NFIR

Registration No. : RTU/Nnnl31l2O12

Federation of IndianRailwaymen National ROAD,NEWDELHI. 11O055 3, CHELMSFORD Affiliatedto : tndianNationatTradeUnionGongress(INTUC)& InternationalTransportWorkers'Federation(lTF) Dated:271051201'l

No. IV95lPart X The Chairman, Railway Board, NewDelhi Dear Sir, Sub:

Heary vacancyposition on Indian Railways leading to unbearableadditional burden and serious staff discontentment- immediate action-reguested

to your kind notice that due to accumulationof vacanciesin lak*rsin safetygwell other than NFIR brings -the systems are suffering very badly and employees are heavily over tffirdened. Serious safety categories, discontentrnentand unrestis prevailing among staff as they are heavily over burdenedwith the additional workload on accountof non-filling of vacancies. Non-creation of additional posts for maintenanceof newly created assetshas further aggravatedthe situation. New stations are opened for traffic on some Zonal Railways, but sadly new posts of Operating Staff (Station Master, Points Men etc.,) have not been created.Likewise, new Railway Lines have been opened for traffic but unfortunately safety category posts have not been sanctionedand above all, safety categoryvacancies continued unfilled. On some stations,no pointsmen are available while at some stations,the station mastersare managingwitli single Points Man, facing heavy stresswhile performing train passingduties. Complaints have also been received that periodic rests are denied to staff on some Zones,leave refused due to shortage of staff and at the same time shortcut methods are being resorted to for denying payment of Over Time Allowance etc. In C&W, S&T, TRD, TRS and Diesel Organizations,there is heavy shortageof staff as the norms/yard sticks are not being followed, consequentlystaffare put to sufferings.There is also heavy shortageofSupervisory Staffin the Technical and Operationalcategories.On some Zones,the shortageof Track Maintainers is so heavy that for patrolling duties, Tiack Maintainers are not available. It is no exaggerationto frankly state that crisis situation has developed on Railways mainly on account of heavy shortageof staff. NFIR wants to convey to the CRB without mincing words that any delay in filling the vacanciesand creating new posts in safety categoriesfor maintaining newly createdassetswould causeserious setbackto the Railways' efficiency. The Federation further conveys that the Railway employeesare very restive, extremely unhappy and angry over the failure of Railway Board in filling the vacancies. Federationtherefore,requestsyou to kindly take a realistic view and seethat approval is given for filling vacancies and creating new posts immediately to save the Railways and equally preserve healthy industrial relations.

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Yours faithfutfv]

(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)-J General Secretary I Copy to the Member Engineering,Railway Board, New Delhi. Copy to the Member Staff, Railway Board, New Delhi. Copy to the Member @olling Stock),Railway Board, New Delhi. Copy to the Membei (Traction), Railway Board, New Delhi. Copy to the Directoi General(Personnel),Railway Board, New Delhi. Copy to the Executive Director (IR), Railway Board, New'Delhi. ,v Fopy to the GeneralSecretariesof affiliated Unions of NFIR. Media CentreA.{FIR

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