RBE No. 77/2015: All India OBC Railway Employees Federation – AIOBCREF – OBC – Guidelines
No.1998-E(SCT)I/71/2, dated 10.07.2015
Sub: All India OBC Railway Employees Federation – Guidelines reg.
Ref: (i) Board’s letter No.98-E(SCT)I/71/2, 30.06.1998
(ii) Board’s letter No.96-E(SCT)I/71/5, 28.08.1997 (RBE No. 116/1997).
1. Attention is invited to Board’s letter dated 30.06.1998 under reference issued in pursuance of the then MR’s announcement made on the floor of the house during presentation of Railway budget 1998-1999 on 29.05.1998 wherein it has been laid down that all the facilities which have been extended to the SC/ST Association will also be extended to the OBC Association and certain guidelines were issued regarding formation of All India OBC Railway Employees Federation (AIOBCREF) at Apex Level.
2. Recently, the General Secretary of All India Other Backward Classes Railway Employees Federation has submitted the amended Certificate of Registration No.S-33475 dated 03.06.2015 (Provisional) along with the duly approved Amended Constitution of All India Of Other Backward Classes Railway Employees Federation registered (Provisional) by the Registrar of Societies Govt. of NCT of Delhi under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The same, has already been circulated to all the Zonal Railways/ Pus etc. vide Board’s letter of even number dated 08.07.2015 (RBE No. 76/2015) for information/ guidance add necessary action.
Since, some basic changes have been made in the above mentioned amended Bye-laws of AIOBCREF. Accordingly, it has been decided by the Board to modified relevant letters i.e. Board’s letter of even number dated 30.06.1998 and Board’s letter dated 28.08.1997 as amended below:-
In partial modification, the following clauses of Board’s letter dated 30.06.1998 are amended as under:-
Clause 4(a) – The quorum for a meeting of the Central Executive Committee shall be 51% of the number constituting the committee.
Clause 9(A) – The tenure of the office bearers of the Federation shall be five years.
3. Further, in partial modification of Board’s letter No.96-E(SCT)I/71/5, 28.08.1997 (RBE No. 116/1997), the following clauses are amended as under:-
Clause 1(iv) – Any Railway Employees including retired from Railway services belonging to OBC community may become the member of the All India OBC Employees Federation/ Association.
Clause 2 – An OBC Association whose list of office bearers has been circulated by the concerned Railway Administration and taken affiliation to its Apex Body i.e. CEC/ AIOBCREF would only be given the extent facility of this welfare Association. However, the AIOBCREA existing on the Zonal Railways without taking affiliation to CEC/ AIOBCREF would not be disturbed and their status-quo would be maintained till the expiry of tenure of such Association.
The above may please be brought to the notice of all concerned for information/ guidance and necessary action.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 77/2015
Forward reference⇒RBE No. 133/2015