LARSGESS Termination

Railway Board has agreed to review the decision on LARSGESS Termination

The undersigned has discussed the issue of LARSGESS with the Chairman and Member Staff, Railway Board, whereupon they have agreed to review and amend Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)I-2015/RT-43( RBE No.150/2018) dated 26.09.2918; vide which Railway Board issued instructions to the General Managers of All Indian Railways to terminate the LARSGESS w.e.f. 27.10.2017.

Source: AIRF

Induction of Trackmen into other departments

Induction of Trackmen into other departments – RBE 146/2018

RBE 146/2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)II/2018/RR-1/13

New Delhi, Dated: 20.09.2018

The General Manager (P),
All Indian Railways/PUs,
New Delhi.

Sub: Induction of Trackmen into other departments.

Para 179 (XV) of IREM Vol. I (Revised Edition-1989) provides for induction/transfer of Trackmen to Mechanical Engineering and Transportation (Power) Department, Traffic & Commercial Department and to the Works side of Engineering Department against 10% quota.

2. It is seen that the Railways have been experiencing difficulty in implementation of these instructions due to reliever(s) not being readily available in the Engineering Department. This has been considered by the Board. In order to ensure viable· implementation of these instructions, it has been decided that henceforth 10% of the proposed intake for recruitment in Level-l (erstwhile Group ‘D’) of all those departments where there is provision of induction of Trackmen against 10% quota, will be clubbed to recruit equivalent number of Trackmen in addition to the intake of Trackmen decided for the Engineering Department.

3 . Trackmen in Engineering Department should be laterally transferred to those departments whose 10% vacancies have been clubbed and utilized for recruitment of Trackmen. Other departments will be allowed to induct fresh personnel for the residual 90% of vacancies and also to meet their requirement through fresh personnel to the extent of deficiency not met through lateral transfer.

4. Terms and conditions of transfer of Trackmen to the ·above departments against this 10% quota as contained in Para 179 (XV) of IREM Vol. I (Revised Edition- 1989) remain unaltered with the reduced age limit of 38 years (reduced -vide Board’s letter No. E(NG)I-99/CFP/23(VOl.II) dated 14.11.2013).

5. Applications for lateral transfer of Trackmen to other departments,. should be called for department wise and applicants shortlisted on basis of seniority based on the length of service. Separate applications should be submitted for each such notification. The complete list of applicants should be displayed and also placed on the web page of the division. It is reiterated that for transfer to other departments, a Trackman/Gangman should be suitable in all respects . including possessing physical standards prescribed for recruitment to that Department/Workshop.

(M.M. Rai)
Joint Director Estt.(N)II
Railway· Board

Source: AIRF

Appointment on Compassionate Appointments –Relaxation in Upper Age Limit

Appointment on compassionate grounds – Relaxation in upper age limit regarding

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)II/2018/RC-1/32

New Delhi, dated 20.09.2018

The General Manager(P)
All Indian Railways & PUs

Sub: Appointment on compassionate grounds – Relaxation in upper age limit regarding.

Attention is invited to para IX (Authority competent to make appointments on compassionate grounds) and para VI(a) (Qualification and conditions to be fulfilled) Board’s letter dated 12.12.1990 which lays down that normally the persons seeking appointment on compassionate grounds should fulfil the conditions of eligibility regarding age and educational qualifications prescribed for appointment to the posts or grade concerned. However, the upper age limit may be freely relaxed on merits of the cases.

Also read: Appointment on Compassionate Grounds: 2nd Wife Policy Letter

The lower age limit of 18 years normally required for appointment in Government may also be relaxed upto one year with the personal approval of the General Manager. Relaxation of the lower age limit beyond one year will require the approval of the Ministry of Railways. In making appointments on compassionate grounds, Divisional Railway Managers may relax age limit in the case of appointment to Group ‘D’ posts.

The issue of delegation of power to DRM/CWM regarding relaxation of upper age limit in making compassionate grounds appointment was under consideration in this office. It has now been decided by the Board that wherever DRM/CWM is competent to make the appointment on compassionate grounds, they may grant relaxation in upper age limit also.

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(Neeraj Kumar)
Director Estt. (N)II,
Railway Board

Source: AIRF

Record Note of Discussions held by AM(Comml.) with Federation (AIRF) on 13.07.2018 – PNM/AIRF

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No.2018/E(LR)/NM 1-9

The General Secretary,
AIRF,
4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi – 110055

Dear Sir,
Sub: Record Note of Discussions held by AM(Comml.) with Federation (AIRF) on 13.07.2018 on the following PNM/AIRF Items:-

(i) No. 10/20008 – Manning of UTS and PRS Terminals by Commercial Staff – Reg.

(ii) No. 16/2012 – Creation of additional posts of Ticket Checking Staff for manning new trains and additional coaches.

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(iii) No. 33/2012 – Creation of additional posts of ticket checking staff, TTE and filling up of existing vacancies in ticket checking cadre.

(iv) No. 22/2016 – Withdrawal of Railway Board’s instruction reg. Ticket Checking Squad – stipulating five-year period and 2-years cooling off period.

Dear Sir,

The undersigned is directed to put up the Record Note of the Discussion of the above meeting on official website of this Ministry i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard.

Yours faithfully,
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(Naveen Kumar)
Dy. Director, Estt(LR)

No.2018/E(LR)I/NM 1-9

Record Note of Discussions held by AM(Comml.) with Federation (AIRF) on 13/07/2018 on PNM/AIRF Item Nos: 10/2008: Manning of UTS and PRS Terminals by Commercial Staff – Reg., Item No. 22/2016: Withdrawal of Railway Board’s instructions reg. Ticket Checking Squad – Stipulating five-year period and 2-years cooling offperiod, Item No. 16/2012: Creation of additional posts of Ticket Checking Staff for manning new trains and additional coaches, and Item No. 33/2012: Creation of additional posts of ticket checking staff/TTE and filling up of existing vacancies in ticket checking cadre.

The following officers and representatives of Federation attended the meeting:-

Official Side AIRF
1. Shri Rajiv Dutt Sharma, AM(Comml.) 1. Shri S.G. Mishra, General Secretary
2. Shri Neeraj Sharma, EDPM 2. Shri N. Kannaiah
3. Shri Prabhash Kumar, EDE(N) 3. Shri J.R. Bhosale
4. Shri M.K. Gupta, Dir,E(MPP) 4. Shri C.A. Rajasridhar
5. Shri Sanjay Manocha, JDPM 5. Shri S.K. Tyagi
6. Shri Debashis Mallik, DE(IR) 6. Shri L .N. Pathak

Item No.10/2008: Manning of UTS and PRS Terminals by Commercial Staff – Reg.

It was agreed that as far as possible PRS and UTS Terminals should be manned by ECRCs in GP ₹2800/- and booking counters to be manned by Commercial Clerks in GP ₹2,000/-
(Finalised)

Item No.22/2016: Withdrawal of Railway Board’s instructions reg. Ticket Checking Squad – Stipulating five-year period and 2-years cooling off period.

Federation insisted that Board’s letter dated 03/05/2016 should be withdrawn. It was agreed to consider the demand.

Item No.16/2012: Creation of additional posts of Ticket Checking Staff for manning new trains and additional coaches.

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Item No.33/2012: Creation of additional posts of ticket checking staff/TTE and filling up of existing vacancies in ticket checking cadre.

Federation drew attention to Board’s letter No.E(G)2003/EC/2-3 dated 31.10.2003 on the subject of review of cadre in Coach Maintenance Depots as per which posts required for maintenance of rakes in coaching complexes in the correct of introduction of new trains are to be created on the lines being done for the crews by way of periodic review to the extant this involves introduction/induction of coaches in new trains. Federation mentioned that similar decision needs to be taken for creation of posts of Ticket Checking Staff Official Side informed that this shall require approval of Ministry of Finance.

Federation invited to Board’s Commercial Circular No.31 of 2018/TG-V/2/2 of 15.06.2018 the Batch in-charge of Ticket Checking staff of a specified train has to perform his duties as Train Captain the overall leader in-charge of all the on board Railway personnel and outsourced staff due to which this particular staff will not be able to perform his regular duties of manning the coaches as per the yardstick. As such additional posts are to be created exclusively for the purpose of utilizing Ticket Checking Staff as Train Captains. Federation also demanded that. Train Captains should be utilised as earlier ‘Train Superintendent’ and they should be withdrawn from ticket checking duty. Their berth should also be located in a particular coach, so that, the users can easily locate him.

Official Side stated that a recruitment process is about to start wherein vacancies in Ticket Checking cadre are likely to be taken care of.

Source: AIRF

Transfer of Non-gazetted staff from one Department to another Department – RB Orders

Transfer of Non-gazetted staff from one Department to another Department – Delegation of powers to Divisional Railway Managers

RBE NO. 120 /2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)I-2018ffR/12

New Delhi, dated 24.08.2018

The General Managers (P),
All Zonal Railways & Production Units.
(As per standard list)

Sub Transfer of Non-gazetted staff from one Department to another Department- Delegation of powers to Divisional Railway Managers

In terms of the provisions contained in Para 231 of IREC Vol.l (Fifth Edition-1985), Divisional Railway Managers may transfer erstwhile group “D” employees Grade Pay 1800/- Level 1 (Peons, Gangmen, Khalasi, unskilled and semiskilled, etc.) from one department to another or from one Division to another.

2. The need to delegate the powers to change of department in the case of Group “C” Railway Servants has also been experienced. In the light of the above, Board have reviewed the matter and have decided to delegate the powers to Divisional Railway Managers further · so that henceforth it shall be within the competence of Divisional Railway Managers to transfer all non-gazetted Railway employees for divisional controlled cadres from one Department to another Department subject to conditions given in Board’s letter No. E(NG)l-2006/TR/18 dated 25.09.2007, being strictly followed.

3. Accordingly, the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Vol.l, (Fifth Edition-1985) is amended as per ACS No. 133 enclosed.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Hindi version will follow.

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(M.K.Meena)
Deputy Director Estt(N)
Railway Board

Source: AIRF

Revision of rates of Running Allowance and Incentive Bonus

Inordinate delay in revision of rates of Running Allowance and other allowances related to Running Staff and Hourly Rates of Incentive Bonus to Maintenance Workshops and Production Units Staff over the Indian Railways

No.AIRF/24(C)

Dated: August 28, 2018

The Chairman,
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Inordinate delay in revision of rates of Running Allowance and other allowances related to Running Staff and Hourly Rates of Incentive Bonus to Maintenance Workshops and Production Units Staff over the Indian Railways

Your kind attention is invited towards the above subject matter. It may be recalled that, revision of rates of Running Allowance and other allowances related to Running Staff is pending for quite a long time. This issue has been deliberated at length several times with Railway Board officials as also with Hon’ble MR; besides your goodself, and despite several assurances from the highest level no fruitful result has emerged as yet. There is serious discontentment and resentment brewing among the Running Staff on account of such an inordinate delay in revision of rates of this allowance. It would not be out of context to mention here that, on previous occasions quick action used to be taken by the Railway Board to revise the rates of Running Allowance and other allowances related to Running Staff after implementation of reports of the successive Pay Commissions, but this time it is quite unfortunate that, so much time is being taken in settling the genuine issue without any valid reason.

Read also: Railway Board constitutes committee for revision of Incentive Bonus

Similarly, Hourly Rates of Incentive Bonus also used to be revised on every occasion after implementation of recommendations of the successive Pay Commissions. Last time also Hourly Rates of Incentive Bonus were revised w.e.f. 2009. It would not be out of place to point out here that, last meeting with the committee, constituted to revise Hourly Rates of Incentive Bonus, was held on 18th July, 2018, but despite elapse of substantial time, nothing appears to have been done in this regard till date, for which lot of discontentment is prevailing among the employees of Production Units and Maintenance Workshops over the Indian Railways.

AIRF, therefore, desires that, necessary action be taken on the above issues to revise thes rates of Running Allowance and other allowances related to Running Staff as also Hourly Rates of Incentive Bonus to the employees of Production Units and Maintenance Workshops over the Indian Railways with retrospective effect, allowing payment of consequential arrear etc., keeping in view the discontentment prevailing among these vulnerable categories of the Railway Staff.

An early action in the matter shall be highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,
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(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Source: AIRF