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RegistrationNo. : RTU/Nnn/31/2012
Natiorial Federation of IndianRailwaymen 3, CHELMSFORD ROAD,NEWDELHI-110055 Affiliatedto j IndianNationalTradeUnionCongress(INTUC)& InternationalTransportWorkers'Federation(lTF)
No.IU34lPart 16
Dated: 23/08/2017
The Secretary@), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, sub:
Awards to Railway staff for accident free service - Non-implementation of extant instructions_reg.
pNM Agenda Item No. 56/2016. RailwayBoard'sletterNo. 86/safety-r/24/35dated06/07/tgggtoGMs. Railway Board's letter No. 8a/safety-l/2+/35dated 02/05/2000,22/05/2007 and ll/09/2007 to GMs' **********{< NFIR vide its letter dated 2l/04/2017 brought to the notice of Railway Board that though instructions/clarificationsfor grant of Accident FreeService Awa.ds to the staff belonging to certain specifiedsafetycategoriesas well as widows/spour. or l.gui-heir of staff in caseof deathwhile in service and to the staff who. retired. voluntarily and those retiieo on ,up.ru*uation do exis! yet the said instructionsare not being implemented'federation had thereforerequestedthe Railway Board to reiterate the existing instructionsand also '".' advise Zonal Railwuy, io ensuregranting Accident Free Service Awards (wherevernot given) in a specialfunction which would boostthe morale of staff. Federationalso desiresto statethat the_said subjectwas discussedin the pNM meetingvide Item No' 56/2016 on 22"dand 23'dDecember,20 I 6. Sadly,no action tiii date eventhough g months passed. NFIR' therefore,requeststhe Railway B:qd to expediteaction and issueclarificatory instructions to the GeneralManagers,endorsingcopy to the Federation. Ref:
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Arvards:to.8.ailuay staffforaeeident &.ee'service-Nbn-irapleeenlarionof extantiastr,uctrioos{€g.
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NElR,,inviiesthe aftentionof RailrrayBoard to:tbeabov.eciterl insn'.uctions/clafl,fications,qdtb regardto .granfingacci:denl&ee serlrioeawards to the staff belongrngto cerbin ppeaified safery categoriesas'well inlfavour of"wjds*1,qpouse,or legal.heir,ofthe,employeein.uaseIr*s death,w}ilein seryrceaudalso to fie sraff who have ,takenv:olltdtaly,retii,earenlbesides thosp refifed/refitilrg on puperanauation. sad to state&at on some,ZonalRaihl'ays, the safetystaffhave not been graatedacc.identfree ]rr'F.-iR.?eels sewice awards at ithe tin:e of tlleir retiren:ent. Complaintshave sincJ been reeeivedthat the representationsof safEtystaf-fseekinga.wardfor their aaoidentftee serviie havenol.b-een respBnded'bytlre adminisffaiion. Dwjag, Railw,ay\\leek celebrationsandNationalAward.spresen,tation functions(April, 2017),u,henstaff recejvealtards an.dcitatisnsftom,the dignitaties,tltosesafety5f2ffsifi6.ls1igrendered,accident fieelserryice and gti$-tJe for awardsjn tenns of extant instructionsfeel greatly disappointedover administration'saparhyancl intii'f,ferentattiruda They ar.eexpressinganguish.due.loao:r.grant of award. NF'8.'thete&re urges xpon the Raiiy4y Boarp to, kindly:.re-itprar.eexrarit instrucdonsand advise Zonal Raihn:aysto re$ew' and ensuregranting actiAe; Free Servjce awards (wherever:notgrven).in a speciaifuncrion wiriah action:would buost tte,urorale of staff id ger:eral.kstr,uctionsmey also be i.ssuedto checkup past casesand gang awarrlste fte relired safeJJ,oate,goiy-,s-ffialso ortboir Spouse/Iegitneir astire casenay be.. Federati'onalso requeststhe Railway Board to issueinstructions:toGMs to seethat the airards are given to fhe :qpeeifi'edsafetyqategor.ystatf on thg date of retirer-nent, asa .matlerof policy. Copy of instructisnson tle subjectmatrzl. endorsedro the Federation. Yours fa (Dr, iV[,Ragharaiah]I GeneraltSe*etdrvCopy to the ExecufiveuDirector, Saf,ety(Coord),RaiJ,way Board,New Delhi.
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