Press release on the eve of 3 Day Protest on the call of NJCA

Press release on the eve of 3 Day Protest on the call of NJCA

Central Government is not giving any priority to solve long pending demands of the Central Government employees. In spite of our sustained persuasions, to resolve of our demands of removal of retrograde recommendation of 7th CPC, payment of arrear of Productivity Linked Bonus etc. To register protest on this NJCA has chalked out a 3 day Protests programmes w.e.f 19.01.2016 to 21.01.2016. In this connection Com. Shiva Gopal Mishra has called upon all the Central Government employees, including the railwayemen to join all the programmes en masse on the call of the NJCA. Detailed press release is uploaded below…..

A.I.R.F.
All India Railwaymen’s Federation
4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi – 110055

PRESS RELEASE

New Delhi: 18th January, 2016 – “All India Railwaymen’s Federation is preparing for total shut- down with the Central Government under the banner of National Joint Council of Action”.
The above was stated by Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra, General Secretary of AIRF/NRMU and Convener of the NJCA in a Press Conference held today in AIRF Office, 4 State Entry Road, New Delhi.

Shri Mishra said that, the Central Government is not giving any priority to solve long pending demands of the Central Government employees. In spite of our sustained persuasions, to resolve of our demands of removal of retrograde recommendation of 7th CPC, payment of arrear of Productivity Linked Bonus, filling up of more than 2.5 lakhs vacancies of railway employees, indiscriminate outsourcing, handing over Production Units of Madherpura and Marohra of Electrical and Diesel Locomotive with assured off-take and thirteen years maintenance contracts to M/s Alstom and General Electric Companies, there is no headway on these issues. Outsourcing of maintenance of train-sets for thirteen years, amendment in the labour laws in favour of the corporate houses, non-creation of new posts for new assets, 100% FDI, PPP in the Railways, institution of the Railways Development Authority to promote privatization etc., have forced AIRF to join thirty six lakh Central Government employees for sustained struggle.

Shri Mishra further said that, AIRF cadre will join three days dharna at all state capitals and industrial centers from 19th to 21st January, 2016. All the affiliates of AIRF shall also conduct strike ballot on 11-12 February, 2016 to know the mood of the railway employees in favour of “Indefinite Strike”.

AIRF affiliates are also campaigning vigorously among the railwaymen to make the strike ballot and indefinite strike successful.

Northern Railwaymen’s Union is also going to launch a mass mobilization fortnight programme programme by contacting each and every railwayman from 25th January to 10th February, 2016.
Shri Mishra added that, the railwaymen are not responsible for economic crises in the Railways because they are running 22,000 pairs of trains round-the-clock, carrying 2.5 crors passengers everyday along entire length and breadth of the country, even by sacrificing their lives.

The Government of India should bear the burden of rupees twenty six thousand crore of subsidized traffic carried by the Railways and rupees twenty eight thousand crore being paid on railway pensioners. The Government should also stop charging Service Tax on the products of the Indian Railways and should also stop step motherly treatment and invest from the General Exchequer to improve upon the infrastructure of the Railways to support common man of this country. The Central Government should also wave off dividend to be paid by the Railways to the tune of around rupees ten thousand crore.

Shri Mishra said, we have kept this life line moving since 1974, but now, it has become difficult because of indifferent attitude of the Central Government. There has been no meeting of the National Council(JCM) for the last more than last five years, which should be at least thrice a year.

Shri Mishra said that, we don’t want to disturb the train service to create chaos in the country, but now we have no option, therefore, all the Central Government Employees Organization, including Railways, Postal, Ordinance Factories and other Civilian, Defense Establishment, other Central Government employees have decided to go on “Indefinite Strike”, if their demands are not resolved by end of February 2016.

He appealed to all the Central Government employees, including the railwayemen to join all the programmes en masse on the call of the NJCA.

For General Secretary

Source: AIRF

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Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of 24-09-2012 – Railway Board Orders on 18.12.2015

Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of 24-09-2012 – Railway Board Orders on 18.12.2015

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

RBA No.79/2015

No.2013/AC-II/21/1

New Delhi Dated: 18/12/2015

FA&CAOs/CPOs,
All Zonal Railways/PUs

Sub: Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of 24-09-2012.
Please connect Board’s letter of even no.dated 14.10.2015 wherein it has been requested to expedite the revision of pension in accordance with the instructions contained in the letter No.F(E)III/2008/PN1/12 dated 31.7.2015. However, complaints are being received from several Pensioners’Associations in this regard.

FA & CAOs / CPOs may kindly fix a target date for completion of revision of PPOs. A feedback on progress made in this regard may also be sent to Board.

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(Vivek P Tripathi)
Director Finance Accounts
Railway Board

Authority: www.indianrailways.gov.in
Click to view the order

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Entitlement of financial up-gradation under ACP/MACP for Pharmacist – NFIR

Entitlement of financial up-gradation under ACP/MACP  for Pharmacist – NFIR

NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110 055

No. IV/MACPS/O9/Vol. 9

Dated:  18/01/2016

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,
Sub:  Entitlement of financial up-gradation under ACP/MACP  Schemes – Pharmacist  
category-reg.

Ref:       DoP&T O.M. No.  35014/1/2014-Estt.   D dated 10/06/2015 addressed to JCM (Staff Side) and copy endorsed to Ministry of Railways and others.

Further to NFIR’s   letter of even number dated 05/01/2016, Federation invites attention of the Railway Board   to the DoP&T’s    O.M.   Dated   10/06/2015   wherein   clarifications   on financial   up-gradation   under ACPSIMACPS   for the category   of Pharmacist   have been conveyed.   Gists of the clarifications   are given hereunder:-

(i)          Every financial up-gradation including non-functional grades granted, have to be treated as offset against one financial up-gradation under the scheme

(ii)     The Pharmacists recruited in GP 2800/- are to be placed in GP 4200/- after completion of 2 years service. They will be eligible  for 2nd  financial  up-gradation  in GP 4600/–, on completion  of next 10 years  of service  i.e. total  12 years  of service  and further  3rd  MACP  on completion  of 22 years of continuous  service.

(iii)       The  Pharmacists   who  have  received  benefit  of  financial  up-gradation   under  ACP  Scheme  shall however  be  eligible  for  3rd   financial  up-gradation   under  MACPS  (which  came  into  effect  from 01/09/2008).   
                           .
(iv)        The  Pharmacists,   on  their  placement   from  GP  2800/-  (PB-l)   to  GP  4200/–  in  PB-2  have  been allowed  the  pay  fixation  benefit   equal  to  3%  of  existing  Basic  Pay  and  the  difference  in  GP consequent  upon such placement  which changes not only the Grade Pay but the Pay Band as well.

1. In this connection,   Federation   cites  below  the  cases  of  the  following  Pharmacists   working  in  the Railway  Hospitals  of Northern Railway,  which are required to be reviewed  for extending benefit on the basis of above clarifications  of DoP&T.

S.N	Name	Date of Apptt.	Pay as on 01/01/2006	Benefit of ACP	Existing Pay
1	Ms.Suman Sharma	03/08/1994	10700+2800=13,500(*)	3/08/2006-11530+4200=15,730(**)	Promoted in GP 4200/- on 20/01/2010-12,580+4200=16,780
2	Shri Dharmendra Kumar	06/02/1996	10,470+2800=13,270(*)	6/02/2008-11720+4200=16,320(**)	Continuing in GP 4200/-

 (*)  They  were  required  to be placed  in GP  4200/- on 01/01/2006 (being  provided  NFG),  having  completed more than two years service in the recruitment  Pay Scale Rs. 4500-7000  (5th  CPC)/Grade  Pay 2800/- (PB-l)  as on 31/12/2005.

(**)  Item No.1   and 2 above have completed 12 years of service on 03/08/2006  & 05/02/2008  respectively  and as such they should be granted  1st ACP in GP 4600 from those dates.
 (III)

S.N	Name	Date of Apptt.	Date of promotion in 5th CPC Scale	Pay as on 01/09/2008
1	Shri Krishan Kumar	27/11/1982	5000-8000as on 01/04/2003&5500-9000 sometime in 2007	16100+4600=20700(under MACPS)
2	Shri Anil Kaushik	02/07/1984	5000-8000as on 01/04/2003&5500-9000 sometime in 2007	15720+4600=20320(under MACPS)

Note:     1. The above named have completed 24 years of service in the year 2006 and 2008 (i.e. 26/11/2006 & 01/07/2008) respectively and were entitled to receive 2nd ACP in GP 4800/- which has not been extended.

It is also pointed out that the above named have since completed 30 years of service on 26/11/2012 and 01/07/2014.  They are due 3rd   financial up-gradation in GP 5400 under MACPS.  Similar is the case of persons mentioned in the table below, (IV)

S.N	Name	Date of Apptt.	Pay revised and re-fixed on 01/09/2008
1	Shri. L.S.Chandel	19/05/1976	18090+4800=22890 (D.O.R 31/01/20133
2	Ms.Sarita Bhardwaj	19/02/1980	16460+4600=21060

Note:     Both  the   above   named   persons   completed   24  years  of  service  on   18/05/2000   and   18/02/2004, consequently  they were eligible  for 2nd  ACP in GP 4800/- from the respective  dates. Further on completion  of 30  years  of  service   they   are  also  eligible   for  MACP   in  GP  5400/-  w.e.f.   01109/2008  and   18/02/2010 respectively.  However,  this benefit was not granted to them. In this connection  it is to be noted that the DoP&T in its reply dated  10/06/2015  to the JCM (Staff Side), copy endorsed to the Railway Ministry, has clarified that the Pharmacists  at the time of their placement  from GP 2800/- (PB-l)  to GP 4200/- (PB-2) may be allowed pay fixation  benefit.  This  shows that the category  of Pharmacists  were granted placement  in GP 4200/-  subject to fulfillment  of 2 years service  in 4500-7000/GP  2800/-  (PB-l)  as the GP 4200/- for this category is required  to be treated  as  “placement   Grade  Pay”  in place  of GP  2800/-.  The  above  named  are therefore  eligible  for 3rd financial up-gradation  in GP 5400/- under MACPS w.e.f. 01109/2008 and 18/02/2010 respectively.

Federation   also  conveys  that  in the  above  cases  the entitled  benefit  under  ACP/MACP   Scheme  has unfortunately  not been granted  with effect from the dates they were due as explained  in the above paras. There may be similar situations in the case of Pharmacist category on Zonal Railways.

NFIR, therefore,  requests  the Railway  Board to issue clarificatory  instructions  to the General Managers of Zonal Railways  and Productions  Units in general and Northern Railway in particular  to review the cases and extend  benefits  under  ACP/MACP   Scheme  correctly  and also allow consequential  benefits  to the Pharmacists. Federation may be replied of-action being taken in the matter.

Yours faithfully,

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(Dr. M. Raghavaia)

General Secretary

Source: NFIR

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