7th CPC Dress Allowance for Railway Signal and Telecom Helpers, Electronic and Mechanical staff, equipped with uniform and protective gear

7th CPC Dress Allowance for Railway Signal and Telecom Helpers, Electronic and Mechanical staff, equipped with uniform and protective gear.

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
RAILWAY BOARD

No. 2018/TF Cell/S&T/S&T Uniform

Dated: 05.03.2019

The General Manager, All Indian Railways/PUs, NF(Con). CORE
The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR/Vadodara CAOs, DMW/Patiala, WPO/Patna, COFMOW/NDLS , RWP/Bela, CAO/IROAF

Sub: Uniform and Protective gears for Maintainers and Helpers of Signal & Telecom, Electrical (TRD) and Mechanical (ART & AHME) Staff.

Ref: 1. Railway Board's letter no. 2017/Transf.cell/Civil/03 dated 05.02.2018.

Railway Board's letter no. PC-VII/2017/11715 /7 dated 03.10.2017.

In order to ensure safe working environment for the staff working on track and also keeping in view the hardship faced by them during extreme weather conditions, provision of Special protective gears has been considered by the Board. In continuation of the protective :gears approved for Trackmen/Keymen/Patrol men vide Reference (1) above, Board (MTR, MRS, MS, FC & CRB) in consultation with DG(S&T), have also approved the following:

Protective Gears:
Provision of special protective gears has been approved for the Technicians/Maintainers and Helpers of S&T, Electrical (TRD) & Mechanical (ART & ARME) departments where duty, involves working in field/on track under extreme weather and working conditions. The list of the protective gears and other items is as indicated below:

Table-I

S. No.	Description	Functional specification	Scale	Approx. Cost (Rs.)
1.	Rain Coat with cap/hood and separate waterproof trouser	Waterproof coat and trouser with full sleeves and cap/hood.	Once in a year	1200/-
2(a)	Winter Jacket	Jacket with timer lining with/without hood/cap orange color superior quality	Once in in 2 years	2500/-
OR
2(b)**	Clothing for Subzero climate i. Jacket ii. Trouser iii. Gloves iv. Snow boots v. Cap	As per military clothing from Ordinance factories/approved suppliers of Ordinance factories.	Once in 2 years	10,000/-
3.	Safety Shoes (with Steel Toes)	As per IS 15298 (Part 2): 2011 / ISO 20345:2004 Some of the reputed brands are Bata, Liberty, Action etc.	Once in six Months	1400/-
4.	Luminous vest	Retro-reflective orange colour IS-15809 of 2008 specified by EN471 Standard	Once in Six months	500/-
5.	Tricolor LED 3-cell Torch/rechargeable torch	As being used by SCR / NR	Once a Year	1000/-

Note: 1.* Tricolor LED 3-cell Torch/ rechargeable torch to be provided to staff deputed for night duty or required to attend failures during night.

Note 2: ** Winter jackets as per item 2a) will not be supplied in subzero climate region, as provisioning of the same is already included in item 2b). In addition, any specific requirement for any particular area/climatic condition may be assessed by the respective DRM.

Mode of Procurement
Mode of Procurement shall be same as adopted for procurement of protective gears for Engineering staff vide reference (1) above. As on date, Stores Department is procuring luminous vests. The other items mentioned in Table I above, may be procured at Divisional Level, through Spot Purchase Committee comprising concerned Branch Officer, SrDFM/ DFM. SrDMM/DMM. Once the system gets stabilized, and the vendors are developed, these may be procured through Stores Department of the Division.

Dress Allowances:
The Dress Allowance for the eligible staff as per Railway Board's letter no. PC­ VII/2017/1/7/5/7 dated 03.10.2017 (RBE No. 141/2017), shall continue to be followed for above categories of staff.
Colour Scheme of uniform for Technicians/Maintainers and Helpers of S&T Department:

The colour scheme of uniform for Technicians/Maintainers and Helpers of S&T Department for both men/women - Shirt/Kurta shall be of Sky Blue and Trouser/Salwar shall be Navy Blue.

This issues with the concurrence of Associate Finance of Transformation Cell of Railway Board.
Kindly acknowledge the receipt and ensure compliance.

sd/-
(Umesh Balonda)
Executive Director/S&T
Transformation Cell

Source: Railway Board

Recognition of Certificate/Qualification of Industrial Training Institute (I.T.I.) upgraded as Centre of Excellence (COE) and its acceptance for the purpose of employment in railways – Railway Board Order

Recognition of Certificate/Qualification of Industrial Training Institute (I.T.I.) upgraded as Centre of Excellence (COE) and its acceptance for the purpose of employment in railways – Railway Board Order

(GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE NO.147/2014

No, E(NG)-II/2005/RR-1/7

New Delhi. 29-12-2014.

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units
Chairmen. Railway Recruitment Boards

Sub: Recognition of Certificate/Qualification of Industrial Training Institute (I.T.I.) upgraded as Centre of Excellence (COE) and its acceptance for the purpose of employment in railways.

Ref: Board’s letter of even number dated 01/12/2012 (RBE No.16/2012).

Pursuant to issue of instructions contained in letter under reference. railway establishments have been seeking a comparative list/mapping of trades awarded by industrial Training institutes (I.T.Is) under the Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) vis-a-vis courses/trades granted by Centre of Excellence (COE).

2. The matter has been examined in consultation with Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGET), M/o Labour & Employment and a tabulated position of comparative list/mapping of trades supplied is sent herewith for information and compliance:

S. No.	Qualification certificate (s) submitted by the candidate obtained from COE		Suggested trade under State Council for Technical Education (SCVT)/ National Council for Technical Education (NCVT)
(i)	National Trade Certificate (NTC) of one year- BBBT in sector of Electrical COE plus NTC of any of the following 06 (six) month course advance module in :- Repair & Maintenance of Electrical Machine & Power Supply; OR Repair & Maintenance of Domestic Appliances; OR Operation & Maintenance of Equipments used in HT, LT, Substation Cable Jointing; OR Non-conventional Power Generation, Battery and inverter; OR Repair and Maintenance of instruments used in Electrical Engineering.	:	Electrician
(ii)	National Trade Certificate (NTC) of one year BBBT in sector of Automobile COE plus NTC of any of the following 06 (six) month course advance module in :- Denting Winding and Welding; OR Servicing & Overhauling of Automobiles (Petrol); OR Servicing & Overhauling of Automobiles (Diesel) OR Overhauling of Fuel Injection System & Steering Mechanism; OR Repair & Maintenance of Wheel; Re-trading of Tyres & Wheel Balancing; OR Auto Electrical Electronics & Air-conditioning in Automobiles;	:	Mechanic Motor Vehicle
(iii)	National Trade Certificate (NTC) of one year BBBT in sector of Fabrication COE plus NTC of any of the following 06 (six) month course advance module in: Structural/Pressure Parts Fitting; OR Structural Welding; OR Pressure Vessel & Pipe Welding; OR Welding Inspection & Testing; OR TIG/MIG Welding.	:	Fitter
(iv)	National Trade Certificate (NTC) of one year BBBT in sector of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning COE plus NTC of any of the following 06 (six) month course advance module in :- Domestic, Commercial Refrigeration & Air Conditioning; OR Central Air Conditioning Plant, Industrial Cooling & Central Air Conditioning Plant, Industrial Cooling & Package; OR Cold Storage, Ice Plant & Ice-Candy Plant.	:	Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
(v)	National Trade Certificate (NTC) of one year BBBT in sector of Electronics COE plus NTC of any of the following 06 (six) month course advance module in :- Radio, Audio. Video System and Appliances; OR Inverters, UPS, Voltage Stabilizers and Industrial Drives; OR Repair & Maintenance of Electronic Test Equipment; OR Communication System, Embedded S stern and PLC.	:	Electronic Mechanic
(vi)	National Trade Certificate (NTC) of one year BBBT in sector of Information Technology (IT) COE plus NTC of any of the following 06 (six) month course advance module in :- Multi Media & Animation; OR Repair & Maintenance of Hardware of Computer & Peripheral Computer Networking ; OR Digital Videography; OR E-Accountancy & Office Management; OR Multi Media & Creative Designing; OR Information System Management.	:	Information Communication Technology System Maintenance
(vii)	National Trade Certificate (NTC) of one year BBBT in sector of Instrumentation COE plus NTC of any of the following 06 (six) month course advance module in:- Industrial Electronics & Instrumentation; OR Analytical Instrumentation; OR Process Control Instrumentation; OR Medical Instrumentation; OR Optical Instrumentation; OR Electronic Test Measuring Instruments.	:	Instrument Mechanic

3. Apart from the above, comparative list/mapping of trades circulated vide letter No. 2012/E(RRB)/3/2 dated l4/9/2012 (copy enclosed) shall also be complied to.

4. Past cases which have been finalized need not be re-opened. Cases where final decision is yet to be taken may be dealt in terms of above instructions.

Please acknowledge receipt.

(Hindi version will follow)
Encls.. As stated.

(Lily Pandeya)
Director Estt. (N)-II
Railway Board.

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