GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.131/2013.

No. E (G) 2013 QR1-09

New Delhi, Dated: 11/12/2013

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways/Production Units,
(As per standard list)

Sub: Hostel facilities for single women Railway employees at all Divisional headquarters.

Following declaration by the then Hon’ble Railway Minister in his Budget speech (2013-14) in regard to provision of hostel facilities for single women Railway employees at all Divisional headquarters, the issue has been considered by the full Board.

2. The Board has decided that the single women Railway employees may be provided with hostel facilities at all the Divisional headquarters by making appropriate arrangement without any pay scale restrictions.

3. For this purpose the Zonal Railways may earmark appropriate number of staff quarters without resorting to new constructions at appropriate locations and furnishing those units with basic necessities such as bare essential furniture, skeletal kitchen set up etc. Further, whenever new quarters are sanctioned, the first priority should be given to women hostel.

4. This Issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

5. Please acknowledge receipt.

sd/-
(S.K.PANDA)
Deputy Director Estt.(Gen.)

Source: NFIR

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Fund Allocation for Railway Staff Quarters Enhanced by 50 %

 The Minister of Railways Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal has announced enhancement of the fund allocation under Railways staff quarters by 50% over the previous year to provide Rs 300 crore. While presenting the Railways Budget for 2013-14 in Parliament today he said that construction of staff quarters has been hampered by funding constraints. Encouraged by the success of Ministry of Urban Development in constructing staff quarters through PPP mode, his Ministry proposes to adopt the same in the Railways.

He announced the provision of hostel facilities for single women railway employees at all Divisional headquarters.

He further announced that condition of barracks would be improved to provide better living condition to the RPF personnel.

Source: PIB

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