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The Ministry of Railways issues the Indian Railways Library and Information Officer, Assistant Library and Information Officer (Amendment) Rules, 2025 to amend the 2022 recruitment rules. The rules change the promotion eligibility service from seven years to nine years for the post of Library and Information Officer. The rules insert a transition note to keep the seven-year service requirement for incumbents holding feeder cadre posts on the notification date. The rules also update deputation criteria with specific pay matrix level and service duration requirements. The rules come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
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रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99
REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
रेल मंत्रालय (रेलवे बोर्ड) अधिसूचना नई दिल्ली, 15 सितम्बर, 2025
सा.का.नि. 634(अ).— राष्ट्रपति, संविधान के अनुच्छेद 309 के परंतुक द्वारा प्रदत्त शक्तियों का प्रयोग करते हुए भारतीय रेल पुस्तकालय और सूचना अधिकारी, सहायक पुस्तकालय और सूचना अधिकारी भर्ती नियम, 2022 को संशोधित करते हुए निम्नलिखित नियम बनाती है, अर्थात् :-
(2) ये राजपत्र में उनके प्रकाशन की तारीख से प्रवृत्त होंगे।
(क) "प्रोन्नति द्वारा" शीर्षक के अधीन, -
"टिप्पण 2: इन नियमों की अधिसूचना की तारीख को नियमित आधार पर पोषक संवर्ग पदों को धारण करने वाले पदधारियों की प्रोन्नति के लिए पात्रता सेवा सात वर्ष बनी रहेगी।";
(ख) "प्रतिनियुक्ति" शीर्षक के अधीन,-
"(क) (i) मूल संवर्ग या विभाग में नियमित आधार पर सदृश पद पर हो; अथवा
[फा. सं. 2022/ई(जी)आरआर/18/2] अन्विता सिन्हा, कार्यकारी निदेशक स्थापना (राजपत्रित संवर्ग)
टिप्पण: मूल नियम भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड-3, उपखंड-(i) में सा.का.नि. सं. 101(अ) तारीख 7 फरवरी, 2022 द्वारा प्रकाशित किए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th September, 2025
G.S.R. 634(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules to amend the Indian Railways Library and Information Officer, Assistant Library and Information Officer Recruitment Rules, 2022, namely:-
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(a) under the heading “By Promotion”,-
“Note 2: The eligibility service for promotion of incumbents holding feeder cadre posts on regular basis on the date of notification of these rules shall continue to be seven years.”;
(b) under the heading “Deputation”,-
“(a) (i) holding analogous posts on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or
[F. No. 2022/E(G)RR/18/2] ANVITA SINHA, Executive Director Establishment (Gazetted Cadre)
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. number.101(E), dated the 7th February, 2022.