SBF - Staff Benefit Fund
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Chapter VIII of
I.Rly.Establishment Code
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established on Indian Railways in
the year 1931.
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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.
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Zonal SBF committee composition is
as follows
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SN
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Position
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1
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Chairman
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CPO
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2
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Member
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CMO
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3
|
Member
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CE
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4
|
Member
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Six
members equally to be selected from the two recognized Unions
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5
|
Member
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|
|
|
Member
|
|
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7
|
Member
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|
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8
|
Member
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|
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9
|
Member
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|
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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
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Welfare Inspector nominated by GM
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Divisional
SBF/Workshop SBF committee composition is as follows
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SN
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Position
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|
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1
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Chairman
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DPO/WPO
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2
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Member
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One officer nominated by DRM/CWM
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3
|
Member
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Four members equally to be selected from the two
recognized Unions
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4
|
Member
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|
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5
|
Member
|
|
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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
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·
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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