Master Circular 48 Casual Labour

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Project Casual Labour) shall be treated as temporary on completion

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MASTER CIRCULAR
Master Circular No. 48
Casual Labour
1.
Definition
Engagement of
4.
Age & Educational Qualification
SCREENING FOR ENGAGEMENT OF FRESH FACES
Status
Continuous employment
Wages
Remuneration in the regular scale of pay
Entitlements and Privileges
Seniority
Medical facilities
Supply of Uniforms
Working hours and Periodic rest
Records/Registers
Absorption
Termination/Retrenchment
Payment of Gratuity
Other Provisions.
21.
22.
 
The instructions issued by the Railway Board from time to time on the subject of
Casual Labour, are contained in several letters. The Railway Board have now
decided to consolidate the various instructions on the subject into a single body as
a master circular, as below, for the information and guidance of all concerned.
 
Definition :
2.    The term Casual Labour refers to Labour, whose employment is seasonal
intermittent, sporadic or extends over short periods. Engagement of
casual labour may be for a short duration on specific works or on Projects,
till such time work is available. Labour of this kind is generally recruited
from the nearest available source.
(Ref: Board's letter No. E(NG)60 CL/13  dated 22.8.1962,
E(NG)II/77/CL/46  dated 8.6.1981)

Engagement of Casual Labour :
3.    According to extant policy, the authorised strength of Casual Labour on a
Railway both in the open line and in the Projects, (frozen as on 1.1.84 and)
refixed as on 1.1.90, after taking into account factors like the number of
posts created for decasualisation, reduction in gang strength due to
modernisation of track and introduction of machine maintenance,
reduction in Project Casual Labour etc, should not be exceeded and fresh
candidates (fresh faces) should not be engaged from the open market.
However, to meet emergent situations, the ban will not apply and fresh
candidates from the open market if absolutely necessary, should be taken
only with the prior personal approval of the General Manager.
3.1    The above stipulation equally applies to Project Casual Labour also
and CAO(R)'s have also to take prior approval of General Manager
before engaging "fresh faces."
3.2    Casual Labour who have worked on the open line/Project in the past
and who, after discharge, have not been re-employed and are borne
on the live register will be re-engaged first against the requirement
in the order of priority on the basis of the total period of service prior
to their discharge, in preference to candidates from the open market.
Also the re-engagement of discharged Casual Labour, borne on the
live register/supplementary casual labour register referred to in
paras 7.8 and 7.9 of this circular against short term requirements as
in emergencies or against requirements arising from the absorption
of serving Casual Labour in regular Group 'D' posts, should have the
prior personal approval of the General Manager. While seeking his
approval for such re-engagement of discharged Casual Labour, the
number required to be taken from the live register should also be put
up to him. In case of engagement of Casual Labour for specific
emergencies, like restoration of breach etc., the period of their
engagement also should be mentioned along with the number to be
taken.
[Ref: Board's letters No. E(NG)II/80/CL/5  dated 7.6.1984, 20.12.1984,
E(NG)II/88/CL/34 dated 27.12.89,
E(NG)II-88/CL/86 dated 08.12.88 (RBE 268/1988), 14.2.1990,
E(NG)II/89/CL/1  dated 23.2.1990 (RBE 41/1990)
and E(NG)II/89/CL/1 dated 25.10.1990 (RBE 188/1990)]
3.3    Subject to what has been mentioned in paras 3, 3.1 & 3.2 above,
casual labour may be engaged only for the following types of work :
a. 
Works of casual nature in the open line establishment, for which
payment to the personnel engaged would be met from
contingencies;
b. 
Projects irrespective of duration, including execution and
implementation of the expansion and modernisation pr

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