Vaccination of frontline staff of Railway Department on first priority: NFIR Writes to Railway Board
NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI โ 110 055
Affiliated to :
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
International Transport Workersโ Federation (ITF)
No.NFIR/Covid-19/2020-II
Dated: 12/01/2021
The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Vaccination of frontline staff of Railway Department on first priority-reg.
Pursuant to the directives of the Government of India, frontline staff of all Departments are to be vaccinated in the first phase on priority to fight the Covid-19 pandemic infection. In this connection, NFIR places below the list of frontline staff on Indian Railways who should be considered for vaccination in the first phase:-
Medical Staff:
โข All Railway Doctors (including those working on contract and specialists).
โข All Nursing Personnel (Nursing Superintendent, Senior Nursing Superintendent & Chief Nursing Superintendent), Nursing Officers.
โข All Pharmacists including Pharmacy Officer.
โข All Physiotherapists and the Physiotherapy Officers.
โข All Dieticians, Dental Staff.
โข All Staff working in the Hospital Laboratories.
โข All Technicians including Radiographers, Cardiac, ECG, OT Assistants, Lab Attendants etc., working in Railway Hospitals/Health Units
โข All Health & Malaria Inspectors.
โข All Ministerial Staff working in Railway Hospitals/Health Units.
โข Extension Educator
โข All Staff Working in Hospital Kitchens (Cooks/Halwai/Kitchen Manager/Store Keeper)
โข All Hospital Attendants, Safaiwalas & Safaiwalis.
โข All Security Personnel in the Railway Hospitals.
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Running Staff (Loco & Traffic):
โข All Loco Pilots including ALP and those performing Shunting Operations. โข All Train Guards.
โข All Loco Inspectors/Crew Controllers/Power Controllers etc.,
โข All Staff working in the Running Rooms of Loco Pilots, Guards & Crew Lobbies.
Traffic Staff:
โข All Station Masters including ASMs
โข All Traffic Inspectors.
โข All Section Controllers, Chief Controllers etc
โข All Staff Working in Yards
โข All Pointsmen/Cabinmen
โข All Shunting including Shuntman, Shunting Porter etc
Commercial Staff:
โข All Ticket Checking Staff including those working at Railway Stations and in Trains
โข All Commercial Inspectors
โข All Staff dealing with Train Reservation, Goods & Brake Van loading (Goods clerks, Parcel Clerks, Reservation Clerks and Supervisors etc., )
โข Luggage Porter, Commercial Porter and other Commercial Staff in Pay Level 1/2
Technical Staff
โข All SSEs/JEs working in Mechanical, Electrical, S&T, Civil Engineering, Store Departments in Open Line, workshop and at Railway Stations and other Units.
โข All Technicians including Artisans working in Mechanical, Electrical, S&T, civil engineering Departments in Open Line, Workshop and at Railway Stations and other Units.
โข All Scientific Staff (CMS, CMA etc)
โข All Track Maintainers, Gatemen & Gate Keepers
โข All Helpers working in Mechanical, Electrical, S&T, Civil Engineering, Store Departments in Open Line, Workshop and at Railway Stations and other Units.
โข All Staff working in Diesel/Electric Loco/EMU Sheds.
Yours faithfully
(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary
Source: NFIR
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