
may be considered for compassionate appointment by the Railway at its
own level, subject to the condition that the candidate proposed for appointment
Is shown as dependent on the ex-employee on the basis of documents
such as Inclusion/declaration of names in the pass or in Ration cards
etc.. The condition of inclusion in the pass declaration or Ration
cards etc. is only a facilitating factor, and not intended to be a restrictive
one. In the absence of any such documentary proof, the factual position
regarding the extent of the dependency may be got verified by deputing a
Welfare Inspector to inquire into the circumstances. The relaxation of time
limit permissible in the case of minor children of those employees who die in
harness would also apply In the case of dependent of those who die as
bachelor/spinster.
Accordingly, ara 2
of Board’s Instructions E(NG)I1I-78/RC1/1 dated 3.2.1981, letter No. (NG)II/88f
RC-i. / Policy dated 4.9.96, No. E (NG)II/88 /RC-1/1 Policy dated 2.5.97,-2-
No. E(NG)II/99/RC-1/S19 dated 5.8.99, and E(NG)IIf2001/RC4/EVS dated 21.11.2001
stand superseded.
Past cases, already decided need not be reopened.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Past cases, already decided need not be reopened.
Please acknowledge receipt.
sd/-
(Harsha Dass)
Director Estt.(N)II
Railway Board
Source: www.indianrailways.gov.in
