‘Adverse remarks’ recorded in the APAR of a non-gazetted railway servant – Consideration of representation: Railway Board Order RBE No. 89/2024 dated 24.09.2024
RBE No. 89/2024
भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(NG)I-2023/CR/4
New Delhi, dated 24.09.2024
The General Managers (P)
All Zonal Railways & Production Units, etc.
(As per standard list)
Sub: Consideration of representation against ‘Adverse remarks’ recorded in the APAR of a non-gazetted railway servant.
Attention is invited to Para 8.2 of Master Circular No. 28/91 on the subject of Confidential Reports on Non-gazetted Railway Servants- Master Circular, which inter alia provides that all representations against ‘Adverse remarks’ recorded in the APAR (Annual Performance Appraisal Report) should be dealt with and decided upon expeditiously by the Competent Authority i.e. normally the authority next above the Reviewing Authority and in any case within three months from the date of submission of the representation. The Competent Authority in consultation with the Reporting and/ or Reviewing Authority, if such consultation is necessary, may decide the representation.
On the basis of representation received from staff side, the issue of the Competent Authority for deciding the representation against ‘Adverse Remarks’ has been reviewed in the Railway Board. After careful consideration of the matter, in consultation with Zonal Railways and Federations, and with the approval of the Board, it has been decided that the Competent Authority to consider representations against adverse remarks recorded in the APAR of non-gazetted railway employees will be as per Annexure-I. Other instructions of the para 8.2 remains unchanged.
Encl.: As above (Annexure-I).
(संजय कुमार/Sanjay Kumar)
उप निदेशक स्था.(एन)/Deputy Director Estt.(N)
रेलवे बोर्ड/Railway Board
टेली/Tele No. 011-23303658
Annexure-I to Board’s letter no. E(NG)I-2023/CR/4 dated 24.09.2024
(i) In Division
| Accepting Authority | Competent Authority to consider Representation |
| Junior Scale/Group B | Senior Scale In charge Officer/JAG Officer |
| Senior Scale | JAG Officer |
| JAG Officer | ADRM |
| ADRM | DRM |
| DRM | PHOD of the concerned Department |
(ii) In Extra Divisional Units (Workshops/General Stores Depot Central Hospitals)
| Accepting Authority | Competent Authority to consider Representation |
| Junior Scale/Group B | JAG Officer |
| Senior Scale | JAG Officer |
| JAG Officer | CWM/CMM/MD (Central Hospital) |
| CWM/CMM/MD(Central Hospital) | PHOD of the concerned Department |
(iii) In Headquarters
| Accepting Authority | Competent Authority to consider Representation |
| Junior Scale/Group B | JAG Officer (Dy.HOD) |
| Senior Scale | JAG Officer |
| JAG Officer (Dy.HOD) | HOD |
| HOD | PHOD |
(iv) In Construction Organisation
| Accepting Authority | Competent Authority to consider Representation |
| Junior Scale/Group B | JAG Officer (Dy.HOD) |
| Senior Scale | JAG Officer (Dy.HOD) |
| JAG Officer (Dy.HOD) | HOD |
| HOD | CAO(C) |
If PHOD or CAO (C) is the Accepting Authority, the AGM may serve as the Competent Authority.
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