Profile of Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) (Erstwhile Indian Railway Medical Service (IRMS)
PROFILE OF INDIAN RAILWAY HEALTH SERVICE (IRHS)
(ERSTWHILE INDIAN RAILWAY MEDICAL SERVICE)
| 1 | Name of the Service/Cadre and year of its formation | Indian Railway Health Service http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/215584.pdf (Erstwhile Indian Railway Medical Service was formed in the year 1976) |
| 2 | Cadre Controlling Authority (Department and Ministry) | Director General/Railway Health Services, Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) |
| 3 | Hierarchical structure of the cadre/service | DG/RHS
PCMD/PED (Health)-HAG CMD/CMS/ED (Health) – SAG Regular ACMD/ACMS/ACHD/ACMO – SAG DACP Sr.DMO/Director – NFSG Sr.DMO – JAG DMO – Sr. Time Scale ADMO – Junior Time Scale |
| 4 | Places of posting with grades (cadre posts/ex-cadre opportunities, if any) | In Zonal Railway/ Production Unit Headquarters, Central Hospital of each Zonal Railway/ Divisional Hospitals/Sub-divisional Hospitals and Health Units. |
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| 5 | Role of the Service | To provide medical facilities to railway employees/ officers, their wards and dependants and other railway beneficiaries. |
| 6 | Brief of Duty charter of the Officers
(Responsibility of various grades) |
(A) Duties of Assistant Divisional Medical Officers:
(i) To attend the indoor wards, and out patient department daily and as required. (ii) To carry out physical examination of candidates and of employees in service. (iii) To look after family welfare, public health and sanitation in his jurisdiction. (iv) To carry out examination of vendors. (v) Responsible for discipline and proper discharge of duties of the Hospital/Health Unit Staff. (vi) To carry out duties assigned to him specially if any and will prepare returns and indents connected with his speciality. (vii) He will maintain and ensure upkeep of equipments in his charge. (B) Duties of Specialist Doctors: Independently manage the concerned clinical Super-specialty in all aspects including diagnosis, treatment and follow up, conduct academic and developmental activities. Perform Administrative activities related to the specialty. |
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| 7 | Method of initial Recruitment in the Service/cadre (Exam and how the same is conducted) (Link of last notification for recruitment) | ADMO – Junior Scale
100% direct recruitment through CMSE conducted by UPSC. DMO – Sr. Scale 30% by direct recruitment through UPSC failing which by promotion 70% by promotion from ADMOs. Sr.DMO – JAG 5% by direct recruitment through UPSC failing which by promotion. Direct recruitment shall be based on the needs of specialists in various disciplines. 95% by promotion from DMOs. ADDS – Jr. Scale Direct recruitment through UPSC. |
| 8 | Eligibility criteria for Service/cadre: | |
| (i) Educational Qualification for Recruitment in the Service/ cadre | For ADMO– recognized MBBS degree and completion of compulsory Rotating Internship. For DMO – recognized MBBS degree, Post Graduate Degree/ Diploma in the concerned specialty, one year experience in the concerned specialty after obtaining PG Degree or two years experience after obtaining PG Diploma.
For Sr.DMO – recognized MBBS degree, Double Post Graduation i.e. MD/MS alongwith MCH or DM in the concerned specialty. Two years working experience after obtaining MD/MS. ADDS – Jr. Scale Recognized BDS degree and three years experience of dental work in a hospital/ private practice. |
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| (ii) Experience required for initial recruitment in the service/ cadre | For DMO – One year experience in the concerned specialty after obtaining PG Degree or two years experience after obtaining PG Diploma.
For Sr.DMO – Two years working experience after obtaining MD/MS. |
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| (iii) Career prospects and criteria for | DG/RHS – Apex Level
HAG |
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| promotion | SAG – On the basis of seniority from amongst existing SAG officers.
SAG (DACP) – 7 years regular service in level 13 NFSG – 4 years service in level 12 JAG – 5 years service in level 11 Sr. Scale – 4 years service in level 10. |
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| 9 | Cadre Structure and method of filling up of posts | DG/RHS – Apex Level – Governed by Resolutions
HAG – Governed by Resolutions SAG – On the basis of seniority from amongst existing SAG officers. SAG (DACP) – 7 years regular service in level 13 NFSG – 4 years service in level 12 JAG – 5 years service in level 11 Sr. Scale – 4 years service in level 10. |
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| 10 | Career Progression and Incumbency in cadre ( in tabular format) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – Approved cadre structure: Grade wise (designation, pay scale and number of posts) |
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| 11 | Mandatory Training | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – At the time of entry in Service/cadre | ADMO – Jr. Scale
14 weeks Foundation Training at NAIR/Vadodara including field training. DMO – Sr. Scale 2-4 weeks Orientation Training at NAIR/Vadodara. |
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