Burning issues of the Railwaymen

Burning issues of the Railwaymen

No.AIRF/24(C) Dated: September 1, 2018

Shri Piyush Goyal,
Hon'ble Minister for Railways,
Ministry of Railways,
Rail Bhawan,
New Delhi

Respected Sir,

Sub: Burning issues of the Railwaymen

Please refer to our earlier letters of even number dated 21st September, 2017, 14th October, 2017, 28th December, 2017, 14th March, 2018 and 30th July, 2018(copies enclosed for ready reference for your kind perusal).

AIRF has been in continuous communication and dialogue with your goodself on the long pending genuine demands/issues of the Railwaymen, but the same are lingering in the Rail Bhawan and not moving towards finalization.

Recently, the issues raised by the undersigned, particularly reg. revision in the rates of Running Allowances and other allowances related to Running Staff, implementation of structure of the ratio of 10:20:20:50 for upgradation of Trackmen/Track Maintainers, LARSGESS, absorption of those Course Completed Act Apprentices, in the Railways, who completed their course before issuance of Railway Board's letter dated 21.06.2016(RBE No.71/2016), giving them one time exemption, restructuring of the IT Cadre, exemption of the Railwaymen from the purview of National Pension System(NPS), improvement in Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula, improvement in the condition of Railway quarters, improvement in medical facilities, deployment of wards of the Railwaymen as "Gate Mitras", stoppage of indiscriminate outsourcing/privatization in the Railways, upgradation of apex level Group `C' staff as Group `B' Gazetted,stepping-up of Loco Inspectors inducted in the Railways prior to 01.01.2006, benchmark(existing prior to 7th CPC) for financial upgradation under MACPS and regular promotions, absorption of the quasi-administrative offices staff in erstwhile Group `D' posts in the Railways, sanction of Risk and Hazard Allowance to the staff of Signalling, TRD, Operating, Mechanical and Electrical Departments. There can be a few other issues also, but these are the important issues raised by the undersigned from time to time, as has been mentioned in our letters referred to above.

Railwaymen, give their sweat and blood, while running Indian Railways to the best satisfaction of the customers in spite of huge vacancies of more than two lakh. Railwaymen always hoped that their long pending demands/issues will be resolved in a time-bound manner.

We sincerely hope that, you will kindly issue necessary instructions to all concerned to resolve the long pending issues/demands of the Railwaymen, hanging fire in Rail Bhawan, early.

We also hope that, you will kindly arrange for a meeting with Hon'ble Finance Minister or at any appropriate level to get resolve long pending issues of National Pension System(NPS) and Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula.

With Kind Regards,

Yours faithfully

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Source : AIRF