Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

The Schedule Strength is varied only once in a year when the Variation in
the Establishment Schedule is done i.e. in October every year as
explained above & on the basis of BCR/CR received from the Secretarial
Department necessary changes are made in the Sanctioned Strength
(increased in cases of creation of posts & decreased in cases of reduction/
abolition, transfer of posts from one establishment to another). The
‘Sanctioned Strength’ is the Strength up to which the Department can fill
in no. of posts of that particular category. The number of staff on roll in a
particular category/ grade & the no. of vacancies of the same category of
a particular Department constitutes its Sanctioned Strength. The
Sanctioned strength varies slightly in case the posts are lapsed when they
are not filled in within a period of 6 months from the date it falls vacant.
This however is not applicable to grades above A/GVII, G-7 & T-7.
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The Establishment Section in the Time Keeping Department
maintains monthly record of Scheduled/ Sanctioned Strength in the
Statistical register. The entire staff of the Undertaking is accounted in
this register. This register includes the Establishment, Department wise
with their Scheduled, Sanctioned, on roll position & the vacancies of the
department according to the grade & designation (except in case of
Conductors & Drivers in which case only the Scheduled Strength is
maintained). Additional Sanction, abolition, lapsation & revalidation of
the post of that Establishment are also recorded.