The Ministry of Railways has clarified that instructions for members of selection boards to record a certificate that none of their close relations are under consideration for promotion and that they have no interest in any of the candidates are also applicable for Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) that are constituted for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts. This clarification was issued in response to a question raised by one of the Zonal Railways regarding similar guidelines for taking declarations from members of DPCs.
Meeting of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPCs) -Furnishing of certificates by the members of DPCs
RBE No.19/2023
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(GP)2023/2/1
New Delhi, dated:19.01.2023
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways and production Units.
(Kind Attn.:PCPOs/ PFA/Dy.CPO(G)/Dy.CAO(G))
Sub: Meeting of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPCs) -Furnishing of certificates by the members of DPCs.
Ref.: E(NG) letter’s No. E(NG)I-98/PM/1/17 dated 20.10.1999.
Instructions have been issued under Para 11.1 of Board’s aforementioned letter dated 20.10.1999 whereby Members of the Selection Board have to record a certificate that none of their close relation is under consideration for promotion and that they have no interest in any of the candidates. The question of issuing similar guidelines for taking declaration from Members of the DPCs constituted for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts has been raised by one of the Zonal Railways.
- In this regard it is hereby clarified that the above instructions are applicable for Departmental Promotion Committees constituted for promotion to Group ‘B’ posts also.
(Meenakshi Saluja)
Dy. Director, Estt.(GP)-III
Railway Board
Ph. No. 23047250
E.mail ID-meena.1964@gov.in
Source: indianrailways.gov.in