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NewDelhi,dated:30.11.2015 //
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,. [rlo.2015/E(LR)rrlt/8 Revised Summary R..o.O Note of Discussionsheld by Board (CRB, NIS & FC) with Federations(AIRF & NFIR) on 01.10.2015on issuesraised by Federations.
of Federationsattendedthe meeting:The followins officers and reoresentatives Official Side
Federations AIRF
ShriA. K. Mital, CRB ShriPradeepKumar, MS FC ShdS.Mookerjee, Mrs.RaginiYechury,EDE(IR) ShriDebashisMallik, DE(IR) Item No. I
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1.ShriRakhalDasGupta, President 2.ShriS.G.Mishra, GeneralSecretary 3.ShdJ. R. Bhosale
Issues Exempting Railways PensionScheme.
NFIR 1.Shi GumanSingh,. President 2.Shri M. Raghavaiah, General Secretary
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The Federationsstressedthat this matterneedsto be taken up at the level of Hon'ble Minister for Railways with Hon'ble Finance Minister and requestedfor a meeting with Hon'ble MR. The Federationsre-iteratedthat Railway employees' functioning is quite comparable with those of the Defence Personnel as Railwaymen work 24X7 days under continuous stressand strain.
It w'as agreed to fix up a meeting of the Federationswith Hon'ble MR shortlv. Up-gradation of Apex level Group Official Side statedthat proposal has again been 'C' posts to Group 'B' Gazetted submitted to Ministry of Finance seeking their (3335posts). concurence. Thereafter, Ministry of Finance soughtcertain clarifications in contextto the said proposal which has been replied to them on 10.09.2015.The matteris fuither being pursued by Pay CommissionDte. Federations,however, stated that creatior/ upgradation in Group 'B' posts is within the competenceof Railway Board as was observedin the meeting of Standing Committee held on 07.05.2008.
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Report of High Power Committee on ddty hours of Running and otirer SafetyCategoriesof Staff.
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Induction of Course Completed Act Apprentices againstSafety vacancies in GP-Rs.1800/-.
It was agreed to examine this aspect after connecting the minutes of the meeting of StandingCommitteeof National Council refened to bv the Federations. Official Side conveyedthat recommendationsof the High Power Committeewill be deliberatedby Full Board on 06.10.2015 duly taking into accountthe views exDressed bv the Federations. It was proposedfrom the Official Side that it is contemplated that henceforth educational oualificationsfor recruitment to erstwhile Grouo
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'D' posts may be kept as CourseCompletedActs Apprentices and minimum 10th Pass (Matriculation). Federationsstatedthat they will first discussthis issuethemselvesiointlv. Unwarranted conditions like Federations stated that the phrase "working on "working on tracks" causing track" in the casecategoriespermittedin 2014 be impediment in implementation of removed. This was asreedto. LARSGESS in the case of certain categoriesof P. Way Staff. Steppitig up of pay of Loco Federationsinsisted that SLP be withdrawn as an Inspectors appointed prior to agreement was reached on 07.02.2014 that 0110112006. The commitmentgiven stepping up of pay of LIs appointed prior to by the Railway Board for granting 01.01.2006on the remainins 6 zones will be steppingup of pay of the Loco implemented.
Inspectors on the remainingsix zones is yet to be implemented. Official side stated that it will be examined in consultationwith Lesal Dte. Federationswere advised that before the issues are discussedat the level of Board (lv{S& FC), it will be desirableto deliberateon thoseissuesby concemedExecutive Directors (EDPC-I, EDPCIi, EDF(E) and EDE(N) ) in associationwith the General Secretaries of the Federations(AlRF & NFIR). For this purpose,a meetingis to be fixed shortly.
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Rectificationof MACPS anomalies.
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Absorption of Quasi Administrative This issue was discussedin the Meeting of Unit Staff againsterstwhile Group'D' Federations (AIRF & NFIR) with Board (MS) vacancies. heldon 20.07.2015.
pressedfor absorption Both the Federations of quasi-administrative staffin theR.ailways. ***
