Main Demand raised through current agitation over Indian Railways- 1) The AIREF be recognized to provide opportunity to about eighty thousand of its members to represent their genuine cause, outside of the Railway Labor Unions in the lager interest of better administration and safe functioning of Railways & its economy. 2) Group-B status to all Railway Engineers as per India Gazette Notification No-605 dtd. 09.04.2009 with Gazetted status & redesignation as “Assistant Engineers” to senior Section Engineers. 3) The minimum grade pay to Junior Engineers and Senior Section Engineers be determined at Rs. 5400/- (PB-3) and Rs.6600/- (PB-3). 4) We may be provided with time bound promotions at par with the facilities enjoyed by the Engineers in other departments of central government. Other common long pending demands raised this time also-- Additinal Charter of Demands 1. Recognition of All India Railway Engineers Federation (AIREF) like Engineers Associations/ Federations of all other Central & all State Governments. a. Implement Khanna Committee report, to debar Railway Engineers from joining labour Unions 2. Review degraded Grade Pay. given by 6th CPC to Railway Engineers w.e.f. 1.1.06. a) Rs. 4800/- to Junior Engineers at par with Nursing Sisters & as given by Punjab Govt to their JE( Diploma Holder) at entry grade b) Rs 5400/- (PB-3) to Sr. Section Engineers ( Graduate Engineers) at par with Matrons/Chief Matrons though it should be more with std designation as Asstt. Engineer. c) Provide direct entry through UPSE in GP-6600(PB-3) and similarity in grade pay of assistant. Officer with direct recruit for the same post and same duty 3. Implement Group-B status to all sub-ordinate Engineers in PB-2 as per DOPT gazette Notification no. 605 of 09.04.09 with gazetted status, as already implemented in CPWD/ Defence and other central Govt deptt. 4. Time bound promotions from JE to Junior Administrative grade officer at 5th, 10th & 15th years. 5. Remove anomaly of Modified Assured career progression (MACPS) a. Counting of apprentice period under MACPS b. Benefit of MACPS be ensure to JE/SSE of Drg / Design considering current structure of cadre i.e entry at JE(GP-4200) , abolish and merged grade in earlier pay commission should not be counted under MACPS, which is not in cadre hierarchy (Tracer / Jr Draftsman) now. since 90 % Diploma / Degree Engineers recruited in one grade lower in Drg/ Design cadre than other cadre of Engineers c. Provide stepping up to the senior against the junior, who acquired grade pay more than his senior in MACPS. d. Provide upgraded classification as per grade pay and ensure status accordingly. e. Provide MACPS at 8/16/24 year of service as given in the Defense ministry f. Provide MACPS on cadre hierarchy on functional post / grade only, remove and merged grade pay 4600 with GP- 4800, which is most closer by Rs 200/-. 6. Incentive to all technical cadres that is Design / Store / IT / CMT / Civil / Electrical / Mechanical maintenance working in workshop/ shed/ open line organisation 7. Superintending / PCO Allowance should be increased 30% in workshops / production Units and Arduous Duty Allowance or technical allowance @ 30% to all J.Es, SSEs in open line and Construction. 8. Cadre restructuring to all Railway Engineers or technical cadres from JE:CE considering it as one cadre 9. Provide same pay to promotee at par with direct recruits in promotional post adopting the principle of same work same pay 10. Abolition of 70% LGS exam to give smooth channel of promotion on the basis of seniority cum bench marking to senior most SSE & to direct recruit graduate Engineers as SSE. a) Stop implementation of integrated seniority as per Rly Bd. Letter no. RBE 53/2011 for the purpose of promotion/selection to Group-B posts b. Open a promotional channel to ITI qualified loco pilot to became JE / SSE first through LDCE / GDCE, then only be consider for promotion for ADME/AEE 11. Grievances related with passes. a. Include Father and mother in the definition of Family as per Indian culture to ensure them also pass and medical facility. b. Provide entitlement in tatkal ticket / premium train ticket through privilege / on duty passes/ PTOs. c. Provide e-ticket facility to Railway employee on pass/ PTOs d. Remove restriction of no of tickets in Rajdhani/ Shatabdi / Duranto express trains on passes / PTOs e. Provide 6 set of passes on GP-4800 and 3 set passes on retirement 12. Redefine apprentice as probation period or induction training to ensure all benefit on the period spent and ensure that such training for induction not to be more than one year for degree / Diploma in any cadre. 13. Conduct LDCE ( 30% ) through UPSE for Assistant officer in GP-6600/- and provide at par channel to these talented Engineers like wise UPSE qualified Engineers 14. Scrap new pension scheme and ensure financial security in old age through old pension scheme. 15. Increase no tax limit to Rs 5 Lakhs and exemption of all allowances from Income tax. 16. No corporatization in Indian Railway and its profitable Production Units 17. Provide reimbursement of tuition fee of children studying in higher education 18. Provide improved rest house facilities at all major railway station for Railway Engineers or retiring room facility while on duty or provide hotel facility as given to all Central Govt. employees 19. Ensure CUG facilities to all Railway Engineers and increase the CUG utility amount to minimum Rs 500/- for JE and Rs 1000/- for SSE 20. Provide brief case ( amount ) to all JE/SSE irrespective of any condition (Er.A K Tyagi) Secretary General /AIREF
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:46:42 +0000
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