General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) for filling up of 25% net direct recruitment quota vacancies in Group C categories – RBE 57/2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

New Delih April 10th, 2018

No.E(NG)I/2011/PM 1/2
(1) The General Manager (P)
All Zonal Railways & Pus
(As per standard list)
(2) The Chairman:
(a) Railway Recruitment Boards;
(b) Railway recruitment Cells
Sub: General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) for filling up of 25% net direct recruitment quota vacancies in Group C categories ~ Extension of currency upto 31.03.2018

Since the introduction o. f the scheme of GDCE vide Board’s Letter No. E(NG)- 192/PM2/16 dated 20.08.1993 for one year, the currency of the same is being extended from time to. time, and the same was last extended upto 31.03.2. 018 vide this Ministry’s letter if even number dated 08.03.2016.

In view of the request made by both the federations and some of the Zonal Railways for continuance of the scheme, the matter has been considered by tt:le Board and it has been decided to extend the currency of the GDCE scheme for a further period of 2 years i.e upto 31.03.2020.
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The instructions regarding the clarification/modification in the GDCE scheme issued from time to time may also be kept in view while’ implementing the same .








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Railway Board
New Delhi, dated: · 10.04.2018

Railways puts on hold 2004 job scheme for children of staff opting for VRS

THE RAILWAYS has stopped an employment initiative launched in 2004, when it started giving jobs to children of employees in the lower tier in return for voluntary retirement, and decided to approach the Supreme Court to determine if the scheme is Constitutionally tenable, official sources said.

The Liberalised Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff (LARSGESS), which was started during former railway minister Nitish Kumar’s term in 2004, was suspended indefinitely last month following an order from the Rail Ministry. The order issued to all zonal railways stated: “Keep LARSGESS on hold till further orders.”

The move comes after the Punjab and Haryana High Court said in July, while hearing a case over the scheme, that it violated the Constitution on the “principle of equal opportunity” for all in government jobs.

“Such a policy was violative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India..,” the court found. It asked the Railways to “revisit the offending policy keeping in view the principle of equal opportunity in public employment….”

The High Court’s order has put the government in a quandary because in the past, the Kerala High Court and Patna High Court had found merit in the scheme. “Since there are different judgments on the same issue across India, we want to approach the Supreme Court and get a verdict once and for all,” a senior Railway ministry official said.

The LARSGESS scheme was based on the line that in jobs related to safety — drivers, gangmen, etc — one requires quick reflexes and agility, which a person may not possess after a certain age. The scheme was aimed at encouraging ageing employees to retire by offering the same job to their children. Since 2004, approximately 20,000 jobs were given to children of railwaymen under LARSGESS.

The government’s latest move, however, has railway unions up in arms. In meetings with the Railway Board over two days last week, the unions demanded that the scheme be continued in all areas where courts have not delivered any adverse judgment.

“Agreed that it can’t be continued in North India and West India because the high courts in Ahmedabad in the past and Chandigarh have given negative orders. But that does not stop this scheme in the rest of the country outside the jurisdiction of these courts,” Shiv Gogal Mishra, head of All Indian Railwaymen’s Federation, the largest union, said.

According to qualifying criteria for this scheme, the beneficiary employee should have put in up to 33 years of service and be in the age group of 50-57 years — the norms vary depending on the job.

The scheme was initially open only to gangmen and drivers but expanded over the years to include a range of positions, such as pointsman, shuntman, leverman, gateman, trolleyman, Khalasi/Khalasi Helper redesignated as Helper, etc.

LARSGESS was notified in January 2004 following a safety workshop held by the Railways in 2003, when three accidents resulted in the deaths of over 100 passengers.

Source: IE

Western Railway Recruitment for Various Trade Apprentice Trainee vacancies 2016

Western Railway has published a Advertisement for below mentioned Posts 2016. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee and how to apply are given below.

Posts : Apprentice Trainee

Trades : Fitter, Turner, Machinist, Welder, Motor Vehicle Body Builder, Electrician, Wireman, Carpenter, Instrument Mechanics, Pipe Fitter, Electronics Mechanic, PASSA, Mechanic Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics.

Total No. of Posts : 557 Posts

Educational Qualification : 10th passed/ Matriculation with ITI Certificates in relevant trade.

Age Limit : Between 15 to 24 year as on 20-06-2016

Selection Process : Candidates will be selected based on test and interview.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send their application & necessary documents to given address below.

Address to sent Applications :The Divisional Railway Manager (Estt.), Policy Section, Mumbai Central, Mumbai-400008

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Important Dates :
Starting Date of Online Application : 28-05-2016
Last Date to Apply Online : 20-06-2016