Reservation in promotion to the Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) – Clarification on carry forward of vacancy regarding: Railway Board RBE No. 116/2024 dated 31.12.2024
RBE No. 116/2024
भारत सरकार/ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/ RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(NG)I/2023/ PM4/22(E-3451127)
New Delhi, 31.12.2024
The General Manager (P)
All Zonal Railways & Production Units
(As per standard list)
Sub: Reservation in promotion to the Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) – carry forward of vacancy regarding.
Ref: i) Board’s letter of even number dated 04.12.2024.
ii) Board’s letter No.E(6P)2022/2/ 20/PwBD dated 21.06.2024.
Attention is invited to Railway Board’s letter No. E(GP)2022/2/ 20/PwBD dated 21.06.2024, wherein instructions have been issued on the subject of carry forward of vacancies in the event of non-availability of suitable PwBD candidates in promotion from Group ‘C‘ to Group ‘B’:-
“The matter has been examined in consultation with Reservation Directorate of Board’s office. Accordingly, it is clarified that keeping a vacancy unfilled on account of non-availability of suitable PwBDs in the current selection is not in order as reservation for PwBDs being horizontal in nature, there is no prior earmarking of community. Thus, the earmarked vacancies of all categories (SC, ST and UR) are to be filled up irrespective of the fact whether PwBD reservation is filled or not, and only the reservation for PwBDs is to be carried forward.”
2 Some Zonal Railways have sought clarification regarding the applicability of the aforementioned instructions issued for promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ as per the Board’s letter No. E(6P)2022/2/20/PwED dated 21.06.2024 to non-gazetted categories also.
3. Till further orders, on the subject of carry forward of PwBD vacancies in the event of non-availability of suitable PwBD candidates in non-gazetted promotions, it has been decided to have uniformity with the policy adopted above in case of promotions from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’. Past cases decided otherwise will not be revisited under this interim measure.
DA-Nil.
Rajeev Ranjan
Joint Director-I/ Estt.(N)
Railway Board
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