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DELHI: The Railway Board has empowered Divisional Railway Managers (DRM) to
re-engage retired rail personnel for appropriate posts in the sector.
In a letter dated October 16, the board gave the
power to the DRMs to employ pensioners at their discretion.
"Divisional railway managers are empowered
to re-engage retired employees. Railway should give publicity to such re-
engagement by putting it on railway websites," the letter said.
The board said those re-appointed can only be in
service till they are 62. The retirement age of employees is 60.
The monthly remuneration of such employees would be
determined by "reducing pension from his last pay drawn", it said.
The board has also laid down some conditions for re-
engagement.
Retired
employees being re-appointed should not have been covered under voluntary
retirement schemes such as the Safety Related Retirement Scheme or Liberalised
Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for Safety Staff, the letter
stated.
"While re-engagement of such staff, medical
fitness of the appropriate category should be obtained from the designated
authorities as per existing practices," it said.
The Northern Railways has already released a
notification inviting retired railway employees to apply for 4,500 vacant
positions in various departments.
The board's letter also said suitability or
competence of the staff should be adjudged before the re-engagement and their
safety record as well as other operational requirements adequately
addressed.
The offer for re-engagement, the board said,
stands till September 14, 2018, and they have to be discharged once
selected candidates join from the Railway Recruitment Board.
Source: the economic times
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