Wednesday 15 February 2012

Railways Advise Passengers to Use Current Reservation Counter Facility for short Notice Journeys

The Ministry of Railways has advised the passengers travelling on the train on a short notice to use the facility of Current Reservation Counter situated at the train originating main stations. The Ministry has pointed out that vacant reserved seats available on train after preparation of reservation charts can be booked at the Current Counters of the train originating stations upto a specified time before departure of trains.

The Railways wishes to create further awareness among the passengers about this facility as due to lack of adequate awareness, it is misused by unscrupulous elements/intermediaries for providing confirmed accommodation to passengers at a premium by using the current counter facility.

It may be mentioned that a reserved ticket can be booked across the Passenger Reservation System counters all over the country as well as through internet only upto the time of preparation of reservation charts. After preparation of reservation charts, the berths/seats available, if any, can be booked at the current counter available at the major stations. The reservation charts are normally prepared 3 to 4 hours before he scheduled departure of the train. In case of trains leaving early morning, the charts are prepared on the previous night.

CADRE RESTRUCTURING PROPOSAL CLEARED BY DOPT

CADRE RESTRUCTURING PROPOSAL 
The DOPT has at last cleared the Cadre Restructuring Proposal. There has been a reduction of 398 posts in the Group-A cadres up to the level of DCIT. The proposal in respect of Gr.B & Gr.C have already been cleared by the Department of Expenditure and Finance Minister without any changes. Now the cadre restructuring proposal is expected to go to the Group of Secretaries and then to the Cabinet for clearance. Once it is passed by the Cabinet, the additional posts created will be allocated charge-wise and notification will be issued. Promotions/recruitment will take place subsequently.
Cadre restructuring proposal- Changes in Gr.A as approved by the Department of Personnel & Training. 




SL NOGRADESEXISTINGPOSTS CLEARED BY DOEAPPROVED BY DOPTADDL. POSTS GIVEN
1.APPEX (80000) PRINCIPLE CCIT029#27*20#(-9)
2.HAG+(75500-80000) ADDL.CCIT0885050(-38)
3.HAG (67000-79000) CCIT11633315034(-183)
4.SAG PB-4(GP-10000) CIT731602831100(+229)
5.NFSG PB-4(GP-8700) JAG PB-3(GP-7600) ADDL.CIT/JCIT125315651565312(0)
6.STS PB-3 (GP-6600) DCIT13581601139636(-207)
7.JTS PB-3 (5400) ACIT73410911091357(0)
8.RESERVES-PB-3 GP 5400-ACIT0760570570(-190)
-TOTAL4192606956781479(-398)

Figures in brackets denote number of posts altered by the DOPT vis-à-vis that approved by the DOPT. 
*Included posts of Chairman, Members, CBDT which are to be excluded as per DOPT recommendations. 
#Excluding the posts of Chairman and Members, CBDT. 

Cadre-restructuring proposal Gr.B & C 
S No.Post/DesignationGrade/Pay ScaleExistingProposed
9ITO Gp-BPB-2, GP Rs. 5400 &

Rs. 4800
44486056
10Sr.PPS

PPS


Sr.PS


PS
PB-3, GP Rs.6600

PB-3, GP Rs.5400


PB-2, GP Rs.4800


PB-2, GP Rs.4600
0

0


117


706
0

0


450


602
Sub. Total8231051
11Pr. AO

Sr. AO


AO Gr. II


AO Gr. III
PB-3, GP Rs.6600

PB-3, GP Rs.5400


PB-2, GP Rs.4800


PB-2, GP Rs.4600
5

0


35


774
29

0


421


1049
Sub. Total8141499
12ITIPB-2, GP Rs.4600909413521
13Ex Asstt.(SrTA, OS/ Steno I & II/ DEO)PB-2, GP Rs.42001386719951
14TA/ Steno IIIPB-2, GP Rs.24001140915123
15Notice ServerPB-2, GP Rs.190028554088
16Group C (Upgraded from Group D)PB-2, GP Rs.1800736511138
17Reserves (B & C)PB-2, GP Rs.1800nil1125


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Saturday 4 February 2012

Safety Related Retirement Scheme Covering safety categories with Grade Pay of Rs.1900/-


GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
RBE No.04/2012
New Delhi, dated 03.01.2012
No.E(P&A)I-2010/RT-2
The General Managers
All Indian Railways.
Sub: Safety Related Retirement Scheme Covering safety categories with Grade Pay of Rs.1900/-
Ref: Boards letter of even number dated 11-09-2010, 28.06.2011 and 15.07.2011.
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      The issue of inclusion of some categories, dispensation of Physical Efficiency Test (PET), and relaxation of minimum educational qualification norms for recruitment under the LARSGESS has been consideration of Railway Board for some time.
2.    The matter has been considered by the Board, and in continuation of Board's letters of even No. dated 28.06.11 and 15.07.11, following decisions are communicated :-
(i)    Trolleyman of Departments other than Civil Engineering may also be included in the list of Safety categories..
(ii)   To dispense with the requirement of PET for recruitment in the relevant categories under LARSGESS.
(iii)  To relax the prescribed minimum educational qualification for recruitment under the Scheme in line with the recommendations of VI CPC and accordingly instructions have already been issued vide Board's letter No. E(NG)II-2011/RR-1/11 dated 09.12.2011 in this regard, giving (-1S) scale to non matriculates and Non ITIs.
3.    Hindi version will follow.
4.    Kindly acknowledge receipt.
sd/-
(Anita Gautam)
Joint Director Estt. (P&A),
Railway Board

Accepting SMS Sent by IRCTC on Par With Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) for Undertaking Train Journey on E-Tickets


Ministry of Railways
Accepting SMS Sent by IRCTC on Par With Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) for Undertaking Train Journey on E-Tickets
In a move to further make Train Reservation Ticketing System passenger friendly, the Ministry of Railways has decided to permit Short Messaging Service (SMS) sent by its PSU, Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) containing vital details as an instrument on par with the Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS). This has come into effect from 1st February, 2012.
The mandatory features of the authorized SMS are (a) SMS sent by IRCTC/Railways will be considered for this purpose and (b) The SMS would contain all the vital ticket details like PNR, Train Number, Date of Journey, Class, Name & Number of Passengers, Coach & Seat Number and Fare paid. (c) Also if feasible, the SMS will accommodate the names of all passengers booked on the e-ticket, otherwise maximum number of passengers.
Earlier the Railways has decided to treat the screen shot of the e-ticket displayed through laptops/palmtops/mobile phones referred to as virtual reservation Message (VRM) and the Mobile Reservation Message (MRM) for tickets booked on mobile phones combined with valid photo-id in original, as an instrument on par with the Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS), even for tickets booked through the IRCTC website. Now the SMS sent by IRCTC will also be accepted.
The authorized SMS containing all the aforementioned vital details when displayed through laptops/palmtops/mobile phones combined with valid photo-id in original shall be treated as an instrument on par with the ERS.
The ERS/SMS/VRM/MRM along with (i) confirmed/RAC reservation, (ii) Valid ID-proof and (iii) Appearance of name of the passengers on the chart, will be the components of a valid authority to travel.
The list of valid proofs of identity to be produced in original during the course of on-board and off-board checking are as under:
    Voter Photo identity card issued by Election Commission of India.
    Passport
    PAN card issued by Income Tax Department
    Driving Licence issued by RTO
    Photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government.
    Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School/College for their students.
    Nationalized Bank Passbook with photograph
    Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph
    Unique Identification Card “Aadhaar”
The SMS will also have to be displayed during the course of On-board/Off-board checking. If the passenger fails to produce/display this SMS due to any eventuality (loss, discharged mobile/laptop etc.) but has the prescribed proof of identity, a penalty of Rs. 50/- per ticket as applicable to such cases will be levied. The ticket checking staff On board/Off board will give EFT for the same.