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Dated:2010712015

No. I/10/Paft.IV The Seeretary(E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub:

Committee for evolving a new formula for ProductivityLinkedBonus(PLB) on Indian RailwaYs-reg.

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The minutes have not truly reflectedthe discussionsheld in 1110612015. It was rnentionedby the Federationin the meetingthat the physicalparametersof Traffic increaseyear to year needto be takenand CapitalInput is not to be takeninto account as its utilisation is not in the handsof workers.It was alsoemphasizedthat the workers are giving high degleeof ploductivity. It was emphaticallystatedduring discussionsthat in any' .ur. 7g daysbelch mark should be maintained,keepingin mind the healthyindustrial relationsin Railways. NFIR, therefore,requeststhe Raiiway Board to recastthe minutesof the meetingheld on II10612015duly incorporatingthe abovepoints'

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The General Secretary, AIR3, 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi-l10055.

The General Secretarv. NFIR, 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi-l10055.

Sub: Committee for evolving a new formula for Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) on Indian Railways.

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I am directedto refer to the Meetingheld betweenBoard(MS) and Federationson I1.06.2015regardingformula for PLB for 2014-15and to encloseherewitha copy of the Minutesof the saidMeetins for information.

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foqmula for PLB for 20L4-15. The following officialswerepresentin the meeting:(i) (iD (iiD (iv) (v) (vi) (vii)

Board(MS) AM(Staff) EDPC-il (as EDPC-I) EDF@) DE(P&A) General Secretary/AlRF GeneralSecretaryA''IFIR'

the,formation of the AMs' Board (MS) explained in detail the background leading to He fulther indicated the committee for evolvin! a new formula for PLB on lndian Railways' formula proposedby the AMs' Committeeas under:Ratio' in the ratio of Adoption of the extant formula and the formula, basedon Operating 50:50:A. Extant Formula

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Ratio,oo, 3yrs''operating of rast Average o;.,,t"r'#*il ;Ji""t$y;f:unt'o N o .o f P L B d a Y s : Operating Ratio of the year for which PLB is being calculated'

C. No. ofPLB dayspayable= 507oofA+ 50% ofB is insisting to AM(StaCI further stressedthat for last 3 years, Ministry of Finance devisea formula basedon profitability. Report have Board O4S) further statedthat Ministry of Finance and the 6& CpC in their a formula for PLB basedon financial parameters' He also emphasizedthe needfor "evolving the yeat 2073indicatedthat the Cabinet"hadaccordedpost facto approvalfor 78 daysPLB for on the needfor 14, as a specialcase,subjectto revisiting the formula. He,_therefore,stressed so that thereis year 2014-15 the for consideringthe fornula proposedby the-,{Ms' Committee no objectionfrom Ministry of Finance. of the It was also pointed out in the meeting that by adopting the proposedformula to equal almost AMs, Committee,the number of PLB days works out to 77.12 dayswhich is the PLB.grantedlastyear and the Federationsshouldacceptthe proposedformula' )/_

::2'.: Both the Federationsstatedthat they do not have any objectionto the proposedformula for AMs' Committeebeing adopted,but the numberof days shouldnot be lessthan 78 days r,i'hichhas beengiven during the last four years.After detailedexamination,their suggestionto explore any otherratio in the formula was not found feasible. *****