Compassionate Appointment in Indian Railways – Master Circular
M.C. No. 16
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
No. E(NG)II/2022/RC-1/17
New Delhi, Dated 22.02.2024
The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/PUs,
(As per standard mailing list).
Sub: Appointment on compassionate ground – Master Circular.
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Consolidated instructions on Scheme for “Compassionate Appointment in Indian Railways” were issued vide this office letter No. E(NG)II/90/RC-1/117 dated 12.12.1990 (Master Circular No. 16). Subsequently, many instructions on compassionate appointments have been issued from time to time which are scattered in a numbers of circulars/orders. It has been decided to consolidate all instructions issued till date, in this Master Circular, under easily comprehensible headings for ready reference of all concerned.
2. The number and date of the relevant Letter/OM has been mentioned under each para, which can be accessed from this Ministry’s website https://indianrailways.gov.in.
3. Hindi version will follow.
(U.K.Tiwari)
Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board
CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS MAY BE MADE:
Appointments on compassionate grounds relate to the appointments made of dependents of Railway servants who lose their lives in the course of duty or die in hamess otherwise while in service or are medically incapacitated/ decategorised. The circumstances in which appointments on compassionate grounds may be made are as below:-
(i) When Railway servants lose their lives in the course of duty or get so crippled that they cannot do aay work (his also in the coruse of duty – for example, loco and traffic running staff in charge oftrains involved in accidents).
(ii) When Railway employees die in harness in service, before retirement.
(iii) Dependent of totally medically incapacitated staff may be considered for compassionate grounds appointment at par with death cases, subject to their merit.
(E(NG)IV2O1 6lRC-1/SR/6 dated 29.03.2016)
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