Jammu, Oct 26: Jammu Railway Division, in consonance with the guidelines of the Railway Board, has decided to re-engage retired railway employees in its Accounts Department.
As per railway officials, after the formation of Jammu (Railway) Division in the year 2025, an important decision has been taken to overcome the shortage of staff, to ensure smooth functioning of the Division and to further strengthen financial management.
Earlier, about 25 retired employees have been successfully re-engaged in the Commercial and Operating departments and in view of its success, this next step has been taken for the Accounts Department.
According to Raghvender Singh, Public Relations Inspector, Jammu Railway Division, under this scheme, a total of 3 posts of Senior Section Officer (Accounts) will be filled, which fall under Pay Level-8 or Level-9.
Some mandatory rules, conditions and eligibility criteria have been prescribed by the Railway administration for this engagement, according to which the maximum age of the candidate should not be more than 64 years and 6 months as on the last date of application. This re-engagement will be valid only up to the age of 65 years.
“Only employees retired from the same cadre or category i.e. SSO (Accounts) cadre can apply for this. Candidates retired from the concerned pay level will be given preference in selection,” Singh said.
The applicant must have a minimum ‘Good’ grading in the last 5 years’ APAR (Annual Performance Appraisal Report).
“No written examination will be conducted for this recruitment. Candidates will be selected by a nominated committee, which will evaluate on the basis of APAR grading of the last 5 years, work experience, interaction (interview) and Vigilance or D&AR clearance. Medical fitness examination by the Railway Medical Authority will be mandatory before final selection,” conditions stipulate.
“Interested and eligible candidates for this post can contact the office of Senior Divisional Finance Manager, Jammu Division in person for detailed information and application,” Singh said.
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