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Promotion Policy in Railway: Revised interpretation of benchmark in respect of APARs with numerical grading – Railway Board Order

Promotion Policy in Railway: Revised interpretation of benchmark in respect of APARs with numerical grading – Railway Board Order

Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)



Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)



Railway Board.

No.2017/SCC/03/09

New Delhi, Dated : 16.04.2018
To

The General Manager/equivalent

(All Indian Railways, PUSs, RDSO, NAIR, Directors/Training Institutes). 

Subject : Benchmark for promotion to administrative grades in Railway
Services.

Reference : Board’s letter No.2017/SCC/03/09 dated 01.09.17 and
23.11.17. 
 
Board, vide letter dated 01.09.17 and 23,11.17, issued instructions
regarding interpretation of the benchmark for promotion to various grades
in terms of numerical grading. After considering several issues relating to
interpretation of benchmark, Board have now decided to follow the following
revised interpretation of benchmark in respect of APARs with numerical
grading : 
Grade Benchmark as per instructions dated 15.12.15 Interpretation of benchmark consequent to introduction of
APARs with numerical grading
HAG Very Good Plus — two ‘Outstanding’ and three ‘Very Good’
grading in the last five years. However, minimum ‘Very
Good’ in each of the last five APARs
Bench mark will continue to be ‘Very Good plus’ i.e.
minimum two ‘Outstanding’ and three ‘Very Good’ grading or
equivalent in the last five APARs under consideration
classifying the numerical grading in terms of
‘Outstanding’, ‘Very Good’ and ‘Good’ as per Board’s
instructions dated 21.07.17. A minimum grading of ‘Very
Good’ is also required in each of the five APARs.
SAG

and

NFSG
Very Good — The minimum performance benchmark will be ‘Very
Good’ in each of the last five APARs.
Bench mark will continue to be Very Good i.e. minimum
grading of ‘Very Good’ in each of the last five APARs under
consideration classifying the numerical grading in terms of
‘Outstanding’, ‘Very Good’ and ‘Good’ as per Board’s
instructions dated 21.07.17.
JAG Good — should have earned two ‘Very Good’ and three ‘Good’
grading or equivalent in the last five APARs
Bench mark will be ‘Good plus’ which will be defined as two
‘Very Good’ and three ‘Good’ APARs in the last five APARs
under consideration classifying the numerical grading in
terms of ‘Outstanding’, ‘Very Good’ and ‘Good’ as per
Board’s instructions dated 21.07.17. A minimum grading of
‘Good’ is also required in each of the five APARs,
2. DPC should not be guided merely by the overall grading, that may be
recorded in the APARs but should make its own assessment on the basis of
entries in the APARs, as at times the overall grading in a APAR may be
inconsistent with the grading under various parameters or attributes.
3. Railways/PUs etc. are also advised that empanelment /promotion of
officers made on the basis of instructions dated 01.09.17 need not be
revisited unless the same has adversely affected their promotion. Above
mentioned decision should be brought to the notice of all officers working
in respective Railways/PUs/CTIs. 
Sd/-

(SC Krishna)

Under Secretary (Conf)

Railway Board 

Source: NFIR

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