RBE No. 131/2017 – Simplified Procedure for Forwarding of Application of Inter-Railway Mutual-Transfer

No.E(NG)I-2017/TR/24 

The General Managers 
All Zonal Railways & Production Units 
(As per standard list).

Sub– Inter-Railway Mutual Transfer. 

SN	Activity	Timeline
(i)	Forwarding of Applications by Supervisors to the Personnel Department of the Division :  it should be verified at this stage that the prescribed application form is complete in all respects duly signed by both employees and the information given therein is correct.	10 days
(ii)	Forwarding by Divisional Personnel Department:-	15 days
(a)	Division controlled posts :-  Divisional Personnel Department will forward the request application with necessary documents directly to the Division concerned to which transfer is sought. The name and designation of the officer signing the letter should invariably be mentioned in the forwarding letter.
(b)	HQ controlled posts :-  Personnel Department will forward the application with all necessary documents to Zonal HQ (CPO office).
(iii)	Forwarding by Headquarters Personnel Deptt  (For HQ controlled posts):-  On receipt of the application duly forwarded from Division/Workshop, the HQ Personnel Department office will forward it to the Zonal Rly/PU concerned.	15 days
Note : Mutual Exchange is between two employees of the some grade and cadre. This must be verified by the Personnel Department at every stage of processing of applications.
(iv)	Conveying of Acceptance : – The counterpart HQ/Division to issue their acceptance to forwarding HQ/Division (as the case may be).	10 days
(v)	Issue of Transfer Order :- On receipt of consent from the receiving HQ/Division, the transfer orders should be issued.	15 days
(vi)	Relieving/Sparing: – Once the transfer order is issued; employees should be relieved immediately with the senior employee being relieved first. This will be the responsibility of Branch Officer/Head of Department concerned under whom the staff is working (Board’s letters No. ERP/Portal – Transfer/2013 dated 30.04.2014 and No. E(NG)I-2007/TR/26 dated 04.12.2007 refers).	15 days
(vii)	Dispatch of LPC and Service Records :- Personnel Department concerned should ensure that the LPC and Service Record of the employee(s) are sent expeditiously to the new Division/Zone etc. in terms of Board’s letter number E(NG)I-2001/TR/16 dated 21.11.2001. Attested Xerox copy of the Service Record should be given to the employee concerned.	15 days
Note : (i) At the stage of forwarding of applications, files need not be routed through concerned Branch Officer/HOD. The consultation with Branch Officers/MODS concerned in Division/HQ shall be done at the stage of relieving only.  (ii) Necessary modifications to Schedule of Powers (SOP) should be made accordingly.

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