NFIR – TA/DA, PF, Pass, Medical and accommodation facilities to the contract Para-Medical Staff working in Railways
No.II/57/Part I
Dated: 08/05/2018
The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: TA/DA, PF, Pass, Medical and accommodation facilities to the contract Para-Medical Staff working in Railways-reg.
Federation is thankful to the Railway Board for issuing instructions vide letter No. 2017/Trans/01/Policy/Pt. I dated 12/04/2018 to revise the remuneration of Para-Medical Staff on contracts basis working in the Railway Health Units/Hospitals on Indian Railways.
Federation however feels that the Para-Medical Staff, working on contract basis deserve to be granted following facilities which are presently denied to them:-
- No TA/DA is paid to these staff when they are sent on duty to other places,
- No Provident Fund is deducted from their monthly remuneration and credited to respective EPFO,
- These staff are not granted the facility of Pass/PTo, Medical, accommodation etc., though they have been performing duties similar to the regular Para-Medical Railway Staff. They are also not provided periodic rest other than Sunday while they have been performing duties of 12 hours in a day.
Federation also contends that the Para-Medical Staff working on contract basis are entitled for above facilities in terms of the extant provisions of Contract Labour R&A Act, 1970.
NFIR, therefor, requests the Railway Board to kindly consider above points and issue instructions to the GMs of Zonal Railways to grant facilities to the Para-Medical Staff working on contract basis and mitigate their hardships.
A copy of instructions issued may also be endorsed to the Federation.
Yours faithfully,
S/d,
(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary
Source: NFIR