CHAPTER 1 - Border Roads Organisation

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15. Hardness Index
(a) The balance Equivalent Service required to be achieved by any person at any
point during his service, quantifies the service profile an individual has undergone till
then. It also gives an indication of the service profile due for him in his balance service.
(b) An increment element of 0.25 for every year of service put in by each individual
will be added to the total equivalent service achieved by him.
(c) The Hardness Index (HI) is calculated based on the quantum of equivalent
service any individual is required to achieve in his balance service.
HI=(Maximum Eqvt Service) – [(Eqvt Service Achvd)+(0.25xPresent Service)]x100
(Maximum Service) – (Present Service).
(d)
Tenure of posting for personnel so selected shall continue to be 24 months.
(e) These instructions shall come into force wef 01 Apr 2009 for all vacancies
occurring in BCA/MCA on or after 01 Apr 2009.
f) Considering the hardships involved, following extra credit to the services
rendered by personnel on Indo-China Border Roads sector will be given:-
(a) A Factor of 0.1 to the existing EF of the area where the individual is
serving will be added for serving in indo-China Border Road sectors.
b) Personnel who have not rendered HAA tenure but spent an equivalent
tenure on Indo-China road sector ie 22 months physical ser would be eligible for
consideration of BCA/MCA or foreign posting subject to fulfillment of other
relevant criteria ie. Hardness index ACRs and spoken reputation.
c) (c) As per existing policy two HAA tenures have been earmarked in
one‟s service cycle. If an employ has rendered one HAA tenure and one Indo-
China sector tenure or two Indo-China tenure in one‟s service cycle the same will
be treated at par with two HAA tenures.
d) Choice postings as admissible at present for HAA tenure, will also be
admissible for Indo-China sector tenure.
e) The consideration of BCA or foreign posting as mentioned at (b) above,
would not however be admissible if the performance during deployment is found
to be average or below average.
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