NFIR and RB meeting on 24.06.11

Special meeting held between NFIR and AM(Staff), Advisor(IR)of RB on 24.06.11( Postponed from 17.06.11)

1.DC/JCM item 2/2010-Rates of Running Allowance.

NFIR placed a proposal as given below in brief for consideration of RB

(a)Since the pay component is in built in RAC 1980 formula for calculation of Kilometerage Allowances, the rates as on 01.01.2006should have been revised duly multiplying the mean scale of Passenger Driver/Guard with the VIth CPC fixation factor of 2.118 and correspondingly rate should have been fixed with the then existing TA rates and national average kilometer for all categories of Running Staff.

(b)As on 01.09.2008 , the revised KMA rates as per (a) above should have been doubled.

(c)The revised rates as per (b) above are due for upward revision by 25% w.e.f 01.01.2011 as DA had crossed 50%.

The NFIR has summed up, urging revision w.e.f 01.01.2006 and there after making the rates doubled as on 01.09.2008 and be increased by 25% as on 01.01.2011 as explained vide (a), (b) and (c) above.

2.Grant of Additional allowance-DC/JCM item no 18/2009

AM (Staff) stated that the issue has been referred to Ministry of Finance and decision is still awaited. NFIR has however urged that the matter should expedited.

3. Denial of ALK to medically decategorised  Drivers drafted to continue CRC/PRC DC/JCM item No. 25/2004,

After lengthy discussion, it was agreed to process for allowing ALK.

M Raghavaiah, General Secretary,NFIR.