IREC Rule No.808: Staff Benefit Fund Committee
808. Staff Benefit Fund Committee:-
(1) There shall be a Divisional Staff Benefit Fund Committee on each Division, which shall be presided over by the Divisional Personnel Officer.
Besides the Chairman, the Committee shall consist of the following:-
(i) One officer to be nominated by the Divisional Railway Manager;
(ii) Two representatives from each recognized union; and
(iii) A Welfare Inspector nominated by the Divisional Manager who shall act as Secretary.
(iv) One representative each from All India Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Railway Employees Association (AISC&STREA) and All India OBC Railway Employees Association (AIOBCREA).
[Authority: RBE No.57/2014, No.E(W)2012/FU-1/6, 27.05.2014, ACS No.122]
(2) Each workshop will also have a Workshop Staff Benefit Fund Committee, the constitution of this Committee being the same as that prescribed above for the Division. If there is no Senior Scale Personnel Officer in a workshop, his place shall be taken by the Works Manager, or if there is no Works Manager, by the Assistant Works Manager.
In the event of disagreement with the decision of the Division/Workshop Sub- Committee, the matter shall be referred to the Divisional Railway Manager/Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer-in-charge of the workshop, as the case may be, whose decision in the matter shall be final.
The Divisional / Workshop Staff Benefit Fund Committees shall have powers to allot funds for the objects specified in these rules within the rules and limitations prescribed by the Headquarters Committee.
[RBE No.265/1999, No.E(W)97/FU-1/4, 13.10.1999, ACS No.56]
Railway Ministry’s Decision-1: No retired employee or an outsider shall be nominated by the Recognized Unions to serve on the Staff Benefit Fund Committee.
[Authority: No.E(W)68FU-1/5, 30.04.1968]
Railway Ministry’s Decision-2: Railway employees under suspension shall not be allowed to participate in the meetings of the Staff’ Benefit Fund Committee. There is no objection to substitutes taking their place for the period the sitting members remain disqualified.
[Authority: No.E(W)60/NM-1/31, 01.11.1960]