Anything for 13.1 lakh Rail Parivar? List of takeaways from Railway Budget 2014

Rail Budget documents under security check outside Parliament

AMID big-ticket announcements of bullet train, PPP, FDI etc. in Tuesday’s Railway Budget, minister DV Sadananda Gowda’s baby steps towards 13 lakh 10 thousand railway employees got unnoticed. The minister said, the kitty towards the Staff Benefit Fund and benefits to meritorious children of railway employees will increase now. But the minister did not seem to be committed when he said, the government would "examine" feasibility of providing air-conditioning in loco cabins, a move that will benefit the train drivers. Here are the initiatives for the Rail Parivar.

Home Coming: 4550 modern housing units to be constructed in Delhi for government employees

FOR Central government employees, not getting suitable accommodations in Delhi, has been a familiar story. But there could a twist to the tale soon. The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal of the ministry of urban development for re-development of Kidwai Nagar (East) for construction of residential accommodation for government employees. According to the proposal, approximately 4550 modern and technically advanced housing units of various types will be constructed in place of the existing 2331 old houses, a government release said.
Already, senior officials from CAG, finance ministry etc. would get official residences at the Commonwealth Games village once the sports personalities leave and the state-of-the art flats would be used for commercial purposes.

At present, there is an acute shortage of government housing, especially in the National Capital Region. In fact, the redevelopment programme of replacing old buildings with new ones could be the way forward if government employees in Delhi expect to get suitable official accommodations. (The picture used here is imaginary)

1250 employees of two railway PSUs to get a pay hike

About 1250 employees of two railway PSUs viz. M/s Braithwaite and M/s Burn Standard stand to get a raise in pay thanks to the resolving of long standing wage settlement issue. The employees will get a hike of about Rs 3500- 4000 per month, and the raise will be effective from October 1, 2010.

Action and Appointments

a) Ajay Kumar Yadav, a 1996 batch HP cadre IPS who has been currently working as Deputy Inspector General in CBI has been appointed as Officer -on-Special Duty (OSD) to the Home Minister P Chidambaram at Director level.

b) Ms Rupa Dutta, a 1986 batch Indian Economic Service officer who was recommended for Central deputation by the Department of Economic Affairs, has been selected for appointment as Director in the ministry of women and child development for a period of five years from the date of taking over charge of the post or until further orders.

More professionals to be inducted in Archaeological Survey of India, National Archives, National Museum and National Library

Keep your eyes and ears open. A number of professionals would be inducted against newly created posts in cultural bodies such as Archaeological Survey of India, National Archives, National Museum and National Library. The vacancies will be quite high-profile as they would be equivalent to professors in the university system.

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