MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI R. VELU )
(a) to (d) : A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 3761 BY S/SHRI RAM SINGH KASWAN AND SUBODH MOHITE TO BE
ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 23.12.04 ON RE-EMPLOYMENT IN RAILWAY PSUs.
(a) : Yes, Sir.
(b): As per the guidelines, reemployment of superannuated officials
is permitted in exceptional cases where specific expertise and
experience are not readily or adequately available. Non-
technical/ non-professional employees are not permitted to be
re-employed. Re-employment is permitted in cases where a
project is in midstream and withdrawal of the expert who is
retiring will adversely affect the completion of the project.
Care is also taken by Public Sector Units (PSUs) that only
officers having sufficient time before retirement are posted on
new projects so that necessity for re-employment for completion
of the project does not arise. Re-employment by PSUs can be
with the approval of Board of the Directors of Public Sector
Units (PSUs).
Retired personnel can be engaged only on specific assignment as
consultant/advisors. Engagement of consultant should be need
based for specific assignment and for specific duration.
Consultants are not allowed to take regular work of the
Companies. Consultant cannot undertake any work which involves
entering into financial commitments for exercising powers or
matter which are likely to bind the Company. Consultant is to
be drawn from a panel approved by Board of Directors of the
Company. Only persons who are clear from vigilance angle can be
engaged as consultants/advisors.
(c): There are nine Public Sector Units (PSUs) namely Rail India
Technical Economic Services (RITES), IRCON International
Limited (IRCON), Container Corporation Limited (CONCOR), Mumbai
Rail Vikas Limited (MRVC), Railtel Corporation Limited (RCIL),
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC),
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), Konkan Railway Corporation
Limited (KRCL) and Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
(IRFC) under the Ministry of Railways. The details of staff re-
employed/re-engaged as consultant /advisor in these Public
Sector Units is as under.
NAME OF PSUs RE-EMPLOYED RE-ENGAGED TOTAL
RITES 24 167 191
IRCON 1 7 8
CONCOR - 119 119
MRVC - 15 15
RCIL - 28 28
IRCTC - 43 43
RVNL - 7 7
KRCL - 20 20
IRFC - - Nil
(d): Retired employees are being engaged in exceptional cases where
the job requirement demands so and these employments are for a
short duration. These requirements can not be met with by
giving jobs to un-employed youths.