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Staff Benefit Fund - revision of annual per-capita contribution and allocation

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developing occupational skills of physically/mentally challenged wards especially girls of

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RBE No. 63 /2007 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (1fffif mcm) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (~ J1?1I<:1l1) (RAILWAY BOARD) (~~) New Delhi, the 18th April, 2007 The General Managers All Indians Railways and Production Units. etc.

Sanction of the President is communicated for revising the annual contribution to Staff Benefit Fund from Rs.30/- to Rs.35/- per capita. The increase of Rs.5/- per capita p.a. would be distributed and utilized as follows:- (a) Rs.3/- per capita p.a. to be utilized to give immediate relief in times of crisis arising out of natural calamities. This allocation will be controlled by Railway Board and modalities in this regard will be advised in due course.

(b) Rs.2/- per capita p.a. to be utilized for providing -vocational training for developing occupational skills of physically/mentally challenged wards especially girls of railway employees.

Utilization of this amount will be carried out by respective Zonal Railways, etc. under their extant procedures with the following provisions:-

(i) Sponsoring the physically/mentally challenged wards of Railway employees in professional training institutes - the per child sponsorship ceilings may be decided-byindividual Zonal Railways.

(ii) Arranging vocational training by zonal railways themselves in railway schools/railway training institutions for the physically/mentally challenged wards of Railway employees.

Expenditure may also include payment of salary to instructors, etc.

2.

The revised allocation amongst various heads/activities under SBF will thus be as follows:- Head/activity Annual Allocation per capita RS.

(i) General activities viz. Education, recreation, amusement, cultural, relief of distress, sickness and miscellaneous items:-

(a) Education RsA.75

(b) Recreation other than sports Rs.2.25

(c) Promotion of Cultural Activities Rs.0.50

(d) Relief of distress, sickness, etc.

Rs.7.50

(e) Women empowerment activities Rs.0.50

(f) Miscellaneous Rs.0.50

(ii) Sports activities Rs.5.00

(iii) Scouts activities Rs.3.50

(iv) Recreational facilities to Officers and Supervisory staff Rs.3.00

(v) Indigenous system of medicine including Homoeopathy Rs.2,.50

(vi) Immediate relief in times of crisis arising out of natural Rs.3.00 calamities

(vii) Training for developing occupational skills of physically/ Rs.2.00 mentally challenged wards especially girls of railway employees.

Total Rs.35.00

3.

The Indian Railways' Report on Labour Welfare and Annual Report and Audited Statement of Accounts on Staff Benefit Fund to be furnished to Railway Board by 30th June every year, may be modified to include these additions to the SBF scheme, particularly giving detailed position on utilization of the amount mentioned in para-l (b) above.

Feedback with regard to action taken in this regard may, however, be furnished before 31st December, 2007.

~-- (Parvez) Joint Director/Estt.(Welfare) Railway Board No. E(W)2007/FU-l/l New Delhi, the 18th A~l, 2007 Copy to:

FA&CAOs, All Indian Railways and Production Units, etc.

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- .u ·_ Joint Director/Estt.(Welfare) Railway Board New Delhi, the 18th April, 2007 New Delhi, the 18th April, 2007 Copy to:

1. The Genl. Secy., NFIR, 3 Chelmsford Road, New Delhi (with 35 spares).

2.

The Genl.Secy. AIRF, 4 State Entry Road, New Delhi (with 35 spares).

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