7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Railway Staff Welfare Points are highlighted in the Railway Budget 2013-14 Railway Staff Welfare – Points are highlighted in the Railway  Budget 2013-14 to be implemented to ensure in the current financial year by the Ministry of Railways… Staff Welfare Fund allocation for staff quarters enhanced to Rs 300 cr. Provision of hostel facilities for single women railway employees at all divisional headquarters. Extending treatment facility in case of medical emergency to RELHS beneficiaries to all cities in hospitals empanelled with CGHS and Railways. Condition of barracks to be improved for RPF personnel. Provision of water closets and air conditioners in the locomotive cabs to avoid stress being faced by loco pilots.

As informed in the Railway Budget 2013-14 the below factories/workshops to be set up in the financial year… Rail Based Industries - New factories/workshops to be set up : a new Forged Wheel Factory at Rae Bareli in collaboration with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. a Greenfield Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMU) manufacturingfacility at Bhilwara (Rajasthan) in collaboration with State Government and BHEL. a Coach Manufacturing Unit in Sonepat District (Haryana) in collaboration with State Government. a Midlife Rehabilitation Workshop at Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) in collaboration with the State Government. Bikaner and Pratapgarh workshops to undertake POH of BG wagons. orkshop for repair and rehabilitation of motorized bogies at Misrod (Madhya Pradesh). a new wagon maintenance workshop in Kalahandi (Odisha). a modern signaling equipment facility at Chandigarh through PPP route.