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The GeneralManagers Al l I n d i a nR a il w a ys IncludingProductionUnits $ub: - Syslem improvement regarding selection of Apprentices for training unden the Apprentices Act, lg6l Apprenticeshiptraining programme in the industry was made statutory with the enactment of the ApprenticesAct, 1961. The ApprenticesAct, 1961 has the following objectives:+ * (i) (ii)

To regulatethe programmeof training of apprenticesin the industryso as to' conform to the prescribedsyllabi, period'of training etc prescribedby the CentralApprenticeshipCouncil;and To utilizefully'the facilitiesavailablein the industry for impartingpractical training with a view to meeting the requirementsof skilledworlieis in the ,r industries.

As per the Act, it is not obligatory on the part of the Railways to offer any employment to on completion of their ^Apprenticeship training. Accordingly, the_th: Act.Aqprentices Apprentices imparied training in niiiway establishments,

will'have no clalm to see-kemploym.,ii o" n"imuy"in the basisor suctriiiiri"g.

2' G u i d e l i n e ssu ch a s th e n u mber of appr enticesto be engaged, schedul e of engagement,age, etc have been elaborated'i4the Master Circular issued vide Board.s -and letter No. E(MPP)/loot/6/7 dated 22.o7.2ag2 ' as amendedfrom time to time. 3 on review.of the entire system includingprocedurefor engagernentfor imparting training,certain inconsistencies have been notiled, which has alsd drawn the attention of

In viewof the aboveand as a systemimprovernenr measure, *:"Yj['tr:: ?ii:*trate. guidelinesas detailed hereunder

at Para4 (A to G) are being issued,for guidance.Zonal administration may these in view while deciling the procedureon their keep lallqgy jurisdiction. r rvvr

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Selection bf Urrits=

The provisions of-the ApprenticesAct 1961 apply like workshops, production Units, Loco sheds, on the Railwaysto various units tarriage and wagon Depots and . ElectrificationProjectsand the numbgr of uppi""ti.es to be engagedfor training are throughjoinr

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survevwith RDATile il;ping in viewirr6provisions oithe

Instructioni d.etailingthe names of the Railway Establishmentsand the actual number of training slots (as decided throutl^l .r_".'ll;;r;ut with RDAT officiats) have been issuedviae ngE rvo ss/ibrt;;r"? soiz/zotz and subsequenily,on rhe basis of the joint. surv_eyreports, the slots of various L-if*uv establishmentshave been revised vide Boardls ,ilrii *o.Etlrlpplg dated Ls.2.zo:3, " 47.a6.20t30 , 1 . 0 8 . 2 0 1 33, 0 . 1^0 . 2 0 1 3& L 7i . 2 0 L ' 4 .7/6/7/yot.rv

(iii) The general philosophywould be decentralizednotificationby the Unit concerned, where Act Apprentices.areto be engage; f* training. However,GeneralManagers of the zonal Railways,Productionuniti and RE may lecide if it is necessaryto club various units for the purposeof selectionor upprenticesfor training, and if so, the speciflcUnits to be clubbed for this purpose. where certain units are clubbed, GeneralManagerswould also decideti-rehoOrt unit, which would issue notification o n b e h a l fo f a l l cl u b b e du n i ts. (iv) wherever'

9"ngf9l Managers decide on centrarizednotification as opposed to

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s-ussested herein, srio"lin",forsuchzonat naiiwav#u,s

a . A CentralizedNotificationfor all the units in the Railwaymay be issued,A JAISG Grade officer

of,.personnerDepartment may be nominated by the cpo of the Railwayto coordinateand monitor the work of issuingthis notification.Indents from each Unit for the vacant slots to be notified trade wise/categorywise will reach the nominated Dy'cPo in HQs at least one month in advanceto facilitate timely issue of notification.The noiification stroula clearly rnention the last date of application, probable date or oisprav ;i lid of tentative date of commencementof tiaining. naiiwaysselected candidates and can call the applications online also' In case applicationsare called 6nline, the proceduredetailedbelow i n Pa raB (v) a n d (vi ) b e fo llowed.

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The notificationshould be sent to the cPRo of the Railway10 days in advance for publishing in the local dailies region g{,tr,g *h".* the respectiveRaifway training establishment is located. All the s-election procedures mentioned below for decentralized notification, will also hold good, for centralized notification as well, with necessary modification for centralized notification.

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Selection Procedure for Decentralised Notificationl As per the guidelinesbelow for selectingAct Apprenticesfor training, notificationis to be issuedby each of the concernedUnits individuallywhere Act Apprenticesare to be engagedfor training and all the proceduresfor selectingAct Apprenticesfor t r a i n i n g w i l l co n ti n u e to be handled by the units concer nedin a dec entr al i z ed manner. (i) A JA/SGGradeofficer of PersonnelDepartmentmay be nominatedby the CPOof the Railwayto monitor the issuingof notificationsand to ensure that all Units where Act Apprenticesare to be engagedfor training, issue their notifications timely. All individual notificationstrade wise/categorywise of individualunits will be vetted by this nominatedofficer.A report giving complianceof issue of full notificationby all the concernedUnits in the Zona| Railway,ProductionUnit, RE where Act Apprenticesare to be engagedfor training, should be put up to Ge n e ra lMa n a g e rfo r his infor mation. ( i i ) T h e n o ti fi ca ti o nsh o uld clear ly mention the last date of applicati on,pr obabl e date of display of list of selected candidates and tentative date of co mme n ce me not f training. ( i i i ) T h en o ti fi ca ti o nsh o u l dbe publishedin the locaIdaily wher e the conc er nedU ni t is located, where Act Apprenticesare to be engaged for training, In addition, copy of the notificationshould be sent to local employment exchanges,SC/ST n Associations of the Railway, controlling Board's office of ITI's and the re co g n i ze d R a i l w a y tr ade unions for giving wide publicity and al s o for information to the prospective candidates.The applicationsfrom wards of Railway employees may be forwarded by the authorities prescribedby the R a i l w a yA d mi ni stra ti on. ( i v ) R e ce i p to f a p p l i ca ti onswill be done at one centr alizedplace in eac h of the Units, where the Apprenticesare to be engaged for being imparted training. A d d re sse so f th e se U nits in full along with pincodeshould be menti onedi n the notification. A postal order/DemandDraft of Rs 100/- as processingfee which is not refundableis to be enclosedwith the applicationform, No fee is required to be paid by SCIST/PHlwomencandidates. ( v ) In d i vi d u a lU n i ts ca n call the applicationsonline also. In case app l i c ati onsar e ca l l e do n l i n e ,p ro ce ssingfee of Rs 100/- has to be paid online by th e appl i c ant u si n g i n te rn e tb a n ki ngor debit / cr edit car ds or can be paid thr ough c hal l ani n a n y b ra n ch o f S B I o r com puter izedPost OfficePay- in- Slip.Applic abl es er v i c e chargeswi1lalso have to be borne by the applicants. (vi) If the payment of the fee is made through a challan at SBI branch or computerizedPost OfficePay-in-slip(ServiceChargesapply), the receipt of the sa me sh o u l d b e p re ser vedby the candidates.The sam e would be c al l edfor ve ri fi ca ti o na t th e ti me of DocumentVer ification. Applicationsnot ac c om pani ed w i th p ro ce ssi n gfe e , wher everr equir ed,will be summ ar ilyr ejected. Page3 of 7

\ (vii)Applicationiwill either be received in sealed drop boxes kept at a suitable

Unt concerneo ::::'*i:fl"9:._il_ll: casemaybe' The periodfor receivittg oilv resisteredpostor onrineas the

wil not u. #ol."inTfi one month from the date of notifica-tion "ppii."iiorr" ..ra not to be extended by the Raitway/pUr/Unit concerned. "norrld

(viii) Afteriall the applicationsare received and collatedat one place,they shall be opened in presence of a three member Assistant scale officers selection committee, one of whom should be a Personn-"1 officer. The committee will be nominated by the Head of the workshop/Divisionlpu. one member of the selectioncommittee shouldbelongto s.r.r.tur"d caste or scheduledTribe. (ix) AII applications received in the box shall be opened, ser ially num ber ed, s t a mp e d a n d th e l i st should be signed by all the Committee members on all pagesof the list. (x) Applications received by registered post will also be placed before this c ommi tte e to b e .d u l y o penedlser ialr v' nr *o"r ed, stampedand the li s t s i gned by all the committee members.where the Railway or tl.'" i..ining unit decides to receiveapplicationson on-line basis also, ihe above procedurein part or in full can be dispensed basing upon the need. However nailways would be rdquired to devise suitable guidelines,for receipt of applications,online, with the approvalof GeneralwtanJger. ( x i ) s . cru ti n yo f a p p l i ca ti o n will s be done by the said com m ittee along with as s i s ti ng staff nominatedfor the same. (xii) Zonal Railways/Productionunit have the option to prescribeone of the two educational qualificationslisted below for 'candidates applying against the notification for the purpose of selection of Act npp."niii", for trainin,g. However once the Railways/unitdecides on .9n9 of the options regarding e d u ca ti o n aql u a l i fi ca ti o n the sam e be appr iedunifor mlyfor all appl i c ants :l.l! applying against the particularnotification. In other words ootn tne options r e g a rd i n g mi n i mu m e d ucationalqualification shall not ue per m itted i n a R ai l w a yo r P ro d u cti o nU nit. option number one would be to consi derthe c a n d i d a tu reo f th e ca n didateson the basis of matr iCuir tioniwith m i ni m um Saa/o(aggregate).marksl' option number lwo would be to consider the candidature pf the candidatet b-y taking average of matriculation (with . minimum 50]/: (aggregate) marksj ptus lil mart
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(xiii)The selectlonof Act Apprenticesby the Unit is to be made on the basisof merit list preparedin respectof all the candidateswho apply againstthe notification' The merit list is to be made on the basis of marks obtainedby the candidates c as e e i th e r i n ma tri cu l a ti o naloneor in matr iculationand ITI combined,a s the given Railway, on a may be as decided by the zonal Railway/PU.Therefore,olod$e of m ar k s i n of basis the on either me ri t l i st ma y b e pr epar ed lis t w oul d be m er it or m ar ks] ma tri cu l a ti o n[w i th mi nim um 50o/o( aggr egate) o/oige in candidates marks obtainedby the preparedtaking the averageof the ITI both matriculition [with minimum 50a/o (aggregate) marks] and having candidates two of examinationgiving eqiat weightageto both. In case In case the same ma-rks,ihe'candidate hlving older age shall be preferred' the dates of birth are also same, thenlhe candidatewho passedmatriculation exam earliershall be consideredfirst. (xiv)A merit list will be preparedby the Committee who will then placethe result for:approval.The result should be before the Head of Workshop/Unit/Division declaredwithin 15 days of the closureof receipt of application.Call letters for scrutiny of documentswill be issuedto 1.5 times the identifiedslots. Railways or Units can preparecomputerizedmerit list also' ( x v ) T h e p a n e lo f se l e cte dcandidatesshallbe publishedand exhibitedon the N oti c e , B o a rd so u tsi d eth e U nit wher e tr aining is to be im par ted under th i s s c hem e, other Railway Offices situated in the area of selection, the concerned Zonal RailwayHQ/PUand individualadviseshoul dal s o Wo rksh o p s/D i vi si o ns, b e i ssu e dto th e se l ectedcandidates.The Railwayscould also displ ayonl i ne, the list of selectedcandidates,on their Zonal Railwayofficialwebsite. (xvi) Certificate/Documentverification/scrutinyis to be completed within one month of declarationof result. ( x v ii ) In th e e ve n t o f a n y slot not beingfilled up due to non- tur ningup of s el ec ted ca n d i d a te si n th e fi rs t list or a candidatebeingdeclar edmedicallyunfi t etc ., the vacant slot shall be filled from the merit list strictly in the order of merit' D u e p ro ce ss sh o u l d be followed befor e cancellingthe candida tur eof non tu rn e d u p ca n d i d a tes.W aitinglist standscancelledafter one mon th fr om the d a te o f co mme n ce mentof tr aining' C. If it is noticed by the RailwayAdministrationthat an applicanthas furnished wrong infdrmation/fakecertificates,the Railway Administrationreservesthe candidateat any stage without notice rightlo dischargethe candidate/selected e ve n a fte r h i s se l e ctionto under gotr aining' D, ReserVation while selecting Act Apprentices for training: shall be as Reservationand age relaxationfor various categories/communities p e r th e Go ve rn me ntof India Rulesfor the pur pose and as r evi s ed by the RaiiwayBoardfrom time to time. Page5 of 7

E , Qu a l i fi ca ti o n : The Candidateshould have already passedthe prescribedqualification date of issueof notification. F. Physical Fitness: A p e rso n sh a l l b e e ligiblefor being tr ained under the Appr entic esAc t, 1961 a n d A p p re n ti ce sh i ps Rules- 1992as amendedfr om tim e Lo time, i f he or s he satisfies the minimum standards of physical fitness as prescribed in the aforesaidAct and Rulesand the standardsprescribedfor impartingtraining to the relevanttrades which will be certifiedby a RailwayDoctor. G' Age for Engagement of Act Apprentices for training on Raitway: C a n d i d a te ssh o u l d have completed 15 year s of age *a shou l d not hav e completed 24 years as on the cut-off date for r6ceiving application.Age relaxationfor various categorieslcommunities shall be uppt=ouOtir as per rules as amendedfrom time to time. It is desired that the selectionof candidatefor training purpose under the ApprenticesAct 1961 as brought out in the aforesaidpuras-.houidinvariablybe followedin the Railways/PUs for batchesnotifiedafter the issueof this letter. Pleaseacknowledgereceipt.

Director(TRG.& MPP) RailwayBoard N o . E ( M P P )2 0 0 s/6 /1 4

New Dethi,datedO6,l 0.Z otS

Copy to: Generalsecretary,AIRF,4, state Entry Road,New Delhi,with 35 spares. ,:l? General Secretary,NFIR,3 ChelmsfordRoad,New Delhi,with 35 spares. U. lne 3' The SecretaryGeneralFROA,Room No.256-ARail ghavan New Delhiwith 5spur"r.. 4. The SecretaryGeneral,IRPOF,Room No,268Rail BhavanNew Delhi with 5 spares. 5' All Members, DepartmentalCouncil and Secretary Staff side NationaICouncil 13-C, FerozeshahRoad,New Delhi with 90 spares 6' The GeneralSecretary,AIRPFAssociation,Room No, 256-D Rail Bhavan New Delhi with 5 spares. 7. GeneralSecretary,All India ScheduledCastes& ScheduledTribes RailwaysEmployees A s s o c i a ti o nL, 7 l /B -3 , B a sa n tLane Railwaycolony, New Delhi ( 15 copiell a nr r Indi a o BC R ai l w a yE mp l o ye e sF e d er ation,RoomNo.4g,iiail Bhawan,

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NFIR

National Federation of IndianRailwaymen 3, CHELMSFORDROAD,NEW DELHI- 11O055 Affitiated to : Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) International Transport Workers' Federation (lTF) No. II/94

Dared:09t0712015

The Secretary(E), RailwayBoard. New Delhi Dear.Sir. Sub: Systemimprovement regardingselection o1'Apprentices for trainingunderthe Apprentices Act, l96l -reg. Ref: ;

Railway Board'sletterNo. elH,mfyzzo 0gl6t1+aa6d 301061201s. tr<******x*

ln this connection, NFIR hasfbllowingsuggestions to be considered for incorporating appropriately in the instructions. (i)

Th: observations of Ministryof Labourwho havebeenrepeatedly bringingto the " noticeof Railway Board that the numberoflpprentices beingtrainedin nuit*uy Establishments is significantlylower than the seatsallocut.OUy the Regional D i r e c t o ro s f A p p r e n t i c e s hTi pr a i n i n gn e e d st o b e i n c l u d e di n t h e i n i t r u c t i o r r s .

(ii)

Dependingupon the strengtho1'skilledstaff. the .joint surveycolducrcclby the Railway Off-icialsand the Ministrv of [.abour.it is seen that nearlr, 16.1]2 Apprenticesare to be trainedand the seatsallottedaccordinglyvide Board'sletter dated 30/0712012and modified'parai.3 of Board's letrer dated 2210]12002. .Therefore, the selectionof unitsagainas mentionedat'A'of the draftinstrr,rctions is not acceptable.

(iii)

NFIR desiresto statethat the draft instructionsdo not containthe provisiontl.rat Railway shouldensurethat only thosedesignated tradesare includej in the survey which have a potential for future recruitment/absorption. This is an irnportalt l'eatureneededto be incorporated as the sameis also basedon Hon'ble Sr-rpreme Court's -h,rdgement in tl-recaseof UP Statc RoaclJ'ransporlCorporation\,,,s [,,p BerozgarSamitiand is alreadyexistingin para3.2.1of Board'sinstructions dated 22t07t2002.

(iv)

S i n c et h e m i n i n r u mc d u c a t i o n aql u r a l i f i c a t i opnr c s c r i b e df b r r e c r u i t r r c nilp t h e l o w e s tc a t e g o r ) ' i . e(.. i P 1 8 0 0 / -r s l 0 ' r ' p a s so r i t s c q u i v a l e nitn a l l ( i o y e r n n r c n t D e p a r t m e n ti n s c l u d i n gI n d i a nR a i l w a y st.h c s a r n cs h o u l db c n r a d ca p p l i c a b l lcb r Apprenticealso.This fulfils the conditionmentionedin clause3 (v) of chaprer-ll of the Act. Thereis thus no needfor addingthe qualificationof ITI or giving any additionalweightagefor the same.The benchmark of 50Zomarks in aggiegate taking into accottntthe ITI qualificationneed not be prescribed.The rri'Jritlist wouldhoweverbe prepared on the basisof marksobtainedin matriculation or l0tl' or equivalent Phone: 011'23343305, 65027299, Rly.030-22289,22626, Fax: 011-2574401g, Rty.223Bp, febg;GAfiAilA,147DOR E'mail: [email protected]; [email protected],website: www.nfirindia.org

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The selectionfor training^as apprenticesshould be from following sourcesduly following Governmentol ma#, nui", for reservationand age relaxationfor variouscommunities/categories as reuis"; ;i;; i;il; Board frorn time ro timel(a) (b) (c) (d)

Nearestemployment exchanges. SC/ST & OBC Organisationi. RecognisedUnions/Associations. Wardsof Railway employees.

There is no need for centralised notification by the Zonal Railway. The job could be left for the concegted Divisio"vwo.r.rrtops I to.pro""rr-una form ---* listsiccoroing to merit 5-among the eligible candidates. ; NFIR also desires that the proposal v- discussed -'uv.-uvs with ' r ----- be vvr the Federationsfunher bbfore

formulatinglolicy.

Yours fairhfgily,

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(Dr. M. Ragtavaian). rl Genefatr Secretarv

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