financial upgradation under MACPS be granted in successive Grade Pay in the hierarchy of recommended revised pay band & grade pay as given in Section-I, Part-A of the First Schedule of the Railway Services (Revised Pay), Rules, 2008 and not in promotional hierarchy.
Ex-gratia payment to the families of Covid-19 victims (Railway employees who got infected in the course of performing duties and unfortunately passed away) is being processed by the Railway Ministry. I have also spoken to the Financial Commissioner”(Railways) today and requested for positive action for providing relief to the families. Further development, if any, on this will be conveyed to the affiliates.
NFIR, therefore, requests the Railway Board to consider the valid grievance of staff and issue modified instructions to the Zonal Railways to pay stipend to trainee SMs @ Rs. 35,400/- as against Rs. 29,200/-, duly endorsing copy to the Federation.
ECG Technicians in Railways have never been treated atleast equal to those working in the Central Government Hospitals and have rather been treated inferior. This negative situation has been prevailing since the period of 3rd CPC.
NFIR requested to kindly arrange to see that necessary initiatives are taken for establishing Data Bank of COVID-19 recovered patients to facilitate providing plasma treatment to the COVID-19 affected Railway employees and families.