Restructuring of Pointsmen Cadre – Railway Board Order – RBE No. 39/2026
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No- 245
RBE No: 39/2026
File No. PCIII/2019/CRC/1
New Delhi, dated: 14/05/2026
The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units,
(As Per mailing list)
Sub: – Restructuring of Pointsmen Cadre—regarding.
The issue of cadre restructuring of Pointsmen Cadre was examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance. Keeping in view of functional, operational and administrative requirements, the following cadre structure as mentioned in table below has been approved by Ministry of Finance and approval for the same has also been accorded by the Hon’ble President
| Existing Structure | Revised Structure | |||||
| Category | Existing Pay Level | Existing %age (Posts) | Category | Revised Pay Level | Revised %age (Posts) | |
| 1 | Pointsmen Grade-I | Level-5 | 4.54 (3,017) | |||
| 2 | Pointsmen Grade-II | Level-4 | 13.63 (9,052) | |||
| 3 | Pointsmen ‘A’ | Level-2 | 89 (62,441) | Pointsmen Grade-III | Level-2 | 27.27 (18,105) |
| 4 | Pointsmen ‘B” | Level-1 | 11 (7,717) | Pointsmen Grade-IV | Level-1 | 54.55 (36,214) |
| Total = (70,158) | Total = (66,388) | |||||
2. Above structure shall be effective from the date of approval granted by the President i.e. w.e.f. 03.04.2026. Detailed instructions for implementing above structure shall follow.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
Sd/-
(Sandeep Pal)
Executive Director (Pay Commission)
Railway Board Tele:011-47845117
Email: sundeep.p[at]gov.in
