Engagement of retired para-medical staff (in Group “C”) and hiring on contract basis: Railway Board RBE No. 142/2023

Engagement of retired para-medical staff (in Group “C”) and hiring of para- medical staff (in Group “C”) on contract basis: Railway Board No. RBE No.142/2023 dated 19.12.2023

RBE No.142/2023

भारत सरकार Government of India
रेल मंत्रालयय Ministry of Railways
रेलवे बोर्ड (Railway Board)

No. E(NG)IT/2005/RC-4/SC/2 Pt.I

New Delhi, dated 19.12.2023

The General Manager (P)
All Zonal Railways/PUs & RDSO,
(As per Standard mail list)

Sub: Engagement of retired para-medical staff (in Group “C”) and hiring of para- medical staff (in Group “C”) on contract basis.

Ref: Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/2005/RC-4/SC/2 Pt. I dated 21.06.2023.

In terms of Board’s letter under reference, the scheme for engagement of retired para-medical staff (in Group “C”) and hiring of para-medical staff (in Group “C’’) on contract basis has been extended up to 30.06.2024.

2. The aforesaid scheme has been reviewed and it has been decided to include the post of Dietician in the list of posts mentioned in para 3(a) of Board’s letter dated 21.06.2023 (RBE 82/2023). Accordingly, para 3(a) of Board’s letter dated 21.06.2023 (RBE 82/2023) may be read as under:-

1. Retired employees through selection with a well laid down objective criteria for evaluation may be re-engaged in the following categories of paramedics requiring specialized skills to the extent of vacancies existing in each category. In the event of unavailability of retired staff, vacant posts be manned through engagement of candidates from open market mandatorily through GeM portal.
   1. Nurses
   2. Audiologists
   3. OT Technicians
   4. Cardiac technicians like ECG technicians, Perfusionists, Cathlab technicians
   5. Prosthesis technicians
   6. Dialysis technicians
   7. Laboratory technicians
   8. Pharmacists
   9. Physiotherapists
   10. Radiographers
   11. Dental technicians
   12. Medical technicians
   13. Respiratory technicians
   14. Optometrists
   15. Clinical Psychologists
   16. Health Inspectors
   17. Dietician

3. This issues in consultation with Health Dte. and with the concurrence of Associate Finance of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board).

(U. K. Tiwari)
Director, Estt.(N)
Railway Board

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