Sub: Amendment of provisions relating to Railway Staff Benefit Fund – Chapter 8 of the Indian Railway Establishment Code Volume I, 1985 Edition (Second Reprint Edition – 2003).
| 5. | Recreation other than sports | 32 | Recreational facilities, purchase of gym equipments, employees’/wards’ holiday camps, study tours. |
| 6. | Recreational facilities at institutes and Clubs etc. | 36 | |
| 7. | Promotion of Cultural Activities | 16 | Organizing cultural programmes in residential colonies, Divisions and schools and purchase/maintenance of instruments etc. |
| 8. | Relief of distress, sickness, etc for staff in grade pay up to Rs.4600/ | 120 | To grant higher amount of relief to employees in need such as immediate financial assistance to railway employees in accidents and for employees who are long sick and hospitalized for a long period and are on leave without pay: no leave (LAP or LHAP) is in his credit. Funeral charges for death of Railway employees be given at 10,000/- in each case. |
| 9. | Sports activities | 30 | Encouraging sports by giving latest sports equipment and imparting training at schools, institutes and clubs |
| 10. | Scouts & Guides activities | 22 | Augmentation of training facility all over railways |
| 11. | Indigenous system of medicine including Homoeopathy | 36 | |
| 12. | Immediate relief in times of crisis arising out of floods, famines, landslides, fire or any other calamity |
24 | |
| 13. | Developing occupational .skills of physically/mentally challenged railway employees and their wards including purchase of wheel chairs, other aids, special software etc. and organising workshops, seminars, camps etc. |
50 | Assistance to employees/wards in need of special equipments etc |
| 14. | Miscellaneous | 80 | Support for improvement in holiday homes, rest houses, entertainment/ information facility Viz colour TV; electrical appliances/maintenance fund for recurring expenses on such facilities. |
| Total | 800/- |
Note: –
(1) Allocation provided against Head/Activity at S.No.(1) (2) and (3) will also be utilized for financing the scheme of Cash award for wards of Railway employees for outstanding contribution in Academics & Sports as stipulated vide Annexure-I to Board’s letter No.E(W)2014/FU-1/1 dated 01-06-2015 (RBE No.54/2015.
(2) Note 3 below Clause (2) of Rule 805 may be substituted by the following:
Based on the overall per capita contribution of Rs.30/- for sports activities, sports allotments shall continue to be made by the Ministry of Railways in consultation with the Railway Sports Promotion Board, to the Zonal Railways/Production Units.
Allotment of Rs. 22/- for scouting activities will also be made by the Ministry of Railways. Rs. 24/- per capita allotted for “Immediate relief in times of crisis arising out of natural calamities” will be made from the “SBF Calamity Relief Fund” at the level of the Ministry of Railways. Therefore, allotment for Rs.76/- will be authorized centrally by Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) from sanctioned Budget allotments.
(Authority: Board’s letter No. E(W)2014/FU-l/1 dated 30.07.2014, 08.12.2014 and 01.06.2015)
INDIAN RAILWAY ESTABLISHMENT CODE VOLUME-I, 1985 EDITION
(Second Reprint Edition-2003)
CHAPTER-8
Railway Staff Benefit Fund
Advance Correction Slip No.127.
0) Clause (1) of Rule 805 may be substituted by the following:
| S. No | Head/activity | Allocation(in Rs) | Scope |
| 1. | Education- Scholarship for Higher Technical/Professional education for wards of staff in grade pay of above Rs.2400/- and up to Rs.4200/- @ Rs. 1500/- pm. |
116
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For railway wards of employees in grade pay of above Rs.2400/- and upto Rs.4200/- pursuing higher technical/professional education. |
| 2. | Scholarship for higher technical/professional education of Girl children of staff in grade pay up to Rs.2,400/-@ Rs.1500/- pm |
28 | Scholarship for pursuing technical/ professional diploma/degree for girl children of railway employees up to Rs.2400/- in grade pay |
| 3. | Scholarship for higher technical/professional education of Male children of staff in grade pay up to Rs.2,400/- @ Rs.1500/- pm | 100 | Scholarship for pursuing technical professional diploma/degree for male children of railway employees in grade pay up to Rs.2400/- |
| 4. | Women empowerment activities including seminar, training programmes camps, and gender sensitization camps etc. | 28 | Giving support to creches, arrangements for safety of women railway employees & other initiatives taken by Railways. |
Source:http://www.airfindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RBE-125-of-Ministry-of-Railways.pdf
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