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National Federation of IndianRailwaymen 3, CHELMSFORD ROAD,NEWDELHI. 11O055 Affiliatedto : IndianNationat TradeUnionCongress(|NTUC) ? lnternationalTransportWorkers'Federation(lTF) No. Ill34lPart 17

Dated:19102/2018

The Chairman. Railway Board, New Delhi DearSir, Sub: Railway Board's instructionson "LARSGESS" - SafetyCategory - - staff seriously disappointedand disturbed- kind interventionrequeste
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Railway Board's letterNo. E(P&A)I-2015lRT-43d,ated,27/10/2017.

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Kind attention is invited to NFIR's letter No. II/34/P.arrl6 dated 0g/lll20l7 15I ll 12017 (copiesenclosed).

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Federationbrings to your kind notice that those wards of safety category staff already selectedunderLARSGESSand found medicallyqualified,are anxiouslyawaiti-ngfor decisionas their appointmentin Railways is delayeddue io irruanceof Board's letter dated 27/10/2017 to keepthe processon hold. NFIR, therefore,requestsyour kind intervention for arriving at a consciousdecision for continuingthe LARSGESS and also issuing instructionsto the GleneralManagers to appoint thosewho arealreadyselectedand medicallyfound fit.

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(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)' General Secretary Copy togetherwith the enclosuresis forwardedto the Director General(personnel), Railway Board,New Delhi with the requestto kindly takeappropriateaction Copy togetherwith the enclosuresis forwardedto trt" Addl. Member (Staff), Railway Board, New Delhi with the requestto take necessaryaction. t/Copy to the GeneralSeiretariesof ZonalUnions of NFIR. Media CentreA{FIR.

Phone: 011-23343305, 65027299, Rty.ogo-2229s,22626, Fax: 01,t-2s24401g, Rty.223g2 E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.nfirindia.org

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No. IV34iPafi L6 The Member Staf{, RaiiwayBoard, New Delhi Dear Sir, sub:

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consequentupon ordersof In the wake of issuanceof Board's letter dated 2711012017 the Railway Board requests NFIR Hon'ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, (MS) to tinaty arrangeto taie immediaie action fsl shaining relief from tle Apgx Court so that &e ,,LARSCESScori"eptoalued inthe year 2004 inthe interestof safetyof travellingpublic and the safety staff is continued. NFIR is also of the vierv that the copy of instructionsendorsedto the General"Managers of other ZonalRailways ro put on hold ttreLansCESS tili fui1herordersdeservesto be looked into a&esh to facilitatl those Zonal Railways to allow wards of safety staff who have cleared . medical examinationto join vice their parents. ' Yours faithfulll', ' .

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Shri Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Raiiway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub:

Railwav Board,s instructionson "LARSGESS" - SafetyCategorystaff seriously disapp6intedand disturbed- kind interventionrequesred.

dated27ll0/2017. RailwayBoard's letterNo. E(P&A)L-20151RT-43 addressedto Member ll20l7 08/i wrm,i leuer No.-tv3 4lPart'16 dited staff, RailwayBoard. *******)r<** _ NFIR brings to. your- kind notice that the Railway employeesbelonging to safety .roder-LARSGESS(mainiy Track Maintainers,Loco Pilots etc,) are deepiy categories "o.r.rrd over the Railway Board's instructions dated 27e October, 2017 to the General disappointed of safety trlanuge.sto stopimplementationof LARSGESStill further orders.Even in thosecases were wards their and categoriesstaff-whose retirement'under the LARSGESS was approved has been selectedand medically found fit, the appointmentorders are not issued.This action causingfuither frustration and demoralizationamongthe staff. Ref:

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In this context, NFIR brings to your ki,nd notice that in the wake of GAISAL accideni period. (nearly one and a half decadeback in N-.F.Railw ay) atd spateof derailmentsduring the

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which and accordingly tw,o iays National W-o*shop rvas held on 12fr & 13thJuly 2003 in Masterso Station Pointsmen, (P. Way), delegates Uetonging to Track irAainiainers,JEISSE 'C' Engineers of different JEISSEs (C&1\), ioco Pilots, ALPs, ESMs, TCMs and Group of various Technical Deparfinentsparticipated. In the said National Workshop, the delegates the accordingly the system, of categorieswere allow"a to rp"ut fearlesslyon the deficiencies system's problems, parttipants have availed itt" oppornrnity and higfrlighte
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. //2il You may kindly appreciatefiom the facts Vide Para 2 above that the Satetl.'Reiated RetirementScheme(SRRS)is not meantto give concession to anyone.The schemeallou'ssaferl' staff to retire rvhen they feel that they are no longer capabieto perform duties rrer,r'efficientlr' and on retilement, their: wards to be inducted vice them in recruitment gtadepay, so that young blood will be able to perform well and contribute for safetyand efficiency. As the Hon'ble High Court of Punjab & Haryanahas directedthe respondentRail'*'a)'sto revisit the said policy keeping the priaciple of equal opportunity in public employrnent,the Railway Board have issued order vide letter dated 27110/2017to stop inpiementation of LARSGESS on all the Zonal Railways. NFIR however, expresses its surprise and disappoinment ever Board's order dated 27/10/2An to stop implementationof the schemeon other Zonal Railways also even though Court's direction is at the best applicableto the Northem Raiiway jurisdiction. NFIR views that the Railway Board's decision dated27/10/2017 is an excessiveaction, inviting resentment aad agitation from Railway employeesin general and those --befonging io safety Categoriesin fiartiCularlWfile#iloie-thai lCtion to file SLP in the Apex Court is on hand, we are unable to apprreciateRailway Board's instructions to the General Managers of other Zonal Railways to suspend implementation of LARSGESS. Federation therefore seeks your kind intervention to get Board's decisioa dated 27/1012017modified appropriately, to facilitate GMs of other Zonal Railwayi to continue to implement the LARSGESS. i Incidentally, NFIR brings to your kind notice that due to certain decisionsof CRB in the recent fwo months period, morale of the staff in general and safety'staff in particular got enhanced,but sadly, the stoppageof the implementationof LARSGESS on the entire Indian Railways has been causing demoralization effect on staff. Federationhopes that you would kindly take note of this avoidablesituation for making appropriatecoursecorection imrriediatel5' so that the LARSGESS is continued on remaining Zonal Railways. Federationhopes that the Railway Board at the same time handles the case successfully in the Supreme Court for continuanceof "LARSGESS". Federation also requeststo kindly convey the hurt feelings of staff to Hon'ble Railwav Mnister before it is too late. Yours faith

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(Dr. M.Raghavaiah) General Secretary Copy to the Member Stafq Railway Board, New Delhi for information and necessaryaction please. Copy to the Director General (Personnel),Railway Board, New Delhi for information and necessaryaction please. Copy to the Additional Member (Staff), Railway Board, New Dethi for information and necessaryactionplease. Copy to the Executive DirectorlPC-I, Railway Board, DFCC Suiiding, Pragaii ldaidan, Meiia BhavanNew Delhi for information and necessaryactionplease. Copy to the Fxecutive Director (iR), Raiiway Board, New Delhi for infonnation and necessary actionplease. 1 I