Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
No. 2025/CRB&CEO-CC/03/12
New Delhi, Dated 24.02.2026
To,
General Managers
Zonal Railways, PUs
DG/RDSO, Director/CTIs
MDs/CMDs of PSUs etc
(Kind Atten: DS(Conf) /AS(Conf)/Sr.PPS/PPS/Custodian APARs)
Sub: Consideration of representation against APARs- reg.
Ref: Board’s letter no.2017/SCC/03/09 Dated 09.06.2017
In terms of Board’s letter referred to above, representations against APARs from the year 2016-17 onwards are required to be considered by the Competent Authority, i.e., the authority one level above the Accepting Authority, with the remarks of the Reporting, Reviewing, and Accepting Authorities, wherever they are in service. Accordingly, Railways forward representations of officers against APARs to the Board in cases where the Competent Authority is posted in the Railway Board’s office.