NFIR

Nationbl Federation of IndianRailwaymen 3, CHELMSFORD ROAD,NEWDELHI- 110055 Affiliatedto: lndianNationalTradeUnionCongress(INTUC) InternationalTransportWorkers'Federation(lTF)

No. II/27

Dated: 20t0412015

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Secretary(E), Railwa.v Board. Ngw DqllI DearSir. Sr-rb: Yardstick for manpower planning for para-medical staff in the Railwav I lospitals- reg. Ref': (i) (ii)

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Railway Board'sletterNo. 2013|H|14/5llPolicydatedI 110312013. CMD/S.C. Railway's letter No. MD/208/MPp dated 06106120t3 addressed to DG/RHS,RailwayBoard.

NFIR'sletterNo.tl13J_1?i_.f_o r10712013 addressed to Railway Board.

Respondingto Railway Board's instructionslaying down yardstick for manpower planningin respectof para-medicalstaff in the Railway Hospitals, bvols.c. Railway vide letter dated 0610612013 quoted above had invited attention of tn. Railway Board that the instructionson the subjectissuedunder Board's letter dated 1110312013 ur. in.o-plete and do not includea numberof categoriesof para-medical' staff includingthe ECG Technician.In the saidrefcrence.the SouthCentralRailway hashighlightedthe yuidrti"k in favour of ECG -puil.10 Techniciansas reproducedbelow and mentionedin of Railway Board,sletterNo. 7 9 l t l l z - l l 1 3d a t c dl 0 / 1t / 1 9 8 3 . '

"ECG Techniciansshould be providedin everyHospital of 100 bedsor above,at thc scaleof C)nefor evcry 100 beds,plus one for OPD in the case of Hospitalsof 250 bcds or above. [n smaller Flospitals,a Nurse, an X-Ray or Labgratory Technician,or Attendant or evena SeniorH.A. may managethe work,'. 'l'he 2' issuewas also takenup by the NFIR and a lettervide No. IIl27 dated 0110712013 was addressedby the Federationto the Railway Board requesting to review and re-fix the yardstick in f-avouro1' llCG Technician keeping in view the fact that in the present clay environmentwhen the number of patientsand RELHS beneficiaries have increasedmany 'I'he times. yardstickrequiredto be fixed now has to be on realisticbasisduly taking into accountthe increasednumberof patients.It is needless to statethat ECG is an importaritpart of investigationto arrive at logical diagnosisfor proper treatment of the patientsvis-a-vis need of FICG Techniciansfor perfbrming the t"rt. a .opffrcvn, S.C.'Railway,s letter addresscd to DG/RHS. RailwayBoardis enclosedfor referense. Contd...2

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//2// NFIR, therefore, once again requests the Railway Board to kindly see that proper yardstick for ECG Techniciansis laid do*tt earry. a copy of the instructions issued in this regardmay be endorsedto the Federation DA/As abqve

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Copy together with the enclosureis forwarded to Director General,RHS, Railway Board, New Delhi for information and necessaryaction. copy to GeneralSecretariesof affiliated unions of NFIR. Media Centre/lrlFlR. File No. IU49lPat.il File No. 6012012 (PNM).

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