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paragraph (a) above. Such fees may be retained by the Railway doctor in full. No prior permission is necessary for such attendance, which is considered professional Railway medical officer on the Railway medical board, the Railways should limit their choice to medical
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CHAPTER I
ORGANISATION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Section-A Introduction
101. True to the ideals of welfare state, the Indian Railways have been pursuing a policy of progressively
improving both working and living conditions of staff and providing them with maximum possible
amenities in several spheres including medical facilities.
102. Though the Government played the leading part in the development of Railways, there were, till
1947, as many as forty two Railway systems in the country each following a separate policy of its own
specially in the matter of medico-social amenities with the result that the medical and health organization
had no uniform pattern of development and the level of amenities provided differed widely. The Railway
medical services, catered only to routine administrative necessities, viz., medical examination (pre-
recruitment and in service) of staff, issue of fit and unfit certificates, check on malingering, etc., while
attention to the curative and promotional health care of the railway staff was meagre or absent. Even in this
commitment certain facilities available to Group A, B & C employees and their family members were
not extended to Group D employees. Again some Railways provided for treatment of employees only,
while others provided for the treatment of family members as well.
103. In April 1954 Dr. E. Somasekhar, the then Chief Medical Officer, Southern Railway had submitted a
detailed scheme on planned expansion of the medical facilities on the Railways.
104. With a view to examine and implement the said scheme, a separate cell was created at the Railway
Board in August 1955, headed by an Officer on Special Duty(Medical) which post was later on converted
to Joint Director (Medical) and then upgraded to Director, Health. There has been a progressive
improvement and expansion of the curative and promotional health services on the Indian Railways since
then, resulting in an appreciation from the Kunzru committee (1963) as ' being second to none in the
country.'
105.. All Zonal Railways have now more or less a uniform level and pattern of medical facilities. The
policy in this respect is based on the realisation that the expenditure in this direction would pay dividend in
the long run. The output of a contented and healthy worker who is relieved of mental and financial worries
on account of his own or some family member’s sickness, will be better and more conducive to the
efficient running of Railways. This is particularly relevant in the case of running staff who have to be away
from their homes most of the time.
Section B-Organisation
106. The administrative set up of the Health Department is given in the following chart -
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board/M.S)
Director General (Railway Health Services)
Dt.e.Gen of Health and F.W. Min.of Rlys.
Zonal Railways
E.D(H) D(H&FW) J.D(I.H) D.D.H(A) HEO
C.M.D
Headquarters
Field ( Hosp.& H.U)
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