PRESS RELEASE - AIRF GENERAL SECRETARY HONOURABLE SHRI SHIVA GOPAL MISHRA

Honourable general secretary com Shiva Gopal Mishra addressed a press conference on 25.06.2010 at press club of India. Details of the Press Release

New Delhi, June 25, 2010, “There will be vital changes in the pay structure of the Railway employees”, this

was stated by Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra, General Secretary, All India Railwaymen's Federation and Northern

Railwaymen’s Union in a Press Conference held here in Press Club.

Shri Mishra stated that, keeping in view the interests of the Railwaymen working in various categories;

Railway Board has given its consent to change their Pay Bands widely. He stated that, after the meeting of

Departmental Anomaly Committee, it was recommended to provide GP Rs.4800 to all Supervisors of apex grade as

well as modification in other cadres have also been suggested.

Shri Mishra stated that more than one lakh Technicians, working in the Indian Railways and used to call

Technician-II with GP Rs.2400, will now be merged with Technician-I GP Rs.2800. This will also be applicable on

more than 36,000 Ticket Collectors in GP Rs.2400 and they will be provided with GP Rs.2800.

Shri Mishra informed that the Railway Board has also recommended to improve the grade pay of Technical

Supervisor, Section Engineer, Jr. Engineer from GP Rs.4200 and 4600 to Rs.4600 and 4800 respectively.

“Railway Board have also recommended grade pay of Loco Pilot and Guard; and based on this, Loco Pilots

of Mail and Express trains will be provided with GP Rs.4600. Besides this, Railway Board have also recommended to

give Additional Allowance to the Loco Pilot(Goods) and Guard(Goods)”, Shri Mishra informed.

Shri Mishra stated that, keeping in view recruitment qualification(Graduation) and special working conditions

of the Asstt. Station Master, Railway Board have recommended to provide them Entry GP Rs.4200.

Shri Mishra further stated that the main reasons of all these improvements were better coordination between

AIRF and Hon’ble MR and Railway Board and also pressure of the MR on the Railway Board. Shri Mishra informed

that all these recommendations have been sent to Ministry of Finance by the Railway Ministry

“Hon’ble MR has given assurance that every possible efforts will be done to resolve the problems of the

Railwaymen”, Shri Mishra informed.

“I had also raised the issue of payment of arrears to Loco Pilot and Guards w.e.f. 1.1.2006 and KMA before

Hon’ble MR, which has been rejected by the Fast Track Committee. She has assured that it will be looked into”, Shri

Mishra stated.

Shri Mishra also informed that the Railway Board has decided to constitute a committee to improve pay

scales of more 2.5 lakh Gangmen, Keymen, Mate, Gatemen working on the Indian Railways and also to provide

them Special Package. Shri Mishra further added that this category is unique, which used to be recruited and retired

in GP Rs.1800.

Shri Mishra stated that he had raised the issue of filling-up of around two lakh vacant posts without further

delay. Hon’ble MR has given him assurance; and some action has also been taken to overcome this problem.

Shri Mishra informed that I had also raised the issue of entitlement of Privilege Pass before the Hon’ble MR

and she has assured for its early finalization.