Ministry of Railways have decided to extend validity of NOC for transfer from 6 months to 1 year: Railway Board Order 03.05.2024

No E(NG)I/2021/TR/16

RBE No. 39/2024

भारत सरकार / GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

रेल मंत्रालय / MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

रेलवे बोर्ड / (RAILWAY BOARD)

New Delhi, dated 03.05.2024

The General Manager (P),

Zonal Railways & PUs

Sub: Inter-Railway Request Transfer- Hardships being faced by the staff-Reg.

Ref: 1) Board's letter No. E(NG)I/2020/TR/16 dated 01.10.2020 (RBE No.

85/2020).

ii) Board's letter No. E(NG)I/2023/TR/31 dated 01.12.2023 (RBE No.

132/2023).

iii) Board's letter No. E(NG)I/2023/TR/30 dated 26.12.2023 (RBE No.

148/2023).

In terms of Board's letter No. E(NG)I/2020/TR/16 dated 01.10.2020 (RBE No. 85/2020) instructions have been issued that NOC issued in the matters of own-request transfer by the receiving Railway should be valid for a period of six months, and if own-request transfer of the employees concerned are not effected within this period, the NOC in such cases should be mandatorily revalidated. The employees should be relieved on transfer only after re-confirming the validity of the NOC. Pursuant to a demand raised in the DC-JCM, the Ministry of Railways have decided that validity of NOC for transfer may be extended from 6 months to 1 year which should be mandatorily re-validated at the end of its validity.

2. Besides above, it is reiterated that all transfers may be conducted in time bound

manner as advised vide Board's letter dated 01.12.2023 and 26.12.2023 under reference.

Adherence to these instructions stipulating time-bound release of staff, the requirement of

validity of NOC would not be required.

Sunjay

(Sanjay Kumar)

Dy. Director/Estt. (N)

Railway Board

Ph. No.43658/011-23303658

E-mail Id- sanjay kumar6@gov.in

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