AIRF has pointed out error in placing bracket in Rule Sub-Para-3(11)(a) reagrding Officiating Allowance to Running Staff
No.AIRF/55
The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Payment of Officiating Allowance to Running Staff in
higher grade up to 30 days- Error in placing bracket in Rule 913(i)(a)
of IREM-1
In terms of Railway board’s instructions issued vide their letter
No.PC-69/PP-1/I dated 05.05.1969 and No.E(P&A)II-76/PA/1 dated
22.06.1977(Annex-I & II), the Running Staff officiating in higher
grades for less than 30 days may be paid officiating allowance enhanced
by 15% of the kilometrage actually performed for every higher grade in
which officiating above the posts in which they are working i.e. a Goods
Guard/Driver put to officiate in Mail/Exp. Link be paid officiating
allowance at 30%. These letters also contain instructions for payment of
officiating allowance to fireman etc. at 30% instead of 15% when put to
officiate in higher grade.
The above noted instructions were also reiterated by the Running
Allowance Committee, 1980 in its recommendations approved by the Board
and both the federations. The recommendations after acceptance by both
the Federations were made Rules and circulated vide Board’s letter
No.E(P&A) 11-80/RS-10 dated 17.07.1981 (Annex. – III) and also
incorporated in Chapter-IX of IREM –I (1985 Edition). The instructions
of Board’s letter ibid dated 05.05.69 and 22.06.77 were consolidated by
the RAC-1980 into one sentence in sub-para-3(11) by adding a Bracket as
under:-
Sub-Para-3(11)(a) When running staff are put to
officiate in a running post for 30 days or less, they will be paid pay
admissible in the lower grade plus running allowance at the rates and on
the condition applicable to the higher grade in which they officiate
enhanced by 15% (except in the case of Fireman ‘C’ put to
officiate as fireman ‘B’ and Engine Cleaners put to officiate as fireman
‘C’ for whom the enhancement will be by 30%) of the kilometrage actually performed for every such higher grade.
In the above instructions the Bracket commenced after the figure of
15% and closed after the figure of 30%, but in Rule 913 (i)(a) of IREM-1
(1985 Edition) there is printing error with the Bracket starting
correctly before the figure of 15% but not closed. (Annex. – IV). Again
in the 2009 edition of ITEM-1 there is again printing error in Rule
913(i)(a) as the Bracket has commenced correctly before the figure of
15% but erroneously closed in the end of the rule after the word “higher grade” (Annex. -V).
The divisional Administration of Delhi Division is misinterpreting this Bracket with the argument that “for every such higher grade”
does not apply to the Goods Guard/Driver who will be paid only 15%
officiating allowance for officiating in passenger as well as
Mail/Express Link. Wrong placement of Bracket in rule 913(i)(a) of
ITEM-1 (2009 edition) has created a confusing as well as an anomalous
condition and also caused a controversial situation between the contents
of Board’s letters ibid dated 05/05/69,22/06/77, 17/07/81 and Rule
913(i)(a) of ITEM-1.
It is requested that the Railway Board may be requested to make
modification in Rule 913 (i)(a) by placing the Bracket at a proper place
as printed in Sub-rule 3(11)(a) of RAC-1980 recommendations circulated
under Board letter ibid dated 17.07.1981.
Yours faithfully
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary
Source : airfindia
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