Indian Railways Technical Supervisors Association

NEWS FLASH AND LATEST POSTS

• General Budget 2015-16 : Highlights and Summary
• HIGHLIGHTS OF RAILWAY BUDGET 2015-16 - Compiled by K.V.RAMESH, Senior JGS/IRTSA
• Reply statement for OA No 706/2013 demanding higher Grade Pay for JE & SSE (IRTSA Vs Union of India) has been filled on behalf of Ministry of Railways & other respondents at CAT Chennai on 23rd Feb 2015, copy of it is placed on web site. All the members are requested to give their opinion on the reply statement
• JCM Staff side meeting with Chairman Seventh Pay Commission on 25.02.2015
  JCM demanded for interim report on merger of DA and Interim relief. Chairman 7th CPC said that Commission has no such reference from Government. However Chairman agreed to write DO letter to Government of India conveying strong protest of staff side JCM. Pay Commission also conveyed that it will submit its report within stipulated time to Government and proposed to staff side to send small groups from various departments for submission of their demands.
• General Secretary IRTSA Addresses largely attended Meeting at Amritsar alongwith Er. Darshan Lal and Er. K.V. Ramesh | Photos of Amristar Meeting during General Secretary's Visit
• Personal Presence of Pensioners not essential for Life Certificate- DOE CPAO orders Dated 30-01-2015
• IRTSA organizes Seminar on the Topic “SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN”
• Govt likely to categorise 'military pension' separately
• Hearing on OA 706/2013 for Higher Grade Pay to JE & SSE could not be held on 13.02.2015 by CAT Chennai due to boycott of all Courts by the Advocates. Next date will be fixed soon by the Court.
• IRTSA SCRly Zone Meeting Held At Lallaguda Workshop, Secunderabad
• IRTSA meeting at Tirupathi SC.Rly
• Amendment to rule 3 and rule 13 of Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966 RBE order No.1 of 2015
• OA 211 PB 2014 IRTSA vs UOI in CAT Chandigarh for Group B to Sr Technical Supervisors on Railways
• Enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance from Rs.300 to Rs.500 per month for Railway Pensioners/Family Pensioners wef 19th November, 2014 - RBE Orders regarding
• GS IRTSA Visits DMW Patiala with other CEC Members – Addresses large gathering of Rail Engineers
• Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 — Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2015 to 31.12.2015.
• Final Hearing in Group B case fixed on 3rd March, 2015, in CAT Chandigarh
  Final Hearing has been fixed on 3rd March, 2015, in OA 211/PB 2014 in CAT Chandigarh, for Group B Status to SSE, CMS, CMD & Sr Engineer (IT) - as the Railway Advocate sought for more time since he had not yet been briefed by Railway Board till the last date on 23-1-2015 on the points raised in the Rejoinder/Reapplication filed by IRTSA over a month earlier
• IRTSA Leaders hold conference with Senior Advocates for hearing of Group ‘B’ Case at Chandigarh
• Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – extension of last date for filing of revised returns by public servants who have filed property returns under the existing service rules.
• High Court raps Govt for Withholding Pension
• Supreme court has ruled out reservation in promotions
• Revised Classification and mode of filling up of non-gazetted posts
• Suggestion to improve railway earnings - A presentation by Er. K.V. Ramesh
• One Time Relaxation of Rules for Leave Encashment
• Introduction of Biometric Attendance System on Indian Railways
• Latest Issue of Voice of Rail Engineers - November-December, 2014
• RBds letter reg. Modification in entitlement of various types of accommodation to Running Staff
• Clarifications sought by Chairman and Members of the 7TH CPC during the Powerpoint Presentation and Oral Evidence by IRTSA Delegation at Jodhpur
• IRTSA Delegation meets 7th CPC on 12-12-2014 at Jodhpur
  Well organised & impressive presentation on the issues of Technical Supervisors / Supervising Engineers before the Pay Panel  |
  IRTSA Presentation to the 7th CPC (as PDF File) | As Powerpoint Presentation  |
  Some Pictures taken on the occasion   |
  Click to Download IRTSA Memorandum to 7th CPC for ready reference
• In its reply under RTI, Railway Board said that there was no proposal for classifying the posts of Senior Supervisors / Technical Supervisors after 6th CPC
• Press Clippings of IRTSA Delegation with 7th CPC at Jodhpur
• No Interim Report of Seventh Pay Commission so far: Official Statement by Finance Ministry
• Change in the Name of Passenger Holding Confirmed Reservation
• National Convention of JCM NC Staff Side decide to go on Indefinite Strike; 14 Men Committee formed to spearhead the action
• Group B Case: Hearing in Group B case filed by IRTSA in CAT Chandigarh, could not start on 12-12-2014 as one of the Respondents has yet to file the Reply. Next date of hearing has been fixed on 23rd January, 2015
• Delegation of IRTSA RCF Unit meets Director 7th Pay Commission
• Revised Rly bd orders covering all Non Gaz staff for grant of Scholarship for Higher Technical Education under SBF (Staff Benefit Fund)
• Administrative Orders - 2015
• Administrative Orders - 2014
• Administrative Orders - 2013
• Administrative Orders - 2012
• Index of News Flash and Latest Posts - 2015
• Index of News Flash and Latest Posts - 2014
• Index of News Flash and Latest Posts - 2013
• Index of News Flash and Latest Posts - 2012
• Index of News Flash and Latest Posts - 2011

NEWS FROM CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS AND UNITS

• General Secretary IRTSA Addresses largely attended Meeting at Amritsar alongwith Er. Darshan Lal and Er. K.V. Ramesh
• GS IRTSA Visits DMW Patiala with other CEC Members – Addresses large gathering of Rail Engineers
• Press Clippings of IRTSA Delegation with 7th CPC at Jodhpur
• Delegation of IRTSA RCF Unit meets Director 7th Pay Commission
• IRTSA Mysore SWR Unit Celebrates Foundation Day
• IRTSA S.Rly Sub Units Celebrate 49th Foundation Day of the Association
• Some Pictures of 49th Foundation day of IRTSA celebrated at Gorakhpur - NE Rly
• 49th Foundation day of IRTSA celebrated at RCF IRTSA Zone Commendably
• IRTSA Foundation Day celebrated at ICF 27th November, 2014
• Meeting of DLW Zone of IRTSA held on 22nd November, 2014
• Message of Central President, IRTSA on the 50th Foundation Day of the Association: 27th November, 2014
• IRTSA BBQ Sub Unit Holds Genberal Body Meeting and 49th Foundation Day ON 26.11.2014 at Hotel GMT Centre, Chennai
• Er. M. Shanmugam, Central President, IRTSA meets Office Bearers of IRTSA-Liluah Unit on ON 20.11.2014
• Er. M. Shanmugam, Central President, IRTSA meets Technical Supervisors of Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi on 22.11.2014
• Message of GS IRTSA on 49th Foundation Day of IRTSA

NEWS ABOUT 49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND CGB MEETING HELD AT CHITTARANJAN

• Minutes of CGB Meeting & 49th Annual Conference of IRTSA held at CRJ on 11 & 12 Nov 2014
• Report of GS IRTSA for the year 2013-14 presented to the CGB & 49th Annual Conference of IRTSA at Chitaranjan on 11 & 12 Nov 2014
• Some Pictures of the Highly successful, well attended and well arranged CGB Meeting and 49th All India Annual Conference of IRTSA held at CLW Chittaranjan on 11th & 12th November, 2014, where all speakers appreciated the Memorandum presented by IRTSA to the Seventh Pay Commission as well as the Achievements and the struggle by IRTSA for the betterment of the Rail Engineers
• Resolutions of Demands adopted by 49th Conference & CGB Meeting of IRTSA at Chttarafnjan on 11th & 12th Nov 2014
• Summary of Memorandum Submitted by IRTSA to 7th CPC

NEWS ABOUT 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION

• JCM (Staff Side) Memorandum to 7th CPC
• Highlights of IRTSA Memorandum to 7th CPC
• Pay panel starts online survey on salary revision | Participate in Online Survey
• Summary of Memorandum Submitted by IRTSA to 7thCPC
• IRTSA seeks 3.96 (about 4) times rise of all Basic Pay, Pay Bands & Grade Pays from 7th CPC as per rise of NNP from 2005-06 to-
• Pay Bands and Grade Pay Proposed By IRTSA
• News about the 7th Pay Commission: Extension of last date of submission of Memoranda
• Index of Items posted under 7th Pay Commission

CADRE RESTRUCTURING ORDERS

• Highlights of Cadre Restructuring vide Railway Board's Orders No.102 of 2013
• RBE Orders on Cadre Restructuring: No.102 of 2013

DOCUMENTS FOR READY REFERENCE:

• Report of Railway Labor Tribunal 1969
• Syllabus & Question Bank for Selection to Group B
• Group B Selection - Policy and Syllabus for various Departments - Issued by ECR
• Question Papers for Mechanical, Electrical & Civil Engineers for Selection of AENs (Group-B)
• 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission - 10th Report Reg: Personnel Administration
• Cadre Restructuring of Group C Staff - wef 1-1-2003 RBE - 177-2003 | Download to your System as a Word Document
• Fifth CPC Report
• Sixth CPC Report
• Sixth CPC Report - Annexures
• Income Tax Rates for the Financial Year 2012-13 (Assessment Year 2013-14) for Individuals, for Ready Reference

NEWS FROM CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS IRTSA

• Central President/IRTSA & CEC Members visit RCF, Kapurthala
• CP, IRTSA & Shri E.Ramesh, JGS, CEC, IRTSA meet Smt. Meena Agarwal, Secretary,VII-CPC
• Central President/IRTSA & CEC Members meet Federation leaders
• Pay Fixation Issue of 1994 Batch Apprentice Mechanics of ICF
• Central President/IRTSA Interaction with Secretary, 7th CPC
• IMPORTANT NOTICE to Units IRTSA - Reg Constitution Amendments IRTSA 3 Jan 2014
• Index of News from Central Headquarters - 2014
• Index of News from Central Headquarters - 2013
• Memorandums submitted by IRTSA during 2011
• Memorandums submitted by IRTSA in 2010

IRTSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 14TH & 15TH NOVEMBER, 2013 - TRICHY

• Minutes of CGB Meeting & Annual Conf IRTSA Held at Trichy on 14 & 15 November, 2013
• Charter of Demands for 7th Central Pay Commission adopted by CGB at Trichy on 14-15 Nov 2013
• Report of General Secretary presented before CGB & 48th Annual Conference of IRTSA at Trichy on 14th November, 2013
• Resolutions of Demands adopted at CGB & 48th Annual Conference of IRTSA at Trichy on 14-15 Nov 2013
• Amendments in the Constitution of IRTSA approved & passed by CGB IRTSA - at Trichy on 14 & 15 November, 2013
• List of CEC IRTSA 2013‐14 – Elected by the CGB IRTSA at Trichy on 14 & 15 November 2013
• Achievements of IRTSA-Nov 1965-Nov 2013
• Constitution of IRTSA - Amended upto Nov 2013 - Effective January 2014

RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS

• Amendment to rule 3 and rule 13 of Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966 RBE order No.1 of 2015
• Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 — Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.01.2015 to 31.12.2015.
• Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – extension of last date for filing of revised returns by public servants who have filed property returns under the existing service rules.
• High Court raps Govt for Withholding Pension
• Revised Classification and mode of filling up of non-gazetted posts
• One Time Relaxation of Rules for Leave Encashment
• Introduction of Biometric Attendance System on Indian Railways
• Revision of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) from Rs.300 to Rs.500 PM to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS: DOP&PW OM Dated 19-11-2014
• Procedure for grant of permission to the pensioners for commercial employment after retirement — revision of Form 25
• Grant of provisional pension to retired Railway servants against whom departmental or judicial proceedings are in progress. RBE 127/2014
• Scheme of GDCE for filling up of 25% to 50% of net direct recruitment quota vacancies in Group C categories – Partial shift in the duty of agency conducting GDCE –reg. RBE 128/2014
• Inclusion of Aadhaar (Unique Identification) number in Service Book of Government servants
• Revised Rates of all Allowances & Advances on Railways wef 1-1-2014
• Manner of disposal of PPO – death of the pensioner with no claimant authorized for family pension in the same PPO
• Railway Board Orders RBE 44/2014: Lokpal and Lokayukt Act 2013 - Submission of declarations and assets and liabilities by the Railway Servants
• Railway Board's orders regarding enhancement in per capita contribution to Staff Benefit Fund
• Enhancement of remuneration to contractual teachers engaged in Railway Schools
• Syllabus for professional papers for 30% LDCE for promotion to Group 'B' posts of AEN in Civil Engineering Department of Railways/Production Units - RBE 64/2014
• Enhancement in the rate of various allowances by 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness allowance upto 100% w.e.f 01.01.2014: RBE 39/2014
• Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014
• Central government employees to be prohibited access to social media at work
• Regulation of pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965
• Amendment to Recruitment Rules DOP - Required every 5 years DOB OM AB.14017_61_2008-Estt-RR_Dated 25-03-2014
• General Provident Fund Interest Rate during the year 2014-15 to be 8.7% pa - Finmin Orders dated 4-3-2014
• Revised classification and mode of filling up of non-gazetted posts after 31-12-2013 RBE 1 of 2014
• Revised Designations of Group C Categories RBE_134_10 Dated 14-9-2010
• Transport Allowance to Deaf & Dumb doubled MOF Orders Dated 19-02-2014
• Board turns down demand raised vide DC-JCM Item No. 4(b)/2011 - Implementation of MACPS in the category of St. Supervisors/P.Way in PB-2 with GP Rs.4200
• Provision of Cooking facilities for employeees sent on duty at outstations - PNM item No.37/92, 51/2001 & 21/2013
• Important points to be kept in view by the Disciplinary/Appellate/ Revisionary/Reviewing Authorities and Inquiry Officers while handling disciplinary cases
• Penalties and Disciplinary Authorities
• Restructuring of certain Group 'C' cadres- Temporary posts will be taken into account - RBE 133/2013
• Grant of full sets of Post Retirement Complimentary Passes (PRCP) after 20 years of railway service - RBE 132/2013
• Group-wise estimated number of vacant posts of regular Central Government Civilian Employees as on 01.03.2012
• Merger of JE Pway 12.11.2013 - Proposed Rectt Rules & avenues of Promotion of JE Pway - RB dated 12-11-2013
• Fixation of pay under rule 13 on functional promotions in various situations where feeder and promotional posts have been placed in the same Pay Band and Grade Pay and where merger is not feasible. RBE 95-2013
• Grant of one increment in pre-revised pay scale- Board's letter dated 23.03.2012- clarification regarding RBE 63-2013
• Re-exercise of option under Rule 6 of the Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 in the case of employees covered under letter dated 23.03.2012 RBE 6-2013
• Orders on Cadre Restructuring of Group C - wef 1-11- 2013 RBE 102-2013 Dated 8-10-2013
• Merger of P Way Supervisors with JEs - RB Order RBE 64_2013 Dated 3-7-2013
• System improvement in conduct of Departmental Selections - Observation and adherence of guidelines for more transparency - RBE 57/2013
• CPO SR CLARIFICATION Reg MACP - GP 5400 PB 2 admissible to DR JE & GP 5400 PB 3 to DR SSE
• Rly Board's clarification on grant of MACPS in the GP of Rs.4800 and Rs.5400
• Entitlement for travel in Duranto Express trains in non AC accommodation i.e., SL & 2S classes-RBE 35/2013
• Time Limit for Advance Reservation Reduced to 60 days (excluding day of journey) w.e.f 1-5-2013
• "Step to Struggle" (Knowledge is Strength) by S. K. Bansal (Compendium of Rules and Orders on Cadre & Career Progression of Group B Officers on Railways)
• Forwarding of applications from Technical Supervisors for the post outside Railways on deputation basis to various other Government Departments & PSUs/Autonomous bodies & Non-release-RBE 10 & 21/2013
• Withholding of Gratuity on Retirement DOP&PW OM Dated 20-02-2013
• Rly Board's Orders Reg-Revision-of Minimum Pension of Pre-2006-Pensioners-RBE-11-2013_11-02-2013
• Modified ACP Scheme (MACPS) for Railway employees - clarification-regarding: RBE-08/2013
• Administrative Orders - 2015
• Administrative Orders - 2014
• Administrative Orders - 2013
• Administrative Orders - 2012
• Administrative Orders - 2011
• Administrative Orders - 2010
• Administrative Orders - 2008-09

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