Grievances of Railway Staff on MACP anomalies – Railway Board meeting with AIRF & NFIR

Grievances of Railway Staff on MACP anomalies – Railway Board meeting with AIRF & NFIR

MACP Anomalies: Agenda of Railway Board meeting with AIRF & NFIR to be held on 19-05-2015

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. 2014/E(LR)H/1/4

New Delhi: 12.05.2015

The General Secretary,
All India Railwaymen’s Federation,
4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi-110055

The General Secretary,
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen,
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi-l 10055.

Dear Sirs,
Subject: Grievances of Staff – MACP anomalies.

Ref.: Board’s letter No. 2013/E(LR)II/1/17 dated 18.02.2014.

In the above connection, a meeting of the Federations with Board (MS and FC) has been fixed for 19.05.2015 at 15.00 hrs. in the Committee Room (Room No. 237). A list of issues to be discussed is enclosed.

3. President and General Secretary of the Federations are requested to kindly make it convenient to attend the above meeting.

Yours faithfully,

(Naveen Kumar)
Dy. Director, E(LR)-l

Enclosure to Railway Board’s letter No. 2014/E(LR)II/1/4 dated 12.05.2015.

(1) Financial up-gradation under MACPS to the directly recruited Graduate Engineers Considering entry Grade Pay as Rs. 4,600/- for the purpose of MACP to all the directly recruited Engineering Graduates in Design/Drawing Cadre and other Cadres.

(2) Third financial up-gradation under MACPS on completion of 20 years of service from the first promotion or 10 years after second promotion or 30 years after regular appointment whichever is earlier?

(3) Grant of financial tip-gradation under MACP Scheme in the promotional hierarchy – (instead of Grade Pay hierarchy) – as per judgment of various Courts.

(4) MACPS benefits to railway employees – cases of employees joining another unit/ organization on request.

(5) Provision of all..b.enefits on financial upgrading under MACPS – including entitlements for travel & treatment in hospital etc.

(6) Non-grant of benefit of financial up-gradation under MACPS to the staff on North Western Railway.

(7) Grant of Financial Up- gradation under MACPS to the staff who are in the same Grade Pay for more than 20 years.

(8) Abolition of Pay Scale and Introduction of up-graded PayScale with revised designation Senior Section Engineers (Drawing) – Clarification on entry Grade Pay.

(9) Non-grant of benefit under MACP Scheme to the Stock Versifiers working in Zonal Railway/ Production Units.

(10) Grant of financial Up-gradation under MACP Scheme – Wrongful clarification issued by the Railway Board.

(11) Grant of Transport Allowance to the employees availing the facility of Workmen Trains.

Source: NFIR

Railway Board DA Order – Revised rates effective from 01.07.2014

Railway Board issued orders for the payment of Dearness allowance to its employees with effect from 1st July 2014 enhanced from 100% to 107%…

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/346

RBE No. 102/2014

New Delhi, dated 19.09.2014

No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1
The GMs/CAO(R),
All Zonal Railways & Production Units,
(as per mailing list)

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.07.2014.

Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 28.03.2014 (S.No. PC-VI/333, RBE No.32/2014) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 100%to 107% with effect from 1st July, 2014.

2. The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No. PC-VI/3, RBE No. 106/2008) shall Continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all railway employees. The arrears may be charged to the salary bill and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

sd/-
(Vikram Gulati)
Director, Pay Commission-II
Railway Board.

Download the original Railway DA order

Source: AIRF

Fixation of maximum ceiling limit for payment of Honorarium to Cashiers and other Cash & Pay staff: Railway Board Order

Fixation of maximum ceiling limit for payment of Honorarium to Cashiers and other Cash & Pay staff: Railway Board Order

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

RBA 17/2013

No. 99/AC-II/20/2/Pt.

Dated: 25-07-2013

The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways & Production Units.

Sub:- Fixation of maximum ceiling limit for payment of Honorarium to Cashiers and other Cash & Pay staff.

The issue regarding fixation of maximum ceiling limit for payment of Honorarium to the Cashiers and other Cash & Pay staff for the period from 01.01.2010 onwards, has been discussed with both the Federations (AIRF & NFIR) and it has been decided by the Board as under:-

1.1 A maximum ceiling limit in a financial year, for payment of honorarium to individual staff of Cash and Pay department viz. cashiers and other cash and pay staff, who disburse salaries and allowances, productivity linked bonus, all arrears including Pay Commission arrears etc. to staff shall not exceed 25% of his/her annual basic pay plus grade pay.  This ceiling limit applies w.e.f. 01.01.2010 and would be reviewed for downward revision after one year.

2.  Henceforth sanction of honorarium to staff of Cash & Pay Department would be accorded by the General ManagerGeneral ManagerGeneral Manager with the concurrence of FA&CAO subject to thus ceiling limit of 25%.  No case of sanction of honorarium to such staff needs to be sent to Railway Board for sanction.

3.   This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Railway Board.

4.   Please acknowledge receipt.

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(P.P. Sharma)
Executive Director Establishment/General Railway Board

Source: http://www.airfindia.com/Orders%202013/Fixation%20of%20Maximum%20Ceiliing%20Limit_RBA%2016_2013_25.07.2013.pdf