Increments - Establishment Matters

  

  Increments 

By Shri JCN Rao, Dy CPO (Retd)

• Meaning: An increase in Basic pay. 

• Specified in the vertical cells of the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix 

• Frequency:  Once in a year.  Either on 1st January or 1st July. 

• Depends upon: 

1. Date of appointment

2. Promotion

3. Financial upgradation under the MACP scheme. 

• The below table explains the Increment date either 1st January or 1st July.  

The Date of Appointment/Promotion/MACP	Increment effected on
Between 2nd January to 1st July  (Both Days inclusive)	1st January
Between 2nd July to 1st January (Both days inclusive	1st July

• In case an employee is promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under the MACP scheme on 1st January and pay in a higher Level is fixed from 1st January, the first increment in a higher Level will accrue on 1st July provided the employee has put in six months qualifying service. The next increment will accrue on completion of one year of qualifying service.

• In case an employee is promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under the MACP scheme on 1st July and pay at in higher Level is fixed from 1st July, the first increment in higher Level will accrue on 1st January provided the employee has put in six months qualifying service.  The next increment will accrue on completion of one year of qualifying service.

• In case an employee is promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under the MACP scheme and opts for fixation of pay from the Date of the Next Increment (DNI) in lower grade, the six-month period for grant of increment in higher Level will be counted from the date of such fixation of pay.

• The Qualifying service for the grant of increment includes the following: 

1. All periods of duty

2. All kinds of leave other than EOL 

3. However EOL granted on Medical certificate, employee could not attend to his duties due to civil commotion and for prosecuting higher Technical and Scientific studies. 

4. Deputation out of India 

5. Foreign service 

6. Joining Time 

7. Period of training before the appointment on a stipend or otherwise. 

8. Service in another post, other than a post carrying less pay

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ACG - Appointment on Compassionate Grounds

                                    

ACG - Appointment on Compassionate Grounds 

What are the grounds ? 

 

1. Death of employee while on duty or in service.  

2. If the employee is missing for more than one year  

3. Total medical unfitness.

• ACG is given if the financial condition of the family is not good. 

Who are eligible: 

1. Spouse  (preference is given) 

2. Children/Adopted Children (Next preference) 

3. Dependent Brothers/Sisters  - in case employee is unmarried,  divorced

4. Widow daughter provided she was dependent on the employee. 

• If child is minor, spouse can register the child’s name for CGA on attaining age of majority.

Competent Authority for ACG:  

Level	Competent Authority	Remarks
Level 1 to Level 6	DRM/CWM/PCPO	DRM in Division CWM in Workshop  PCPO in Hqrs
Level 7	GM

Priority & Time Limit : 

1. Death or Permanent Medical Unfitness during the performance of duties  - Within 1 month

2. Death in harness duty to Railway Accidents while off duty.  - Within 3 months

        3A. Total Medical unfitness due to natural cause  - Within 3 months

        3B. Medical De-categorization with more than 5 years left over service. - Within 3 months.  

 

ACG cases - Period - Application for CGA should be given within 5 years from the date of incident.

Period	Competent Authority
Up to 20 Years old cases	DRM/CWM/HOD
20 Years to 25 Years	GM
Beyond 25 years	Railway Board

• DRM, CWM and HOD can consider CGA within 2 years of attaining the age of majority in case of minors.

• For Level-7 posts GM shall consider.

• CGA in missing employee cases can be given by GM after the waiting period of TWO years.

• The Educational Qualification possessing the candidate at the time of submitting application for CGA should be taken into consideration. ( ie within 5 years from the date of incident/ within 2 years from the date of majority)

•  If the candidate is major at the time of incident but was already admitted in a course then he/she be allowed to complete the course within 5 years provided permission is taken from Railway for this. Such Qualification will be taken into consideration for CGA.

• If the candidate is minor and case is registered for appointment on attaining the age of majority, but he/she has joined a course and midst of it at the time of age of majority, he/she may be permitted to complete the course within 5 years. Such qualification is considered for CGA.

• Whatever qualification the candidate acquires, CGA can be given only Group-C up to Level 7. 

• CGA is given in initial grade or in intermittent grade if an element of DR Quota is available in the grade.

• Candidate for CGA should be within the age limits prescribed for direct recruitment.

• However upper age relaxation can be given by DRM/CWM for Level-I posts and PCPO for other Level posts.

• Lower age relaxation up to one year can be given by GM and beyond one year by Railway Board.

• No relaxation in educational and Technical qualification is permissible.

• Illiterate wife of ex employee can be considered for CGA in Level-1 posts where reading or writing is not essential. (Ex Safaiwali or Sweeper posts)

• Only one CGA is given in a family.

• If wife and husband are Railway employees, CGA is given on account of any one of the two.

• Person appointed on CGA should give an under taking that he/she will take of other member of the family. In case of failure, his/her services will be terminated and no other person will be given appointment again.

• If CGA is given in missing case and subsequently the missing employee is traced,  appointment  given to the ward will be withdrawn.

• For CGA in Group-C posts ( other than Level-1), candidate should pass the test conducted in this regard.

• In case of failure in the test, CGA will be given in Level-I post.

• Second Chance - DRM/CWM/PCPO.

• Third Chance - GM 

• Fourth Chance - GM  (in case of Widow) 

• Passing prescribed medical examination and initial training is must.

• If the ex employee has two wives, first wife only is eligible for CGA.

• Second wife is not eligible for ACG. However second wife’s children are eligible for CGA provided if there is no objection from First wife and her children.

• Wards of Officers are also considered for ACG by GM. But only in Group-C posts.

• ACG candidates in clerical cadre should pass typing test within two years from the date of appointment.

• CG appointees as can as possible should be appointed nearer to the Home Town.

• In case son of the Ex employee is given CGA on the request of wife of Ex employee and he dies while undergoing initial training, then the wife of ex employee can ask for CGA either for other children or for self or for the wife of deceased trainee.

• If the wife of ex employees is not alive, the widow of deceased trainee can ask for CGA for self.

• If the deceased trainee is unmarried, his/her brother or sister can ask for CGA.

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Recruitment

 

 

RECRUITMENT

Group	Recruitment Through	Service
Group-A	Through UPSC	IRSE (Civil Engg) IRSME ( Mech Engg) IRSEE  (Elec Engg) IRSSE (S & T) IRSS ( Stores) IRTS (Traffic) (Optg & Comml) IRPS ( Personnel) IRPF ( Security)
Group-B	By promotion of Group-C employees	In all departments of Railways
Group-C	Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB) ( For Group-C)	Technical Categories ( Technician Gr III, JE & SSE)   Non-Technical Popular Categories (Station Masters, Train Managers/Goods, Ticket Collectors,  Comml Clerks, Office Clerks etc.)   Posts in Production Units
Group-C ( Erstwhile Group-D)	Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC)	Helpers/Assistants Asst Points men Office Assistants etc
Special recruitment in Group-C and erstwhile Group-B categories)	General Manager	Compassionate Grounds appointment, Sports Quota Recruitment Scouts & Guides Quota Recruitment Cultural Quota Recruitment.

 

·        Number of RRBs = 21 under the control of Railway Board to cater the manpower need of Zonal Railway of its jurisdiction.

·        Number of RRCs = Each Zonal Railway has one RRC under the control of GM to cater the needs of Group-D manpower of that Zone.

·        Number Zonal Railways: 17

·        One Metro Railway

·        12 Production Units/Manufacturing Units

 

Procedure:

 

1.     Placing Indents

2.     Centralized Notification

3.     CBT

4.     Aptitude Test for Station Masters & Asst Loco Pilot posts

5.     Physical Efficiency Test for erstwhile Group-D posts

6.     Formation of panel

7.     Issue of Offer of appointment letter

8.     Medical Examination (Physical & Vision Test) (A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, C1 and C2 categories)

9.     Initial Training

10.                        Posting Orders.

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Classification of Services

 

                                                  

                      

Classification of Services:

S N	Group	Levels in Pay Matrix
1	Group-A	Level 10 to 17
2	Group-B	Level 8 & 9
3	Group-C	Level 1 to 8

Under mentioned posts come under Group-B,   though they are in Level 10 & 11

Asst Nursing Officer	Level 10
Principal, HMs	Level 10 & Level 11
Any other Group-B posts	Level 10

 

Under mentioned posts come under Group-C,  though they are in Level 8 and above.

Senior Section Officer (Accounts)  SSO	Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)
Inspector of Stores Accounts          ISA	Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)
Traffic Accounts Inspector              TIA	Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)
Senior Nursing Superintendent	Level-8
Chief Nursing Superintendent	Level 10
Primary School Teachers Trained Graduate Teachers Post Graduate Teachers (Basic Grade/Senior Grade/Selection Grade)	Level 8, 9, 10 & 11
Senior Dieticians	Level-8

(Authority: Railway Boards Circular No RBE 16/2023 dated 17.01.2023.)

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