Tuesday, 5 October 2021

STAFF WELFARE, CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE and Holiday Homes

 


Chapter 11.Staff Welfare 

Establishment rule

Que.:-What do you mean by staff welfare ?

Indian Railway or any Rly. is being run on Commercial basis. Since being a government undertaking it is the moral duties of the government to fulfil social obligation towards its employees in order to a good human relations between the employees and the employer. The social obligations is known as staff welfare. 

Que:-Who is looking after the staff welfare ?

Above all the personnel functions staff welfare is also key functions of Personnel

Management. Chief Personnel Officer is the key part of management in Head quarter of any  & Zonal Rly. and he is assisted by a Personnel Officer (Labour & Welfare ) is posted and assisted by Welfare Inspector, Co. Operative Inspector and Personnel Inspector. 

In divisional levels this is functioning under the guidance of Sr. DPO., DPO and APOs. and Welfare Inspector, / Personnel Inspector and Co. Op. Inspectors and working directly under Asstt. Personnel Officer in the divisional level. There is a separate Personnel officer attached to workshop also.  



Que.:-What are the Activities of the staff welfare organization.?

1. Provision of Rly. institutes & clubs.

2. Provision of schooling facilities.

3. Grant of AIDs.

4. Educational assistance.

5. Provision of Holiday homes.

6. Scouts & Guides.

7. Provision of Canteens.

8. Handicraft Centers/ and vocational Training Centers.

9. Provision of Co-operative Societies.

10. Mobile libraries.

11. Medical facilities.

12. Staff Benefit Fund.

Que.:-What are the duties of Welfare Inspectors ?

1) It is the duties of Personnel/Welfare Inspector to contact labors in the work place at least once in a week to get the grievances of the staff and to be solved after contacting required officer. 

2) It is the duty of W.I. to educate the labors about the their rights.

3) Has to explain about various staff welfare schemas and also help them to improve

their living conditions as well as working systems.

4) To supervise various welfare activities such as Co-operative societies, Canteens, Child

Welfare Sports activities, welfare centers, Adult Education and to conduct holiday

camps.

5) To help labors by means of medical helps and to arrange Medical camps

6) To visit Rly. Colonies and inspect sanitation, water problems, light facilities and also maintenance of Rly. Qtrs. 

7) To help Retiring staff in getting retirement, settlements, Pension.

8) To help and solve all the matters of staff benefit fund.

9) To inspect stations, Sheds.

10) To arrange Drama, shows.

Film shows regarding staff welfare.

Que.:-What are the duties of Personnel Inspectors ?

1) He should inspect all the Registers of Overtime, Hours of Employment Regulations, and Rosters. 

2) In PNM meeting they should assist D.P.O. in all means.

3) They should ensure of names of staff retiring are published.

4) To attend courts.

5) To assist Personnel Officers.

Railway Institutes & Clubs :

All working employees are entitled to become a Member of a Institute. It may be

provided as Sr. or Junior institute and should cover large number of members. If there are more members there can be separate institutes for Artisans staff. Swimming Pool can be attached to the Institute or Clubs and also children's park should be provided in all institutes. 

The administration will bear the first cost of the building, cost of Electrical installations, with furniture, roads, fences, tennis courts and play grounds. There should be elected body for each institutes and it should be observed by Welfare Inspector. 

Procedure for Children Education Allowance

Children Education Allowance is one of the greatest and valuable concession for Central Government employees implemented as per the recommendations of 6th pay commission with effect from 1.9.2008. This allowance is paid for taking more care on education of children. CEA and HS will be paid for school going children from nursery to 12th class. The amount of CEA and HS will be double for differently-abled children.


Rate Chart of Children Education Allowance for first child and second child


The revised rates of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy as per 7th CPC is given below..


Children Education Allowance


1st child – Monthly Rs. 2,250

1st child – Yearly Rs. 27,000

2nd child – Monthly Rs. 2,250

2nd child – Yearly Rs. 27,000

Hostel Subsidy


1st child – Monthly Rs. 6,750

1st child – Yearly Rs. 81,000

2nd child – Monthly Rs. 6,750

2nd child – Yearly Rs. 81,000

The rates of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy shall increase by 25% whenever the DA increases by 50%.

What is children education allowance?

The Children Education Allowance (CEA) is paid to the government employees in India for the schooling and hostel facilities offered to their children. The amount provided under CEA for a differently abled child is double that offered to a normal child.


Eligibility for child education allowance?

The upper age limit for Divyaang children has been set at 22 years. In the case of other children the age limit will be 20 years or till the time of passing 12th class whichever is earlier. There shall be no minimum age.


How to claim child education allowance?

In order to claim reimbursement of CEA, the Govt. servant should produce a certificate issued by the Head of the Institution for the period / year for which claim has been preferred. The certificate should confirm that the child studied in the school during the previous academic year.


What is CEA reimbursement procedure?

7th CPC simplified the procedure for reimbursement. No need to submit bills, receipts, vouchers, and invoices for reimbursement. Bonafide certificate of children from the head of the institution is enough for reimbursement.

Holiday Homes 

Lodging charges

The charges to be recovered from officers and staff for the stay in the Holiday Homes are indicated below:

(i) Lodging charges to be recovered from staff:

Group 'C' staff (Higher Type of accommodation) Rs. 5 per day
Group 'D' staff (Lower Type of accommodation) Rs. 2 per day
(ii)Lump sum charges to be recovered from staff I children for organised trips to the All-Railway Holiday Homes at Pah gam/Srinagar :

Pay slab in the IV P.C. scales Lump sum charge per head
Upto Rs. 950 Rs. 50
Rs. 951 and upto Rs. 2,000 Rs. 75
Rs. 2,001 and above Rs. 100
(iii) Charges to be recovered from Gazetted officers :

Rs. 10 per suite per day.

(iv) Charges to be recovered from Retired Railway servents

Group 'D' Rs. 5 per suite per day
Group 'C' Rs. 10 per suite per day
Officers upto and inclusive of JA Grade Rs. 15 per suite per day
Officers above JA Grade Rs. 30 per suite per day
(v) Occupation of officers' Holiday Homes/Rest Houses by outsiders :

Rs. 500 per day per suite inclusive of all charges.




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