RBE No. 63/2007: Staff Benefit Fund – Contribution

No.E(W)2007/FU-1/1, dated 18.04.2007

Sub: Staff Benefit Fund.

1. Sanction of the President is communicated for revising the annual contribution to Staff Benefit Fund from Rs.30 to Rs.35 per capita. The increase of Rs.5 per capita per annum would be distributed and utilized as follows:-

(a) Rs.3 per capita per annum to be utilized to give immediate relief in times of crisis arising out of natural calamities. This allocation will be controlled by Railway Board and Modalities in this regard will be advised in due course.

(b) Rs.2 per capita per annum to be utilized for providing vocational training for developing occupational skills of physically/ mentally challenged wards especially girls of railway employees. Utilization of this amount will be carried out by respective Zonal Railways, etc., under their extant procedures with the following provisions:-

(i) Sponsoring the physically/ mentally challenged wards of Railway employees in professional training institutes – the per child sponsorship ceilings may be decided by individual Zonal Railways.

(ii) Arranging vocational training by Zonal Railways themselves in railway schools/ railway training institutions for the physically/ mentally challenged wards of Railway employees. Expenditure may also include payment of salary to instructors, etc.

2. The revised allocation amongst various heads/ activities under SBF will just be as follows:-

Head/ Activity		Annual allocation per capita
(i)	General activities, viz., Education, recreation, amusement, cultural, relief of distress, sickness and miscellaneous items:
	(a) Education	Rs.4.75
	(b) Recreation other than sports	Rs.2.25
	(c) Promotion of cultural activities	Rs.0.50
	(c) Relief of distress sickness etc.	Rs.7.50
	(c) Women empowerment activities	Rs.0.50
	(f) Miscellaneous	Rs.0.50
(ii)	Sports activities	Rs.5.00
(iii)	Scout activities	Rs.3.50
(iv)	Recreational facilities to Officers and Supervisory staff	Rs.3.00
(v)	Indigenous system of medicine including Homeopathy	Rs.2.50
(vi)	Immediate relief in times of crisis arising out of natural calamities	Rs.3.00
(vii)	Training for developing occupational skills of physically/ mentally challenged wards especially girls of railway employees	Rs.2.00
	Total	Rs.35.00

3. The Indian Railway’s report on Labour Welfare and Annual Report and Audited Statement of Accounts on Staff Benefit Fund to be furnished to Railway Board by 30th June every year, may be modified to include these additions to the SBF scheme. Particularly giving detailed position on utilization of the amount mentioned in para-1(b) above. Feedback with regards to action taken in this regard may, however, be furnished before 31st December, 2007.

4. These orders are effective from 1st April, 2007.

5. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 63/2007

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No. 150/2007, RBE No. 38/2008,
RBE No. 166/2008,