RBE No.144/2000: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds – Delegation of Powers

No.E(NG)II/98/RC-1/64, dated 28.07.2000
No. (SC No.43 to MC No.16)

Sub: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds delegation of powers.
Ref: (1) Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/84/RC-1/26, dated 06.10.1995 (RBE No. 114/1995)
(2) Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/99/RC-1/Gen/23, dated 30.11.1999 (RBE No. 300/1999)

1. Attention is invited to Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/84/RC-1/26, dated 06.10.1995 (RBE No. 114/1995) in terms of which the GMs are empowered to consider time barred cases which are upto 20 years old from the date of death of the Railway employee, provided appointment is sought for the first son/ first daughter and that application for appointment is submitted within 2 years of attaining the age of majority by the candidate. These powers have since been re-delegated to DRMs/ CWMs/ HODs vide Board’s letter dated 30.11.1999 (RBE No. 300/1999).
2. The matter has been further considered by the Board and it has been decided that the General Managers may also be authorized to consider the request of compassionate appointments and respect of cases up to 20 years old in the following types of cases subject to the condition that these powers will be exercised by him personally and not to be delegated further:-

(i) Compassionate appointment of 1st son/ 1st daughter where request has been made after a period of 5 years from the date of medical invalidation.
(ii) Compassionate appointment of other than 1st son/ 1st daughter, where requests have been made after a period of 5 years from the date of death.
(iii) Consideration of application submitted more than 2 years after the candidate became major.

3. While considering such requests for compassionate appointment, the General Manager should satisfy himself on the basis of a balanced and objective assessment of the financial condition of the family, that the grounds for compassionate appointment in each such case is justified, having regard to the number of dependents, assets and liabilities left by the Railway employee, income of any member of a family, as also his liability, including the aspect of whether the earning member is residing with the family of the deceased employee and whether he provides any support to the other members of the family, so that the facility of appointment on compassionate grounds is not circumvented or misused by putting forward the ground that the eldest son of the employee is staying separately and not supporting the family.