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The Ministry of Railways amends the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Principal Staff Officer Regulations, 2021, to revise promotion eligibility criteria.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, under G.S.R. 384(E) dated 11th June, 2025, and in pursuance of rule 9 read with rule 19 of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Rules, 2021, has enacted the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Principal Staff Officer (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. These regulations amend regulation 2 of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Principal Staff Officer Regulations, 2021, which were originally published vide G.S.R. 178(E) dated 15th March, 2021. The amendment inserts a proviso allowing regular officers with ten years combined regular service as Senior Principal Private Secretary and Principal Private Secretary, including a minimum of three years in the grade of Senior Principal Private Secretary, to be eligible for promotion if sufficient officers with five years' approved service are not available. These amendment regulations come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. The notification was signed by V.S. Dahiya, Joint Secretary (Gazetted).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15062025-263834 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 341] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025/JYAISTHA 23, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th June, 2025 G.S.R. 384(E).β€”In pursuance of rule 9 read with rule 19 of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Rules, 2021, the Central Government in the Ministry of Railways hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Principal Staff Officer Regulations 2021, namely:β€” 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Principal Staff Officer (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Principal Staff Officer Regulations, 2021, in regulation 2, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:β€” "Provided that where sufficient number of eligible officers with five years' approved service are not available, regular officers with ten years combined regular service in the grade of Senior Principal Private Secretary and Principal Private Secretary out of which minimum three years regular service shall be in the grade of Senior Principal Private Secretary shall also be eligible for promotion." [F. No. ERB-I/2023/11/1] V.S. DAHIYA, Jt. Secy. (Gazetted) Note: The Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service Principal Staff Officer Regulations, 2021 were published vide number G.S.R. 178(E) dated the 15th March, 2021.

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