RBE No.139/2003: GDCE – RPF/RPSF personnel not eligible

No.E(NG)I/2002/PM 2/9, dated 11.08.2003

Sub: Scheme of GDCE for filling up a part of Direct Recruitment quota posts in Group ‘C’ categories – Consideration of RPF personnel.

1. Reference correspondence resting with South Central Railway’s letter No.P(R)563/V, dated 05.09.2002 on the above subject.

2. The question whether RPF/RPSF personnel should be considered eligible to appear in GDCE or other Departmental Selections for appointment/ promotion to posts in Department other than RPF/RPSF in the Railways has been considered carefully by the Board in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs. As the Railways are aware, the scheme of GDCE has been introduced with the main objective of facilitating redeployment of surplus staff either by redeployment of such staff in the posts vacated by staff selected under GDCE or surplus eligible staff themselves getting selected under the scheme. However, the selection of RPF/RPSF staff under the GDCE cannot in any way facilitate redeployment of surplus staff. In view of this and on the analogy of practice being followed by the Central Police Forces (CPFs) under the control of Ministry of Home Affairs as also the very nature of job and the method of recruitment in RPF/RPSF, it has been decided that RPF/RPSF personnel cannot be allowed to appear in the GDCE. They will also not be eligible to appear in other Departmental selections in Departments other than RPF/RPSF. However, the past cases decided otherwise will not be reopened.