r€FEffi NationalFederatisn af Indian Railwa$nen 3, CHELMSFORDROAD, NEW DELHI - 11O 055 Affiliated to : IndianNationalTrade Union Congress (INTUC) InternationalTransport Workers' Federation (lTF) NO.IV/NFI RI 7,N CP C / 201 3 / PI.II Dated:28'n Julv. 2014 THE MEMBER SECRETARY, SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION. CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI BF{AVAN, IIFT.BLOCK'B" QUTUB INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEAR SITARAM BHARATIYA INSTITUTE OF SCEINCE& RESEARCH. NEWDELHI_I10016 RespectedMadam, sub: NFIR'sMemorandum to seventhcentral Pay commission - reg. Ref: l. YourD.O. No 7thCPC/I9/Memorandum/I3. dxed29/0412014. 2. NFIR'slener No.IVAIFIRJTIh Cpcl}0l3/pt..il dated I't Mav.2014. a NFIR'sletrer No.IVAIFIR/7Ih Cpcl20l3, dated 24'h Mav. iOt+. Kindly find enclosedNFIR's Memorandumon proposedpay structureoallowances etc.. for various categoriesof employeeson Indian Railways.The memorandumcontains Twenty Two Chapters,in 191pages. Federationtrusts that the Hon'ble Pay Commissionwould give seriousconsideration to the inputsof this memorandum.Federation is equallyconfident that the PayCommissiori would convey in advancethe dates on which our delegationcan meet the Pay Commissionfor explainingthe caseof Railwaymen/Women. The affiliatesof NFIR in 17 ZonalRailwaysbesides Production Units will alsomeet the Pay Commissionduring its visit to differentplaces to make submissions.It is requestedthat adequatetime may also be providedto NFIR affiliates. Incidentally,it is mentionedthat NFIR representativesaccompanied by the activistsof differentcategories of employeeshad availed several opportunities and explainedour casebefore the VI CentralPay Commission.We are surethat the VII CentralPay Commissionwill also provideadequate time toNFIR NFIR to explainthe caseof Rail workforce. With regards, Yourssi \"1. I I \/' 1,1 (M.Ra{havaiah). GeneralSecretary Encl: Memorandum (191 Pages) NFIR ME,MORANDUM SUBMITTED TO SEVENTHCENTRAL PAY COMMISSION NFIRBY NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDIAN RAILWAYMEN 3, CHELMSFORDROAD, NEW DELHI - 110055 I NFIR NationalFederation of Indian Railwaymen 3, CHELMSFORDROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 055 Aftitiated to : IndianNationalTrade Union Congre*s(|NTUC) International Transport Workers, Flderaiion flfF) FOREWORI) The demandfor setting up of "VII CentralPayCommission" raised by NFIR and consistent struggles by the employees in support of it, had compelied the Central Governmentto issueNotification vide No. 1/1/2013-E.IIIia; Out.J itd-F.b*ury 2014, constituting 7thCPC underthe Chairmanshipof JusticeAshok Kumar Mathur. Thereafter, NFIR received communicationfrom VII CpC seekingmemorandum. Accordingly, this Memorandumhas been drafted and finalized arte, te"irn, discussions with Federationoffice Bearersand representatives of affiliatedUnions. Preparationof comprehensiveand exhaustiveMemorandum relating to duties, responsibilities,complexities, accountability,pay structuresgranted from time to time andfrnalizingthe proposedpay structureand allowancesetc., to be placedu"ror. 7mC-ic coveringall categoriesof railway employeeswas a gigantictask which hashowever been accomplisheddue to the co-operationand assistanciixtendedby our office bearersand memDers. MarathonSessions commencedfrom June,4, 2014 onwardsin associationwith hundredsof Cadre as well staff and the inputsprovided on job profiles oi eachcategory have contributed a lot for the preparation of this massive Mimorandum. During the lengthy deliberations,NFIR Office Bearershave taken part effectively and assistedthe teammembers for preparation of cogentdraft, which hasbeen finalized aftervetting more than once' Entire NFIR Secretariat has contributed a lot by working overtime continuouslyduring process the of shapingmemorandum within the time schedule.They deservespecial compliments for their devotionthroughout the period of 55 days from June4, 2014. Every attempt has been made to bring out in the memorandum,the intricaciesof the Railways working, complex nature of duties combinedwith risk factors besidesthe factthat duejustice was not doneby previousPay Commissionsto the rail work forceto facilitateVII CpC to considerall theseaspects. I am confident that the Railway Employeeswould feel satisfied of the material placed NFIR in the Memorandum and equally pay structuresand allowancesetc., proposedfor considerationof 7thCpC. I welcome comments,observations and views of the readerswhich may be useful for taking further action. F .zt , 4-4 NEW DELHI ( M.RAcn.dvamrl-l'\ JULY 29,2014 GENERALSECRETARV NFIR’S MEMORANDUM TO VII CPC I N D E X CHAPTER SUBJECT PAGE NO I PREAMBLE 1 II APPROACH TO PAY SCALES 12 DEPARTMENTS/CATEGORIES III OPERATING 18 IV RUNNING STAFF 30 V TECHNICIANS & TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS IN 48 RAILWAYS VI MECHANICAL 60 VII ELECTRICAL 68 VIII CIVIL ENGINEERING 75 IX SIGNAL & TELE COMMUNICATION 86 X COMMERCIAL 94 XI MEDICAL 101 XII ACCOUNTS/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 128 XIII MINISTERIAL, INSPECTORIAL STAFF AND OTHER 138 CATEGORIES OF STAFF XIV STORES 148 XV PENSION 151 RESTORATION OF LIBERALISED PENSION SCHEME IN RAILWAYS XVI ALLOWANCES 155 1. Dearness Allowance (DA) 2. House Rent Allowance (HRA) 3. Compensatory City Allowance (CCA) 4. National Holiday Allowance 5. Travelling Allowance 6. Over Time Allowance (OTA) 7. Night Duty Allowance (NDA) 8. Fixed Medical Allowance 9. Washing Allowance 10. Hospital Patient Care Allowance/Patient Care Allowance 11. Risk Allowance 12. Continuous Hazardous/Arduous Duty Allowance 13. Hazardous Duty Allowance to Diesel Shed / Electric Loco Shed Staff 14. Risk Allowance to Track Maintainers 15. Special Allowance to Controllers 16. SpecialNFIR Allowance to Gate Keepers 17. Stores Maintenance Allowance to Incharge Supervisors 18. Special Allowance to Trolleymen 19. Shoe Allowance to Track Maintainers, ESM, TCM etc., 20. Revision of Special Allowance to the Accounts Staff for Passing Appendix II and III Examination 21. Special Allowance to Ticket Checking Staff 22. Cash Dealing Allowance 23. Risk/Special Allowance for Permanent Way Staff of Suburban System 24. Shift Duty Allowance 25. Ghat Section Allowance 26. Special Duty Allowance to Staff working in Hill Areas/Inhospitable/Disturbed Areas/Remote Station/ Remote Area 27. Trekking Allowance to Track Maintainers 28. Heavy Traffic Allowance to Station Masters and other Operating Staff 29. Non-practicing Allowance to CLAs & Pharmacists 30. Library Allowance for Chief Law Assistants 31. Additional monthly incentive for personnel posted in North Eastern Region 32. Other Allowances/Advances XVII COMMON ISSUES CONCERNING ALL CENTRAL 165 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES XVIII FACILITIES/AMENITIES TO WOMEN EMPLOYEES’ 167 IN RAILWAYS XIX MISCELLANEOUS 169 (i) Training (ii) Special Increment/Incentives for acquiring additional qualification or higher qualification (iii) MACPS (iv) Justice needed in the case of Group ‘C’ employees promoted to Gazetted Cadre – JA Grade (v) Accumulation/Encashment/Commutation of LAP/LHAP (vi) Delay in promotion (vii) Leased Accommodation to Railwaymen (viii) Rent free quarters in Remote/Inhospitable areas (ix) Provision of CUG SIM Cards (x) Study Leave (xi) Protection of Railway Property and Lives (xii) Empowerment of Departments at Apex Level of Railways XX TERMS OF REFERENCE – NFIR’s SUBMISSION 175 XXI NFIR’s PROPOSED PAY STRUCTURE (OPEN ENDED) 177 – CATEGORY WISE XXII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 191 NFIR------------ NFIR CHAPTER – I INDIAN RAILWAYS PREAMBLE MODEST BEGINNING TRANSFORMED INTO NATION’S LIFE LINE From a very modest beginning in the year 1853, when the first train rolled out from Mumbai to Thane travelling a distance of 34 kilometers, Indian Railways has grown into a vast network of 7172 railway stations spread over a route length of 65,436 Kilometers with a fleet of 9956 locomotives, 63870 passengers coaches and 2.44 Lakh wagons for freight loading as on 31st March, 2013. Indian Railways is an Indian state - owned enterprise, totally owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest transportation network. It carries over 840 crores passengers annually or more than 2.4 crore passengers daily and 3 million tonnes of freight daily in more than 7000 freight trains. It generates revenues of Rs.1,39,558 crores which consists of Rs.1,08,235 crores from freight and Rs. 31,322.84 crores from passenger traffic. During the year 2012-13, the Indian Railways have moved 1050 million tonnes of freight and joined the select Billion Tonne Club of USA, China & Russia as 4th member. The Indian Railways has been a great integrating force during the last more than 150 years. Its role has been crucial for accelerating the development of industry and agriculture in the country. The growth of Indian Railways in over 150 years of its existence is thus phenomenal. Indian Railways plays key role in the economic, industrial and social development and equally on the GDP of the country. The Indian Railways network binds the social, cultural and economic fabric of the Nation and integrates the whole country, removing the distance barriers for betterment of its people. SELF RELIANT ORGANISATION Indian Railways has its own production units for manufacturing of locomotives, wagons and coaches which are produced at several locations in India. I.R. also manufactures majority of its rolling stock and heavy engineering components at its six manufacturing plants, called Production Units, the same are also managed and controlled directly by the Railway Ministry. Over the years, Indian Railways has not only achieved by and large self - sufficiency in production of rolling stock in the country but has