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 Through this workers duty related demands, working conditions, increasing capacity

related issues are discussed.
Two stages in Railways

 Joint departmental Council: At Railway Board level.
 President: Member Personnel
 Members from Govt. side: 5 to 10
 Members from Employee side: Total 30, 15 each of both Unions
 Meeting: Once in four months
 Joint National Council: At Central Govt. level.

 President: Cabinet Secretary
 Members from Govt. side: 24 members of different ministries
 Members from Employee side: 60 members of recognized Unions of all ministries. 24
members of both Federation of Railways.
Arbitration:
 If no decision could be arrived at, then such subjects are given to Arbitration.
 Three members for Arbitration at Board level. One member from Govt. side shall be
nominated by five members . 2 member nominated by National Council in similar
nd
fashion.
 Chairman shall be a neutral person.
 These three persons are appointed by Central Labour Ministry
 Everyone shall be bound by the decision. Only Parliament has the highest authority to

change these decisions.
 If Parliament does not change the decision, then the same shall be applicable for 36
months.

Q 6 & 7. Major and Minor Penalties
Two groups of penalties are laid down under D&AR 1968 i.e. Major and Minor. Major
penalties are those where a detailed procedure as laid down in Article 311 of the Constitution
of India is to be observed, whereas a simpler procedure as laid down in DAR 1968 is to be
observed in case of Minor Penalties
Minor Penalties:
i. Censure
ii. Withholding of promotion for a specified period
iii. Recovery from pay the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused to the Govt. or the
Railway Administration by negligence or breach of orders.
iv. Withholding of Privilege passes or PTO or both
v. Reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay for a period not exceeding three year
without cumulative effect and not adversely affecting his pension.
vi. Withholding of increments of pay for a specified period with further directions as to
whether on the expiry of such period this will or will not have the effect of postponing the
future increments of pay
Major Penalties:
i. Reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period, with further
directions as to whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have
the effect of postponing further increments of pay