Promotion and Pay Fixation during training duration – Clarification: Railway Board Order

Promotion and Pay Fixation during training duration – Clarification: Railway Board Order dated 14.02.2025

भारत सरकार/ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/ RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2025/E(Trg)/10/2

New Delhi, dt: As signed.

The General Managers,
NF Railway, Guwahati.
MCF, Raebareli.

Sub: Promotion and Pay Fixation during training duration.

Ref: (i) NFR’s letter No..E/91/138/TT&CD/Pt.I(O) dtd 08.01.2025.
(ii) Representation receivéd from MCF, Raebareli.

Please refer to above cited references regarding admissibility of promotion and pay fixation thereof, while undergoing training as on duty.

2. Attention is invited to Railway Board’s letter No. F(E)II/2018/3(4)1 dtd 28.12.2018 (copy enclosed) thereby issuing a compendium of instructions on grant of NBR. The same endorses instructions issued vide Deptt. of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance’ OM No. F.1(7)-E.IN(A)/78 dtd 14.03.1978 (copy enclosed) regarding treatment of promotion and pay fixation thereof during the period of training. Para 2 and 3 of the same are reproduced below –

“2. A question, in this connection, has been raised as to whether a Government servant, who, while undergoing training or instruction in India, is treated as on duty under FR 9(6)(b) can be promoted to the next higher grade during such training or instruction, if he is otherwise entitled to such promotion and if so, how to regulate his pay on such promotion. The President is please to decide that in such cases, there should be no objection to the promotion of the employee to the next higher grade with effect from the date he would have been so promoted had he not proceeded on training, if conditions indicated below are fulfilled:-

a) He has been approved for promotion top the next higher Grade; and

b) all his seniors, except those regarded as unfit for promotion to the particular higher grade, available have been promoted to that Grade.

He may also be allowed to draw such officiating pay in the next higher grade which he would have drawn from time to time had he been on duty other than duty under FR 9(6)(b).

3. The provisions of para 2 of this OM will also apply mutatis-mutandis to cases of officers deputed abroad for training under FR 51″

2. The above instructions make ample clear that a railway servant, who, while undergoing training as on duty can be promoted to the next higher grade during such training, if he is otherwise entitled to such promotion. Further, railway servant is also eligible to draw such officiating pay in the next higher grade which he would have drawn from time to time had he been on duty other than training.

3. This issues with concurrence of the finance directorate of Railway Board.

Signed by Jitendra Kumar
Date: 14-02-2025 09:01:19
(Jitendra Kumar)
Dy. Director, Estt(Training)
Railway Board.
Ph. No.: 011-23047251

Copy to: The General Managers, All Zonal Railway & PUs (except NF & MCF) for information pl.