REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (1)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 233] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 1973/BHADRA 29, 1895

Separate paging is given, to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(Railway Board)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 20th September 1973

G.S.R. 448(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred toy section 21 of the Rail-

way Protection Force Act, 1957 (23 of 1957), the Central Government hereby

kes the following rules further to amend the Ralway Protection Force Rules,

9, namely:—

i. (1) These rules may be called the Railway Protection Force (Amendment)

ts, 1973.

2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official

tte.

In the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the

rules), for rule 3, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—

"3) Superior Officers and members of the Force and their ranks.—The

Superior Officers and members of the Force holding the posts speci-

fied in column (1) of the Table below at the commencement of the

Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Rules, 1973 shall be Superior

Officers or members, as. the case may be, of the rank specified in

the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table

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TABLE

Designation of the post

( i )

Rank

( 2 )

I. SUPERIOR

OFFICERS

Inspector General

Deputy Inspector General, Railway Protection

Force and Deputy Inspector General, Railway

Protection Special Force

Chief Security Officer

Nil

Assistant Inspector General

Security Officcr/Commandant/Principal Training'

College, Assistant Inspector of Arms

Assistant Security OfficeryAssistant Commandant/

Adjutant/Principal Training School, Vice Princi-

pal, Railway Protection Force Training College.

Inspector General

y Chief Security Officer (Headquarters)

Chief Security Officer

Deputy Chief Security Officer

Security Officer

\ Security Officer

}-Assistant Security Officer

II.

OFFICERS OF THE FORCE

(i) Executive ~~and Prosecution Branches

Inspector .

Prosecuting Inspector

Sub-Inspector

Prosecuting Sub-Inspector

Assistant Sub-Inspector

Assistant Sub-Inspector (Armourer)

(U) Fire Service Branch

Inspector (Fire)

Sub-Inspector (Fire) .

Sub-Inspector (MiBtry Gr. I)

(iii) Railway Protection Special Fore*

Inspector (Company Commander)

Inspector (Ministerial)

Sub-Inspector

Sub-Inspector (Sr. Clerk)

Sub-Inspector (Steno)

Sub-Inspector (Adjutant)

Sub-Inflpector (Quarter Master) .

Sub-InBpector (Armourer)

Sub-Inspector (Motor Mechanic)

Assistant Sub-Inspector (Clerk) .

Assistant Sub-Inspector (Typist) .

Assistant Sub-Inspector (Armourer)

"(Inspector

\ Sub-Inspector

\ Assistant Sub-Inspector

Inspector

\ Sub-Inspector

y Inspector

-Sub-Inspector

{• Assistant Sub-Inspector

III.

OTHER

RANKS

(i) Executive Branch

HeadRakshak

Company Havildar Major .

Head Rakshak (Armourer)

Senior Rakshak

Senior Rakshak (Hammerman) ,

Rakshak

Rakshak (Armourer)

>Head Rakshak

\ Senior Rakshak

"1 Rakshak

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(ii

i) Fire Service Branch

H e a d Rakshak (Fire)

H e a d Rakshak (Fitter skilled,)

H e a d Rakshak (Painter)

H e a d Rakshak (Trailer p u m p operator-cum-

driver Mobile unit)

H e a d Rakshak (Trailer p u m p operator-Static

unit)

Head Rakshak (Steam Fire-engine operator &

station plant attendant)

Senior Rakshak (Painter)

Senior Rakshak (Fire-extinguisher servicer) .

Senior Rakshak (Hose repairer)

i) Railway Protection Special Force

Battalion Havildar Major

Company Havildar Major

H e a d R a k s b a k A

H e a d Rakehak (Armourer)

H e a d Rakshak (Q. M . Stores)

H e a d Rakshak (Record lifter)

Senior Rakshak

Rakshak

Rakshakf (Armourer) t

(•Head RakshnV

VSenior^Rskshak

1 Head Rakshak

Senior Rakshak

\ Rakshak

IV. ANCILLARY STAFF

(All branches)

Head Rakshak (Driver)

Head Rakshak (Tailor)

Rakshak (Motor Cleaner)

Rakshak (Cobbler)

RakBhak (Cook)

Rakshak (Cookmate)

Rakshak (Barbar)

Rakshak (Dhobi) '

Rakshak (Mali)

Rakshak (Bhisti)

Rakshak (Safaiwala)

Rakshak (Kahar)

\Head Rakshak

1-Rakflhak

in;

' "

* '

— —

19F ,3. In rule 5 of the said rules,—

(a) for sub-rules (1) and (2), the following sub-rules shall be substituted,

Rult

namely:—

(1) The Force shall consist of a unit at the centre in the Ministry of

„

Railways, to be known as the "Railway Protection Special Foice"

u a z e

arid other units on each Zonal Railway.

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(2) The unit of the Force on each Zonal Railway shall consist of the

s a l d

following three branches, namely:—

(i) Executive Branch,

(ii) Prosecution Branch, and

(iii) Fire Service Branch ,

(2A) The Executive Branch of a Unit of the Force on a Zonal Railway

shall consist of three wings, namely, Protection wing, Investiga-

tion wing and Intelligence wing, and the branch shall have a

common cadre for all its members.

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(2B) The Prosecution Branch of a unit oi the Force on a Zonal Rail-

way shall have a separate cadre for Prosecuting Inspectors and

Prosecuting Sub-Inspectors while the other members of the Branch

shall belong to the cadre of the Executive Branch of the unit but

shall be deputed to discharge their duties on the Prosecution

Branch.

(2C) The Fire service Branch of the unit of the Force on a Zonal Rail-

way shall have a separate cadre.

(b) in sub-rule (3), the word "other" shall toe omitted

4. In rule 14 of the said rules, for the words "The Chief Security Officer",

the words "The Chief Security Officer, the Deputy Inspector-General. Railway

Protection Special Force or the Deputy Chief Security Officer" shall be substitut-

ed.

5. In rule 21 of the said rules,—

(a) for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:—

"(1) All posts of Rakshaks shall be filled by direct recruitment."

"(1A) One third of the posts of Sub-Inspectors Gr. II shall ordinarily

be filled "by promotion in accordance with these rules and the re-

maining posts shall be filled by direct recruitment."

(b) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:—

"(4) All the posts in' the Force shall ordinarily be rilled by promotion

in accordance with these rules.

(5) Promotion from one rank to another amonc members of the Force

shall be made on the basis of selection by committees appointed

in this behalf and in accordance with the regulations denning

eligibility of the candidate for such selection' and the tests which

may include written, oral and practical tests. Promotions in the

grades within the same rank shall, however, be on the basis of

seniority-cu-m-sultability.

(6) Specially deserving Rakshaks and Senior Rakshaks who have done good

work may be promoted to the rank of Senior Rakshaka and Hfead

Rakshaks, respectively, on the basis of a selection, but the total

number of such promotions shall not exceed 20 per cent of the

number of promotions made to the particular rank within the

region or division at any given' time and every case with the rea-

sons for such promotion shall be placed before the Chief Security

Officer.

(7) The age limit, length of service and other matters relating to pro-

motions and the procedure for determining the seniority on ap-

pointment or promotion shall be such as may be prescribed by

regulations.

(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules 11A) and (4), if

the Chief Security Officer is of opinion that suitable candidates

of proved merit and abilitv are not available for promotion to any

post of members of the Force, he niay fill the posts by persons

taken on deputation from other deppi-tmenta of the Central Gov-

ernment or from State Governments."

6. For rule 24 of the said rules the following rule shall be substituted, name-

l y : -

"34. Recruitment

and promotion

of Superior

Officers.—Recruitment of

Superior Offlcers and promotion to the rank of Assistant Security

Officer and that from one rank of Superior Officer to a higher rank

shall be made in accordance with the Railway Protection Force

(Superior Officers) Recruitment Rules, 1968."

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7. In rule 28 of the said rules, in' sub-rule (1),—

(a) for the heading "I. Superior Officers" and the entries thereunder, the

following heading and entries shall be substituted, namely:—

2 .

"I.

Superior Officers.

Inspector General

Deputy Inspector General Railway Protec-

tion Force

Deputy Inspector General, Railway Protec-

tion Special Force

C h i e f S e c u r i t y O f f i c e r

Deputy Chief Security Officer

Security Officer/Assistant Inspector General/

Commandants Principal Training College

Assistant Inspector of Anns

Assistant Security Officer (Class I)

Assistant Security Officer (Class II)

. "I

Assistant Commandant/ .

. \

Adjutant/Stores Officer

Rs. 2500-125/2-2750

Rs. 1600-100-2000

Do.

Rs. 1300-60-1600

VRs. 700 (6th year and under)-40-i 100-50/2-

1250.

Rs. 400-400-450-30-600-35-670-EB-35-950.

Rs. 350-25-500-30-590-EB-30-800-EB-

830-35-900.

(b) For. the words "Uniformed, Armed and Intelligence Branches", appear-

ing as sub-heading under the headings II officers of the Force III

other

ranks

(class III)

and

IV other

Ranks

(Class IV)

the

words "Executive and Prosecution Branches" shall foe substituted.

8. In rule 52 of the said rules, in the Note below sub-rule (1), after the

words "Chief Security Officer", the words "or the Deputy Inspector-General,

Railway Protection Special Force" shall be inserted.

9. In Appendix 'A' to the said rules, in' ouJb-paragraph (a) of paragraph 2,

after the words "Chief Security Officer," the words "or the Deputy Inspector

General, Railway Protection Special Force" shall be Inserted.

10. For Schedule I and II to the said rules, the following Schedules shall be

substituted, namely:

SCHEDULE I

(Rule 20)

Powers of Superior Officers to make appointments to the Force.

Chief Security Officer,

Deputy Inspector General

Railway Protection Special

rorce

AU members of the Force.

Deputy Chief Securi-

ty Officer

All members of the

Force.

Security Officer/Com-

mandant.

Sub-Inspectors,

Assistant Sub-Ins-

pectors.

Head Rakshaks,

Senior Rakshaks,

Rakshaks.

Assistant Security

Officer/Assistant

Commandant.

Senior Rakshaks,

Rakshaks.

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SCHEDULE ET

(See rules 40 and 43)

Schedulejof disciplinary authorities and their powers to pass different disciplinary orders in respect of different classes and grades and ranks of mem-

bers of the Force.

No.

Ntture of disciplinary order

Suspension

(a) Dismissal

<b) Removal

(d) Reduction

(e) Withboldisgofincreinent or

promotion.

Inspe ctor- General

All membeTE of Force

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Disciplinary authorities and the extent of their powers.

Chief Security

Omce,T>eputy

Inspector General;

Railway Protection

Force.

All members of Force

Do.

Do.

Do.

Deputy Chief

Security Officer

All members of Force

All members of tht

Force except Inspe <

tors.

Do.

Do.

Security

Officer/

Commandant/Assis-

tant Inspector

General.

AIL members of Force

All members of the

:- Force except Inspe<

tors and

Sub-Ins-

pectors.

Do.

Do.

All members of the

Force.

Do.

Assistant Security

Officer/Assistant

Commandant / Ad j utant

All members of the

Force of and bdow

the dass of Sub-Ins-

pectors.

No. powers.

Senior Rakshaks and

Rakshaks.

Do.

Head

Rakshaks, Se-

nior Rakshaks and

Rakshaks.

Members of the Force

of and below the

class of Assistant

Sub-Inspectors.

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(f) Removal from any office of

distinction or

deprivation

of special emolument?.

(g) Fine to an amount, not ex-

ceeding seven days pay.

(h) Censure

Confinement to quarters for a

period not exceeding 14 days

with or without punishment

drill, extra guard, fatigue

other duty.

Do.

Hfad

Rakshaks,

Senior Rakshaks &

Raksh ks.

Do.

Do,

Head

Rakshaks,

Senior Rakshaks &

Rakshaks.

Do.

Head Rakshaks,

Senior Rtishak* &

Rakshaks.

Do.

Head

Rakshaks,

Senior Rakshaks &

Rakshaks.

Head

Rakshaks

Senior Rakshaks

and Rakshaks.

Do.

Members of the force

of and below

the

cL?ss of Sub-Inspec-

tors.

Head Rakshaks,

Senior Rakshaks &

Rakshaks.

[No. 73-Sec/SPL/6/15.]

H. F. PINTO, Secy.

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