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| Circular number | No.2012/E(LR)III1LR/MISC/6(SB) |
|---|---|
| Date | 2013-05-31 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
Recognition to Federations at Railway Board level The recognition of Railway Federation shall be extended by Railway Board to
m«f tl '(5i'51'l GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ~JhU61=Q MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (~~ RAILWAY BOARD) No.2012/E(LR)III1LR/MISC/6(SB) The General Secretary, AIRF, 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi - 110 055. New Delhi~110 001, Dated: 31.05.2013 The General Secretary, NFIR, 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi - 110 055. Sub: Recognition to Federations at Railway Board level. Dear sir, Secret Ballot Election Committee, constituted vide Railway Board's Order No. ERB-I/2012/23/49 dated 09.11.2012 had finalized norms for recognition of Federations in consultation with the contesting unions, which were circulated vide the Committee's letter No. SBEC/Union Election/2012/Modalities dated 25.03.2013. These norms are as follows: i. For the purpose of recognition of Federation by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) "Railway Federation" means the federated body of such Railway Unions which are registered under Trade Union Act, 1926 and exclusively represent the interest of all categories of non gazetted employees (erstwhile Group C and Group D) of Railways. ii. The Railway Federation should have been existing or registered as such for at least one year as on 31.12.2011. iii. The constituent Trade Unions of Railway Federation should have got recognition in over half of the Zonal railways (at least in 9 out of 17 Zonal Railways) based on 2013 union elections conducted by Secret Ballot Election Committee. iv. The constituent unions of the Federation should have collectively got at least 20% of votes polled on all Indian Railway basis in 2013 Union election. v. The recognition of Railway Federation shall be extended by Railway Board to those Federations which fulfill all the above criteria. Since only two Federations, namely AIRF and NFIR, have succeeded in fulfilling all the above norms of recognition of Federations, the Committee recommended for granting recognition to these two Federations(AIRF and NFIR) for a period of six years. 2. Consequent upon the recommendation of the Secret Ballot Election Committee on the basis of the norms decided for the purpose and results of secret ballot ejections conducted from 25.04.2013 to 27.04.2013, it has been decided by ...contd....(2) ·Board(MS & CRG) to accord recognition to the two Federations namely All India Railwaymen's Federation(AIRF) and National Federation of Indian Railwaymen(NFIR) at Railway Board level for a period of six years subject to the following conditions: i. The Federation and their affiliated Unions on Zonal Railways at all time should follow provision contained in Chapters XXV(Part B & C) and XXVI of Indian Railway Establishment Manual, volume-H. ii. No person who is not an employee or an honorably retired railway employee shall hold any position in the Federation. Facilities from Railways shall be extended only to the office bearers of the Federation. iii. A copy of the constitution of the Federation as in force at present may be supplied to the Railway Board with 5 spare copies. Any amendment to the constitution in future should be advised to Railway Board within 15 days of its incorporation. iv. The Railway Board should be supplied regularly with copies of the rules of the Federation and amendment thereto as also annual list of its office bearers. v. The Federation shall not maintain any political fund. vi. The Federation should use their influence and take steps to prevent illegal action calculated to interfere with the working of the Railway. vii. The Federation should refrain from encouraging any divisive tactics based on any distinction of caste, creed, category, regions or railways. The overall interest of all categories of non-gazetted employees(Group C and erstwhile Group D) of Railways should be kept uppermost. viii. The recognition may be withdrawn or suspended if there is violation of any of the clauses mentioned above. 3. Please acknowledge receipt and return a copy of the recognition letter duly signed as a token of acceptance of conditions. Yours faithfully, ( Nirmala irkey ) Dy. Di
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