RAILWAY BOARD: Hiring of ex-Army personnel to work as AC Coach Attendants GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD No. 2018/ Trans. Cell/ Mech/ Contractual Staff New Delhi, Dated: 18.02.2019 The General Manager   All Zonal Railways Sub:   Hiring of ex-Army personnel to work as AC Coach Attendants. Ref: GM/ECR’s DO letter No. ECR/ADM/SEC/MECH/2019 dated 23.01.2019. A reference was received from General Manager, East Central Railway seeking approval for hiring of ex-Army personnel as AC coach attendants. The issue has been deliberated upon and the Board (MS, FC & CRB) has approved the following: The issue is of hiring through contract of ex-Armymen for ACCA. Zonal Railways can do the same by framing the contract conditions accordingly. There is no specific need for approval of Railway Board for this. This can be done where the posts are vacant against sanctioned strength only. This issues with the concurrence of the Associate Finance of the ...