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Staff Benefit Fund (SBF) — Master Circular updation reg

· 1990-11-12
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Date1990-11-12
TypeRates Master Circular
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CurrencyHistorical — likely superseded

Summary

Staff Benefit Fund (SBF) — Master Circular updation reg There shall be a Divisional Staff Benefit Fund Committee (DSBFC) on each

Text of the circular

M.C No.4/90
Update - Sept./2019

भारत सरकार Government of India
रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways
(रेलवे बोर्ड) (Railway Board)

No. E(W)2019/FU-1/4 New Delhi, dated3y.09.2019

The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways, Production Units etc.
(As per Standard List).

Sub: Staff Benefit Fund (SBF) — Master Circular updation reg.

Master Circular No. 4/90 on “Staff Benefit Fund” (SBF) was issued vide
Board’s letter No. E(W)90/FU-1/8 dated 12.11.1990 which consolidated salient
features of the scheme and instructions issued by Board. Since then, a number of
instructions on this subject have been issued. The question of consolidation of these
circulars into an updated Master Circular has been under consideration of the Ministry
of Railways (Railway Board). It has now been decided to issue a consolidated revised
_Master Circular on the subject for information and guidance of all concerned

2. SBF is governed by provisions contained in Statutory rules i.e. chpater 8 of
Indian Railway Estt. Code Volume I [Third reprint edition 2008] (i.e. R-I) & other
subsidiary instructions. SBF scheme is functional.on Indian Railways since year
1931.Over the years, the fund has grown in stature and on date, the following activities
are financed out of the fund for the welfare of the Railway Servants and their eligible
family members

(i) Education: Scholarship for Higher Technical/Professional
education for wards of Railway Servants .

(ii) Scholarship for higher technical/professional education of
Girl children of Railway Servants

(iii) Scholarship for higher technical/professional education of
Male children of Railway Servants

(iv) Women empowerment activities

(v) Recreation other than sports

(vi) Recreational facilities at Institutes and Clubs etc.

(vu) Promotion of Cultural Activities

(vuli) Relief of distress, sickness, etc

(ix) Sports activities

(x) Scouts & Guides activities

(xi) Indigenous system of medicine including Homoeopathy

(xil) Immediate relief in times of crisis arising out of flood,

famines, landslide, fire or any other calamity
(xiii) Developing occupational skills of those Railway Servants

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Pay) Rules, 2016 @ p.m.

Promotion of Cultural Activities

staff in grade pay up to हैं 4,600/-

including Homoeopathy

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2. |Scholarship for higher | 110 |Scholarship for pursuing
technical/professional education of technical/professional diploma
girl children of Railway Servants in /degree for girl children of railway
grade pay up to & 2,400/-@ = 1,500/- servants in grade pay up to 2

pm 2 400/ _

3. Scholarship for higher ; 100 |Scholarship for pursuing

_jtechnical/professional education of technical/professional — diploma/
Male children of railway servants in: |. degree for male children of
grade pay up to = 2,400/- @ रे 1,500/- railway servants in grade pay up

pm to 8 2400/-_ _

4. |Women empowerment activities | 28 /Giving support to  creches, |
including seminar, camps, training arrangements for safety of women
programmes and gender sensitization _jrailway servants & © other

j (camps ete, initiatives taken by Railways,

5. |Recreation other than sports 32 |Recreational facilities, purchase of

gym . equipments, —employees'/
| _  ...... |. ___|wards' holiday camps, study tours.

6, jRecreational facilities at Institutes | 36

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. [Relief of distress, “sickness, etc for | 120

, Sports activities a
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10. 500प8 & Guides activities
11 Indigenous _ systern of medicine |

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technical/ professional education,
(E(W)2014/FU-1/Idated 18.1.17,

|Organizing cultural. “programmes

in residential colonies, Divisions
and schools and purchase /
maintenance of instruments etc. _|
To grant higher amount of relief to
railway servants in need such as
immediate financial assistance to
railway servants in accidents and
for railway servants who are long
sick and hospitalized for a long
period and are on leave without
pay: no leave (LAP or LHAP) is
in his credit. Funeral

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