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No.Adv.iEnHMl20I 6 lDraftMinures/Misc. RecordNote of Discussions herdby Adv(EnHM) with Federation(NFlR) on 18'01'2016on PNMaIFIR Item No.rzliors, niuirrt.nance of creanriness on trains and at stations etc. - implementation

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The following officers and represenatives of FederationQ.{FlR)attendedthe meeting: Official Side

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l. Shri K. Swarninathan,Adv.(EnHM) l. Shri Guman Singh,president 2. Shri Desh Ratan Gupta, pOipnHtrr7Cp 2. Shd M. Raghaviah,General Secretarv 3. Dr. Amitava Datta, EDH(G) 4. Shri DebashisMallik, Dir., Esft.(IR)

GSAIFIR mentioned that there are increasing trend of complaints from passengers tegitding cleanlinessin trainsandstations. ,i*orrg {he variousreasonsfor the same,duplicationof authoritiesfor management of the work doneby the Health Inspector,in the HIs being askedto report to more than one Department,needs immediatecorrectiveaction' He mentioned that commercial Departmentneednot play a directrole in.the up keepof stations sirye trrw areburdenedwith variousother pressingresponsibilities'He aoo.a that aunifiedcommandstructureneedsto be built for the staff and Supervisors who areaccountable for cleanlinessof stationsandtrains. A cornmitteeof RB officershad arready *o3tn;; **n in aroundthe year 200g with certainsuggestions " in the for makingstructuralchanges organisationresponsible for cleanlinessof stations,which u. re-visited.he alsoindiiated that the existing systemof contractmanagement "io a review needs r 2' ED/Healthmentionedthat the issueof Health Inspectorsreportingto morethan one authority has been representedrecently oy u gro,ip of Health Inspectorsfrom Northern Railway(NR) g R{rway Board, ,riri.h"i, ieing dealt with by Health Directorate'In this regardhe alsomentioned that while everl zonalRailwayhasposts of AHo' there is a-proposalfor creationor aaequate-higher level postsof Health officers alsoto enableretentionof expertiseof Heaithofficers in stationcleanliness. In reply' Adv/EnHM explained-theactions being with regardto formationof exclusiveHousekelpid\fir;staken by the Administration in ZRs for managingthe Housekeeping of passengerinterfaceareasof Traii and stations, consequentto the formationof EnHM Railway Directorate_dyi1s April, z'rs. copies of EnHM circular No.l of 2015 dt. zi.t-zots and No.2 atl:r.bs.iol5 issuedby Board,were handedover to the participants.This ;i";;;;", ,=r.rrr, or,thepronouncement in RailwayBudget,2015,*1t appropriale solution for thepresentproblemof multiple reportingauthoritiesfaced -u" uy the Health Inspector. H" irrai"utedthat while all the existing expertise nad experienceavailable on Houseleeping from Health and, MechanicalDepartmellsare soughtto be retain.o in irr. new EnHM wing, it will be strengthened as a multi'departmentwing with offrcersdrawn from other concerned Departments arso'without creationof posts. for roping in major housekeeping .N.gd contractorsfor cleanlinessof stationsand trains includin-fintegratedpest and rodent control'wasalsoexplained.F"t thil;;rpose, existinghousekeeping tenderconditions Cont.....(2)

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need to be reviewed. The Report(submitted in the year 2008) referred by NFIR on strengthening of Housekeeping Wing in Railways will also be referred io, for this purpose. It was indicated that the concems expressedby NFIR with regard to the functioning of HousekeepingWing presently wif be addressedappropriateiy when the new EnHM is formed_.It was also suggestedthat;uggestions/inputt may be given by NFIR for addressingthe matters. ,s**{<

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