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| Date | 2012-05-17 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | general |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
(a) whether election to select and recognize a single trade union from amongst the unions of various railway zones was held in
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:6855
ANSWERED ON:17.05.2012
TRADE UNIONS IN RAILWAYS
Baitha Shri Kameshwar ;Hazari Shri Maheshwar ;Saroj Smt. Sushila;Upadhyay Seema;Vardhan Shri Harsh;Verma Smt. Usha
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether election to select and recognize a single trade union from amongst the unions of various railway zones was held in
October, 2007;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Railways for recognition of a single trade union under the relevant policy after completion of the
stipulated period of five years in October, 2012;
(d) the number of railway trade union offices in the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
(e) the details of the facilities being provided to the said trade unions?
Answer
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) & (b) In compliance of Courts' directives to determine the exclusive membership of unions through Secret Ballot, elections were
held on the sixteen(16) Zonal Railways from 26.11.2007 to 28.11.2007. Recognition was granted to unions who fulfilled the norms
prescribed. In this process, on 11(eleven) zonal railways, two unions were recognised and on 5(five) zonal railways, only single union
could be recognised.
(c) No such stipulation of five years was laid down in the modalities framed for conducting elections in 2007.
(d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
(e) Recognised trade unions on the Zonal railways are provided certain facilities like negotiation under Permanent Negotiating
Machinery, travel facility, special casual leave, deputation of railway employees to such union on foreign service terms, office
accommodation, telephone.
STATEMENT REFERRD TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6855 BY SHRIMATI USHA VERMA,
SHRIMATI SUSHILA SAROJ, SHRI HARSH VARDHAN, SHRI KAMESHWAR BAITHA, SHRI MAHESHWAR HAZARI AND
SHRIMATI SEEMA UPADHYAY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.05.2012 REGARDING TRADE UNIONS IN RAILWAYS
(d) On Indian Railways, trade unions exist railway-wise. Number of buildings allotted to railway unions railway-wise is as under:
Railway Number of building allotted
to railway unions
Central Railway. 148
Eastern Railway 72
East Central Railway 80
East Coast Railway 80
Northern Railway 189
North Central Railway 94
North East Railway 37
Northeast Frontier Railway 12
North Western Railway 71
Southern Railway 192
South Central Railway 110
South Eastern Railway 83
South East Central Railway 55
South Western Railway 72
Western Railway 128
West Central Railway 53
TOTAL 1476
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