By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: An try by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to carry again the century-old observe of hiring bungalow peons for its Class I officers has been struck down by the Railway Board. The ECoR had framed a brand new coverage for hiring individuals on contract and permitting common staff in stage 1, topic to willingness (in writing) of the workers chosen to be hooked up as peons.
Though the Ministry of Railways had issued an order a month in the past searching for discontinuance of the previous observe, it had authorised common managers of Zonal Railways to evaluate the state of affairs of their respective jurisdictions.Sources mentioned the GM of ECoR had framed the brand new coverage for engagement of phone attendant-cum-dak khalasi (TADK), referred to as bungalow peons. The new coverage acknowledged that staff already working with lower than three years service and hooked up to entitled officers will proceed to be screened and regularised as per coverage present previous to the current order of the Railways.
“The policy was sent to the Railway Board, the apex body for Indian Railways, for approval. But the board did not give its nod. Now, the policy sent to all concerned including Coordinating Heads of Department, Principal Heads of Department and Divisional Railway Managers on January 7 stands withdrawn,” mentioned a railway spokesperson.
