NFIR
RegistrationNo. : RTU/Nnn/31/2012
National Federation of IndianRailwaymen 3, CHELMSFORD R O A D ,N E W D E L H I- 1 1 0 0 5 5 Affiliated to : lndian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) InternationalTransport Workers' FLderaiion (tTF)
No. IVA{JCA (Ny2014/Part III
Dated:2711212016
Shri Narendra Modiji, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India. SouthBlock, RaisinaHill, New Delhi-1100[1 RespectedSir, Sub:
7tr CpC Report - Revision of Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor etc., Assurancegiven by SeniorMinisters-reg. *******x*
NFIR brings to your kind notice that the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) consisting JCM constituent organizationsof Central Governmentemployeeshave deferredthe Indefinite Strike action on the assuranceof Senior Cabinet Ministers on 30tr June 2016 that a High Level Committee will be constitutedto considerthe demandsof JCM (Staff Side) within four months for improving the minimum wage and applying revised multiplier factor for pay fixation in 7ft CPC Pay Matrices to the Central Governmentimployees wtrictr include over 1.3 million Railway employees. Pursuantto the assuranceof Group of Ministers as mentionedabove,the decisionto go on indefinite strike by Railway employees has been deferred, hoping that there shall be a negotiatedsettlementon the Charter of demandsalready submittedto the Cabinet Secretaryby the JCM (Staff Side). NFIR however expressesits deepsenseof disappointmentover breachof commitmentas more than five months passedfrom the date of assurancegiven to the Leadersof JCM (Staff Side) by the Group of Ministers (Hon'ble FinanceMinister, Home Minister, Railway Minister and Minister of State for Railways). The Railways specific issues on which agreementwas reachedbetween the Railway Board and the Federationshave also not been implementedtill date. The Railway employeesof all categoriesare greatly disappointedover non-fulfillment of assurances,consequently,there has been a feeling amongRail workforce that the Governmentis not sensitive towards resolving their genuine grievancesand equally not sincereto honour its commitments. Contd.Page...2
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//2il NFIR also beings to your kind notice that even though the successiveRailway Ministers have sent proposals to Finance Minister that Railways should be exempted from National PensionSystem(NPS) in view of complexities,unique natureof working of Railway employees and their arduous working conditions, the Government has not given its approval till now, resultantly, the Railway employeeswho had joined from 01/01/2004 are extremely agitatedas there is no social securityto them and their families in the form of guaranteedpensionat par with The unique nature of duties are comparablewith Defence those appointedprior to 0110112004. ForcesPersonnel.The deathrate of Railway employeesin the courseof performing duties is 700 per aturumand the averagenumber of staff injured on duty is about 3000 per annum as reported by the High Level SafetyReview Committeeheadedby Dr. Anil Kakodkar. NFIR further brings to your kind notice that the Indian Railways has the track record of dedicatedworking on account of unquestionableloyalty, dedication and devotion of Railway employeesto Indian Railways. Most of them perform duties at remoteplaces,jungle areaswhere minimum living facilities are not available. It needsto be appreciatedthat not a single man day was lost on employees'accountduring the past four decades. NFIR, therefore, requests your kind intervention in ensuring that the Government implementsits commitmentson revision of minimum wage and multiplier factor for the Central Governrirentemployeeswhich include rail workforce. Federationalso requeststhat other issues which are pending before various Committees constituted by the Government may be got finalized on the basis of submissionsmade by JCM (Staff Side) before those Committeesand also before the Cabinet Secretary.NFIR at the same time requeststo kindly arrangeto issue appropriatedirective for solving Railways' specific issuesthrough negotiatedsettlementvery soon. Also kind attention of Hon'ble Prime Minister is invited to NFIR's communicationvide and subsequentreferenceby the PMO to the Secretary, letter of even number dated 0111112016 Departmentof Expenditure (Ministry of Finance) vide PMO ID No. PMOPG//D1201610326695 dated04lIl12016, endorsingcopy to the Federation,in this regard. With regards, Yours si
(Dr. M. Raghavaiah) General Secretary Copy to Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister, Govemmentof India, Room No. 104,North actionplease. Block, CentralSecretariat, New Delhi-110001for necessary Copy to Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon'ble Finance Minister, Governmentof lndia, North Block New Delhi-1I 000I for necessaryactionplease. Copy to Shri SureshPrabhu,Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Governmentof India, Rail Bhavan, ' New Delhi for necessaryactionplease. India, Rail for Railways, Government of Hon'ble Minister of State Copy to Shri Manoj Sinha, Bhavan,New Delhi for necessaryaction please. tztopy to the GeneralSecretariesof affiliated Unions of NFIR. Media Centre/NFIR. File No. IVA{FIR/7 CPC (IMP) 12016/MoF, , File No. ryA{FIR/7 CPC (IMP) l20l6lDoP&T. File No. ryA{FIR/7 CPC (IMP)12016/R.8. File No. ll/9l/PartIX.
