The document summarizes the organization structure, labor composition, laws governing, and various policies around retirement benefits, wages, leave rules, medical benefits, and unions in Indian Railways. It discusses that railways employees are classified into gazette and non-gazette groups, with management comprising 1.3% and other staff 81.1%. It outlines key laws like the Railways Act 1989 governing carriage of passengers and goods, accidents, and working hours. It also summarizes policies around minimum wages, provident funds, new pension scheme, and medical benefits for railway employees and retirees.

1. Presented By :
Arathy R. Nair
Aswathy R.Nair
Dhwani Ojha
Divyani Garg

2. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

3. LABOUR COMPOSITION
• Staff are classified into gazette (Group 'A' and 'B') and
• Non-gazetted (Group 'C' and 'D') employees
• Management personnel (Groups A&B) constitute up 1.3% of the total
strength, Group C and D account for 81.1% and 17.6% respectively.
• Employees in Group C and D include the workshop employees, artisans and
running staff.

4. LAWS THAT GOVERN THE
RAILWAYS
Railways Act 1989
• Physical Property damages - A railway administration shall pay or tender payment for
any damage or loss caused in the exercise of the powers conferred by any of the
foregoing provisions which needs to be addressed within 60 days.
• Power to fix rates - The Central Government may, from time to time, by general or
special order fix, for the carriage of passengers and goods, rates for the whole or any
part of the railway .
• Carriage of Passengers - The nuances, terms and conditions on tickets, seat
availabilities, fares, refunds and provisions for diseased persons and women.
• Carriage of Goods - Maintenance of rate books, conditions for receiving, carriage of
danger and offensive goods and punitive charges for violation of any.
• Accidents - Loss of human life, collision between trains etc and procedures of inquiry.
• Liability of railway administration for death and injury to passengers due to accidents :
Who is covered, extent of liability and application of compensation.

5. Regulation of Hours of work and period of
rest:
• A maximum of 75 hours of work in case of an intermittent employee.
• Not more than 54 hours a week on an average of 2 weekly period for a
continuous employee.
• Not more than 45 hours a week on an average of 2 weekly period for
an intensive employee. (strenuous in nature, requires continuous
concentration)
• Does not include managerial level or railway school and hospital staff.
• Chapter not to apply to certain railway servants.-Nothing in this
Chapter shall apply to any railway servant to whom the Factories Act,
1948 (63 of 1948.) or the Mines Act 1952 (35 of 1952) or the Railway
Protection Force Act, 1957 (23 of 1957) or the Merchant Shipping Act,
1958 (44 of 1958), applies.

6. • Standing Orders Act :
– A total of 110 Standing orders act apply to Railways starting from
Promotion policies, physical fitness, safety measures, trainings to
fairness and transparency in postings.
• Railway Protection force Act :
– Lays the structure, direct & control, recruitment, training and
career planning, remuneration and duration of services includes
PF, internal management conditions, leaves, performance
appraisal, redressal and grievances, encampment and
accommodation, uniform and equipment, rewards and awards, aid
to civil power, protection, liaison, welfare measures and
miscellaneous.
• Bare Acts :
– http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?la
ng=0&id=0,1,304,366,533,1044,1050

7. UNIONS IN RAILWAY
NFIR
National Federation of Indian
Railway men (NFIR)
All India Railway men Federation (AIRF)
• Has around 60 union affiliates
• International Transport Workers Federation
INTUC
Indian
National
Trade Union
Congress
SCR
South Central
Mazdoor
Railway Union
SWR
South Western
Railway
Mazdoor
Union
ITF
International
Trade
Federation
ILO
International
Labor
Organization

8. Wages of Railway Employees
• Minimum wages act applies for casual railway
workmen in employment:-
– on the construction or maintenance of roads or in
building operations
– in stone breaking or stone crushing
– employment in the maintenance of building
– employment in loading and unloading
railway goods sheds.

9. Wages of Railway Employees
• Minimum wage - Rs.6500.
• Governed by Central Government.
• Proper register of wages should be maintained at the
workspot.
• Payment in railway workshop
– Less than 1000 employees, should be paid before 7th day of the
month.
– 1000 or more than 1000 employees,
should be paid before 10th of the month.

10. Retirement Benefits
• Death-cum-retirement Benefits
• For employees appointed 16th
November, 1957.
• Time-to-time.
• State Railway Contributory
Provident Fund Rules
• Applicable to employees
• When he retires or discharges or
dies or asked to
resign
• Will be considered his last working
day

11. Retirement Benefits
• Limitation in pensions
• Railway servant should not earn 2 pensions
• If he is re-employed.
• Voluntary retirement after completion of
twenty years of service shall continue to
be eligible for retirement pension
• In case of death, family will be eligible for
family pension.

12. Pay Structure According to 7th Pay
Commission

13. Pay Structure According to 7th Pay
Commission
• Minimum Pay shall be increased from Rs.7000
to Rs.28,000.
• Maximum Pay Shall be increased from
Rs.80,000 to 3,20,000.

14. New Pension Scheme
• All employees who have joined Railways on or after
1.1.2004.
– 60% of the amount -lump sum benefit
– 40% will be invested as per the option exercised by the
employee
• Options for investment-i.
major amount is invested under Government securities and a
part is invested in equity.
ii. major amount is invested in equity market and a small part is
invested in Government securities.
iii. this is a balanced scheme, under which the amount under NPS
account is invested equally between Government and Equity
market
iv. Default Scheme

15. Leave Rules
• Leave can’t be claimed as a right.
• Commencement & end of leave.
• Conversion of leave –
– Leave sanctioning authority can’t alter the leave.
• Sanction of leave for not more than 5 years.
• Continuation of leave
• Employee is not permitted to take up any
employment during the period of leave.

16. Leave Rules
• Planning for leaves
– Employees should be encouraged to take leave
– Detailed plan should be made
– Leave should not be refused – last 10 years of
service

17. Leave Rules
• LAP (Leave on Average Pay)
– 30 days in a calendar year.
– Eligibility – all railway employees
– Credited in advance in two instalments – Jan & July
– Carried forward subject to max 300 days
– The maximum that may be granted at a time shall be 180
days.
– 1/10th of the Extraordinary Leave availed during the
previous half year is debited to the leave account.
– New entrants – 2 ½ days pm of half-year in which they
join.

18. Provident Funds
• State Railway Provident Fund Rule (SRPF)
• Applicable to – both pensionable & non-pensionable
employees
• Contribution
– Employees’ contribution – 8.33% for SRPF (non - contributory) &
10% for SRPF(contributory)
• Controlling officer means authority

19. Provident Funds
• Government Contribution -
– Contribution from the railway revenue equal to
compulsory subscription shall be made to the account
of the subscriber at the end of each half year i.e. on 31st
March & 30th Sep.
• Special Contribution To Provident Funds -
– It is calculated at one fourth of a month's pay for each
completed six monthly period of service but not
exceeding 16½ months pay or Rs. One lac whichever is
less shall be credited to the account of the subscriber if
the service does not fall short of 15 years.

20. Medical Benefits
• Sub-section 2 :Railway employees
Medical attendance and treatment facilities shall be available, free
of charge, to all .Railway employees and their family members
and dependent relatives, irrespective of whether they are in
Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, whether they are
permanent or temporary, in accordance.
• Sub-section 3 : Railway employees on leave/leave
preparatory to retirement/post retirement leave
A railway employee on leave including LPR is eligible for medical
attendance and treatment.

21. Cont..
• Sub-section 5 : Officers and staff of the
Commissioner of Railway Safety
The staff and officers attached to this establishment are
entitled for free medical attendance and treatment for self
and family members.
• Sub-section 8 : Free Medical facilities to whole time
employees and officers employed by AIRF/NFIR
Whole time employees of Zonal recognized Unions
Federations are entitled to free medical treatment for self
only.

22. Cont..
• Sub-section 9 : Quasi Railway Organisation
Free medical attendance and treatment facilities are available to
the staff themselves of the:
1. Consumer Cooperative Societies
2. Staff Benefit Fund Committees
3. Railway Institutes
4. Railway Officers Club
5. Station Committees
• Sub-section 10 : Apprentice
Free medical attendance and treatment facilities will be admissible
to all apprentices but not to their family members, but confined
only to the extent facilities are available in Health Units and
Railway hospitals.

23. Cont..
• Sub-Section(11) Retired Employees 612 A “Retires
Employees Liberalised Health Scheme-1997 ('RELHS-
1997”).
Retired Railway employees covered under RELHS-97 will be provided with
full medical facilities as admissible to serving employees in respect of
medical treatment, investigations, diet, and reimbursement of claims
for treatment in Govt. or recognized non railway hospitals.
• Identity cards necessary for availing of facilities in
railway hospitals
If a railway beneficiary does not produce a medical identity card no
medical treatment should be afforded to the railway beneficiary, except
emergency first-aid.

24. NEWS
1. Narendra Modi favors privatization, modernization of railway
stations
2. Press released has been issued by AIRF on the deliberations on
the annual general convention held on 18 to 20 Nov 14
3. AIRF to observe 05 Dec 14 as, national protest day
4. Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Central Government
Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS.
5. Green signal to Smart Card Insurance in railways

25. Thank You…