RBE No. 125/2015: Staff Benefit Fund – SBF – IREC – Amendment – ACS No.127
No.E(W)2010/FU-1/4, dated 12.10.2015
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).
1. In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision to Article 309 of the Constitution the President is pleased to direct that Rule 805(1) and 805(2) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, 1985 Edition be amended as per enclosed Advance Correction Slip N0.127.
2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Indian Railway Establishment Code,
Volume-I, 1985 Edition (Second Reprint Edition-2003)
Advance Correction Slip N0.127
CHAPTER-8
Railway Staff Benefit Fund
(1) Clause (1) of Rule 805 may be substituted by the following:-
In addition to the credits to the Fund details in Rule 804, there shall be credited to the fund on the 1st April of each financial year an annual grant from the revenue of the Railway at a per capita rate of Rs.800 based on the sanctioned strength of non-gazetted Railway employee, permanent and temporary, as on 31st March, post charged to Capital been excluded. The Fund shall be credited provisionally on the 1st April each year with an amount equal to the contribution for the previous year, they necessary adjustment being made as soon as the correct amount of the contribution has been determined. The distribution of Rs.800 among different activities will be as under:-
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Sl. 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 p.m. |
116 |
For Railway wards of employees in grade pay of above Rs.2400 and up to Rs.4200 pursuing higher technical/ professional education. |
|
2 |
Scholarship for higher and technical/ professional education of Girl Children of staff in grade pay up to Rs.2400 @ Rs.1500 p.m. |
110 |
Scholarship for pursuing technical/ professional diploma/ degree for girl children of railway employees in grade pay up to Rs.2400. |
|
3 |
Scholarship for higher technical/ professional education of Male children of staff in grade pay up to Rs.2400 @ Rs.1500 p.m. |
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, camps, training programmes and gender sensitization camps etc. |
28 |
Giving support to crèches, arrangements for safety of women Railway employees and other initiatives taken by railways. |
|
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 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 Rs.10000 in each case. |
|
9 |
Sports activities. |
30 |
Encouraging sports by giving latest sports equipments and imparting training at it schools, institutes and clubs. |
|
10 |
Scouts & Guides activities. |
22 |
Augmentation of training facility all over Railways. |
|
11 |
Indigenous system of medicine including Homeopathy. |
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, especial software, etc. and organizing workshops, seminar 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 |
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Notes:
(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-1 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 allotment shall continue to be made by the Ministry of Railways in consultation with the Railway Sports Promotional 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 allotment.
[Authority: No.E(W)2014/FU-1/1,
30.07.2014 (RBE No. 83/2014),
08.12.2014 (RBE No. 136/2014) and
01.06.2015 (RBE No. 54/2015)]
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 125/2015
Forward reference⇒RBE No.