NFIR – Request for reckoning the Additional Allowance granted to Loco Pilot (Mail), Loco Pilot (Passenger) and Mail (Guard) for the purpose of computation of retirement benefits to Running Staff
NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110 055
Affiliated to :
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
No.IV/RSAC/2018
Dated: 18/04/2019
The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Request for reckoning the Additional Allowance granted to Loco Pilot (Mail), Loco Pilot (Passenger) and Mail (Guard) for the purpose of computation of retirement benefits to Running Staff-reg.
Ref: (i) NFIR’s PNM Item No.08/2011.
(ii) NFIR’s letter No.IV/RSAC/Con./Part VIII dated 13/10/2017.
(iii) Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2011/FE2/2 dated 11/12/2017.
Kind attention of Railway Board is invited to NFIR’s PNM Agenda Item No.08/2011, Federation’s letter and Railway Board’s reply thereon, cited under reference.
The Railway Board through Action Taken Statement during NFIR’s PNM meeting held on 10th/11th May, 2018 conveyed that the issue has been referred to the Ministry of Finance vide Board’s letter dated 14/09/2016 and reminders vide dated 22/11/2016, 16/02/2017 and 17/05/2017 have also been sent to the Ministry of Finance (DoE), but however reply was still awaited. Railway Board may kindly appreciate that this is more than eight years old PNM Item without finality.
NFIR, therefore requests the Railway Board to kindly make special efforts for obtaining approval of Ministry of Finance in order to finalize this long pending PNM Item.
Yours faithfully,
(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary
Source: NFIR