SBF - Staff Benefit Fund

SBF - Staff Benefit Fund

·         Chapter VIII of I.Rly.Establishment Code

·         established on Indian Railways in the year 1931.

·         established for the welfare of the Railway employees and their children.

·         A Railway Staff. Benefit Fund shall be maintained for each Zonal Railway. 

·         SBF debited with  activities are 1)Education 2) Recreation 3)Sickness 4)Sports 5)Scouts 6)Indigenous systems of medicine (Homeopathy)

·         SBF credited with

1.    Annual grant on the 01st April of each financial year from the Railway Revenues on "PER CAPITA" basis based on the total sanctioned strength (permanent & temporary).  Work charged posts will not be considered.  At present Per Capita contribution is Rs.800/-

2.    All receipts from fines

3.    Forfeited PF bonuses of Non Gazetted staff

4.    50% of expenditure incurred by Railways on the grant scholarships for technical education of children of Rly staff during the previous year.

5.    Unpaid wages over three years period.

·         Zonal SBF committee composition is as follows

SN	Position
1	Chairman	CPO
2	Member	CMO
3	Member	CE
4	Member	Six members equally to be selected from the two recognized Unions
5	Member
	Member
7	Member
8	Member
9	Member
10	Member	Representative from All India Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Railway Employees Association (AISC&STREA)
11	Member	Representative from All India OBC Railway Employees Association (AIOBCREA)
12	Secretary	Welfare Inspector nominated by GM

 Divisional SBF/Workshop SBF committee composition is as follows

SN	Position
1	Chairman	DPO/WPO
2	Member	One officer nominated by DRM/CWM
3	Member	Four members equally to be selected from the two recognized Unions
4	Member
5	Member
6	Member
7	Member	Representative from All India Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Railway Employees Association (AISC&STREA)
8	Member	Representative from All India OBC Railway Employees Association (AIOBCREA)
9	Secretary	Welfare Inspector nominated by DRM/CWM

·         The cost of stationery, printing charges of forms, postage charges and other contingent expenses relating to the Fund is met from the Railway Revenues.

·         The accounts of the SBF will be monitored and internally checked by the office of the FA&CAO and the Audit will make the checks.

·         Annual Reports on the working of the SBF should be submitted by each Railway Administration to the Railway Board.

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