Railways: Hiring of retired Army Personnel against vacancies of RPF

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No. 2018/Trans/01/Policy

New Delhi, Dated: 18.07.2019

The General Manager, All Indian Railways/PUs, NF(C), CORE
The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR
CAQOs, DMW/Patiala, COFMOW/NDLS, RWP/Bela, IROAF

Sub: Hiring of retired Army Personnel against vacancies of RPF for deployment in Core Areas.

Ref: Board’s letter No. 2018/Trans/01/Policy dated 16.07.2018

General Managers were empowered vide this office letter under reference to engage security personnel against existing vacancy through Government Security Agencies like Home Guards, Maharashtra Industrial Security Force etc in core areas of railway security.

Item No. 4 of the letter No. 2018/Trans/01/Policy dated 16.07.2018 has been modified with the approval of Board (MS, FC & CRB) as under:

Existing Para 4 of the letter under reference

“GMs are empowered to engage government security agencies like Home Guards, Maharashtra Industrial Security Force etc (and not private agencies) in Core Areas of railway security to the extent of vacancy in RPF and till such time these vacancies are filled up, for such period as required as and when the need arises e.g. during summer rush, festive season etc.” in consultation with PCSCs and with concurrence of PFA.

Modified Para 4 of the letter under reference

“GMs are empowered to engage Government Security Agencies like Home Guards, Maharashtra Industrial Security Force etc or retired army personnel engaged through Sainik Kalayan Boards in core areas of railway security to the extent of vacancy in RPF and till such time these vacancies are filled up, for such period as required as and when the need arises e.g. during summer rush, festive season etc.” in consultation with PCSCs and with concurrence of PFA”

This issue with the concurrence of Associate Finance of Transformation Cell.

(A.K. Chandra)
Executive Director/Mech./Transformation
Railway Board

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