Staff Benefit Fund: RBE No.83/2014 – SBF
No.E(W)2014/FU-1/1, dated 30.07.2014
Sub: Staff Benefit Fund.
Ref: This office letter No.E(W)2014/FU-1/4, dated 26.04.2010 (RBE No.62/2010).
1. Sanction of the Ministry of Railways is hereby communicated to per capita contribution of Rs.800 to Staff Benefit Fund and distribution of this amount is as follows:
|
S.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 pm. |
116 |
For railway wards of employees in grade pay of above Rs.2400 and upto Rs.4200 pursuing higher technical/ professional education. |
|
2 |
Scholarship for higher technical/ professional education of Girl children of staff in grade pay up to Rs.2400 @ Rs.1500 pm. |
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 pm. |
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 creches, arrangements for safety of women railway employees & 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 and 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 10000 in each case. |
|
9 |
Sports activities. |
30 |
Encouraging sports by giving latest sports equipment and imparting training at schools, institutes and clubs. |
|
10 |
Scouts & Guides activities. |
22 |
Augmentation of training facility all over railways. |
|
11 |
Indigenous system of medicine including Homoeopathy. |
36 |
|
|
12 |
Immediate relief in times of crisis arising out of floods, famines, landslide, 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 aides, special software etc. and organizing workshops, seminars, 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 |
|
2. With regard to items-(8) viz allocation for ‘Relief of distress, sickness’ etc. for the staff in grade pay up to Rs.4600, this will include instance of long sickness, extraordinary leave/ leave without pay and the need to meet the cost of good prosthetics.
3. With regard to item-(1), (2) & (3) besides existing provisions regard re-appropriation, the CSBF committees shall have powers to re-appropriate funds between items (2) and (3) depending upon demand. The preference, however, will be given to girl children. Other modalities regarding scholarships as already advised vide para-2 this office letter dated 17.08.2009 (RBE No.145/2009) ibid shall equally apply in such cases.
4. These orders are effective from 1st April, 2014.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Dte. of the Ministry of Railways.
6. Please acknowledge receipt.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.83/2014
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.136/2014,