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November-December, 2017 Issue of Voice of Rail Engineers Official Journal of INDIAN RAILWAYS TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION Vol. 10 Issue - 6 November-December, 2017 Price: Rs.20 Annual Subscription: Rs.100 MESSAGE FROM GS/IRTSA IRTSA are requested to ensure compliance of the decisions of CGB Reg. Line of Action, Organisational Dear Brother Engineers, matters and on Financial Rules. They are requested to WISH A VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO send an ACTION TAKEN REPORT thereon to the GS YOU ALL & MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILIES st IRTSA before 31 January, 2018 also indicating the 1.Time for introspection – both individually & period within which action shall be taken by them in collectively: As we stand on the threshold of the New any left out areas at their level. Year, it is high time to do some introspection and b) Copies of the Minutes of Meeting & Resolutions understand the challenges before us in order to effectively etc. Are attached herewith for ready reference, wide achieve our objectives. We should also recall our circulation & your record. You are also requested to ensure achievements, shortcomings & efforts put-in by all of us. effective follow-up action – especially in regard to We must consider whether we are doing enough – both Membership Drive, Up-keep & Audit of Accounts, individually & collectively to achieve our objectives. We submission of Central Quota, Regular holding of General define our objectives more specifically and focus to Body & Executive Committee Meetings at Local & Zonal achieve them essentially. Levels and elections thereof as per provisions of the 2. While the achievements over the last 52 years are nd Constitution of IRTSA. Please ensure implementation of numerous but so are the challenges before us. The 52 Financial Rules of IRTSA. CGB & All India Conference of IRTSA held at New Delhi on th th c) Annual Balance Sheet of Accounts for the 9 & 10 October 2017, while recalling the achievements, previous year (as on 31-12-2017) need to be prepared & had discussed the major demands and problems of the completed in all respect and audited within 3 months of the Rail Engineers. The Conference regretted that Pay Scales closing of the year. Audited accounts have to be passed by / Pay Levels & Avenues of promotion of Technical executive committee & General Body at Sub-unit & Zonal Supervisors were getting eroded from Fifth CPC onwards level. and have gone from bad to worse after Sixth & Seventh d) All the Zones & Sub-units are advised to follow CPC. The Conference urged upon the Govt. and the the Financial Rules strictly and scrupulously and inform the Railways to accept the genuine demands of Technical General Secretary accordingly about the action taken Supervisors / Rail Engineers. thereon from time to time. 3. The Conference had resolved to continue the struggle at 7.STATUS OF MAIN DEMANDS all levels for achieving the genuine demands of the i) Recognition of IRTSA: Recognition of IRTSA is one of category. The Conference called upon all the Rail the main demands of IRTSA pending for so many years Engineers / Technical Supervisors to be united and to and should essentially be given based on the participate effectively in the ongoing efforts and struggle to recommendations of Task Force on Safety and in achieve the demands. consonance with all the RAICs & RRC. While the order has 4. Minutes of the CGB Meeting, Resolutions of demands, now been withdrawn by the Railway Board to debar the Line of Action, Resolution on Organisational Matters – Safety Category of Technical Supervisors from being office were circulated through the September-October, 2017 bearers of the Unions, but the need to Recognise IRTSA is issue of “Voice of Rail Engineers”. Copies of the same essentially there as the Technical Supervisors should not were sent to all CEC Members, Zonal Secretaries, Sub-unit be denied their legitimate right to represent against their Secretaries/Office Bearers & Active Members of IRTSA. grievances, which is an established law of natural justice. Copies of the same were also placed on the IRTSA Recognition of IRTSA will not only help in redressing the Website www.irtsa.net. problems of Technical Supervisors, it will also substantially 5.FINANCIAL RULES & BYE LAWS OF IRTSA: One of nd improve safety, efficiency & productivity on the Railways the major decisions made in the 52 CGB was adoption of through greater job satisfaction & motivation of the Front a Resolution on Financial Rules & Bye Laws on financial Line Managers / Technical Supervisors. We have to matters of IRTSA – to bring in greater transparency, better continue to pursue the issue effectively. Accountability &avoid any leakage of funds at any stage. th ii) Pay Levels of JE & SSE: After 6 CPC Railways had 6. FOLLOW-UP ACTION ON DECISIONS OF CGB made a decision in Departmental Anomalies Committee to a) All CEC Members, Zonal Secretaries, Sub- upgrade GP of JE to Rs.4600 & SSE to Rs.4800. unit Secretaries/Office Bearers & Active Members of …. CONTINUED ON PAGE-4 Voice of Rail Engineers – (Previously Published as“THE RAIL SUPERVISOR”) Editor-in-Chief: Er. Harchandan Singh, GS / IRTSA Central Head Quarter: 32, Phase-6, Mohali, Chandigarh – 160055 Email [email protected] Websitewww.irtsa.net Chairman Editorial Board, Er. M. Shanmugam, President / IRTSA Manager: K.V.Ramesh, G3 – Likith Homes, 3, Lakshmanan Nagar West Street, Peravallur, Chennai – 600082.Mobile:09003149578. Email: [email protected]. “SUCCESS COMES TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE” Voice of Rail Engineers Page – 2 November-December,2017 Editorial concentration of staff working under a senior supervisor, the SAFETY ON RAILWAYS GIVEN BACK SEAT post should be upgraded to gazetted status Class-II.” BOARD WITHDRAWS ITS ORDERS ON SAFETY: In its Report of Railway Accident Enquiry committee- 1978 had made following recommendations: RECOGNITION OF IRTSA REMAINS ELUSIVE “Membership of supervisors in staff unions is not Recognition of IRTSA is one of the main demands of consistent with the position of supervisors as a part of the IRTSA pending for so many years and should essentially be management. The expert modalities of how this is to be given based on the recommendations of Task Force on achieved requires consideration by the Government. Safety and in consonance with all the Railway Accident Firmness is as important as fairness and sympathy in Inquiry Committees (RAICs) – 1968& 1978 as well as administration’s style and strategy for dealing with its Railway Reforms Committee) (RRC). While the order has employees. It is the responsibility of higher echelons of now been withdrawn by the Railway Board to debar the Railway administration to create confidence among front line Safety Category of Technical Supervisors from being office supervisors and officers, that so long as they act in good bearers of the Unions, but the need to recognise IRTSA is faith and not high handed or vindictive, they will be back in essentially there as the Technical Supervisors should not be ensuring discipline and proper work standards. Equally denied their legitimate right to represent against their Government must act in such a way that the hands of grievances, which is an established law of natural justice. administration and its officers and supervisors are not Recognition of IRTSA will not only help in redressing weakened by external political pressures.” the problems of Technical Supervisors, it will also Most of the recommendations of Railway Accidents substantially improve safety, efficiency & productivity on the Committees (headed by Justice Wanchoo in 1968) and Railways through greater job satisfaction & motivation of the (headed by Justice Sikri in 1978) and the Railway Safety Front Line Managers / Technical Supervisors. Review Committee (headed by Justice Khanna) in 1998 Based on the report of Task Force of Railway Safety, in were accepted by Railways and implemented one after a measure to improve the safety in Railways, Railway Board another – except the one for „Provision of a Recognised th in its letter dated 30 January 2017 stated that Supervisors Forum for discussing & resolving the problems of working in Safety category posts would be debarred to be Supervisory cadres on the Railways‟. st office-bearers of Railway trade unions from 31 March. Though Railway agreed with the fact to recognize IRTSA had immediately represented to the Railway Board to Supervisors‟ forum separately and took steps towards that also implement the second part of the recommendations of as usual the board went back from its decision. This is not the Task Force on Safety to Recognise IRTSA. the first time Railway Board went back from its decision The dead line for implementing the said letter was taken on the demands of Technical Supervisors. extended twice. But instead of recognising IRTSA as Long back Railway Board had decided to classify all recommended by Task Force on Safety, the Railway Board Senior Section Engineers as Group „B‟ (Gaz), but it went vide its letter dated 27th December had withdrawn its earlier back from its decision. After some time Board made a orders dated 30th January 2017 without citing any reasons decision for partial upgradation (certain percentage of for the same. sanctioned posts) of SSEs to Group „B‟, again the Board In its report, Task force of Railway Safety observed went back on its decision. In continuance of its half hearted that, “Supervisors have traditionally been the front end attempts, Railway Board made out an insufficient proposal managers and the back bone of Indian Railways. There has to Finance Ministry for upgrading 3335 posts from Rs.4600 been a dilution in their contribution to the well being of GP to Group „B‟ (Gaz), now again Railway Board is not Railways as felt all across. This has been felt by the Group sincere enough to get the approval from the Finance on Railway Safety,1996 and also the KhannaCommittee; the Ministry.
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