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pankajp	construction of new railway quarters	Lead	[-]
Posts: 289 (05/01/08 18:53:42) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Members may discuss following topic: http://www.iricen.gov.in/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1329 Various zonal railways are still processing replacement of overaged railway quarters and new railway quarters are being constructed on additional as well as replacement account. Simultaneously, the maintenance organisation of railway buildings (IOW and his staff) is being reduced in accordance with manpower planning policy. So, why not ban construction of new railway quarters (on additional account as well as replacement account) as suggested in above link on www.iricen.gov.in?
ananth	Ban on new quarters!	#1	[-]
Posts: 892 (05/01/08 21:17:08) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There cannot be be blanket ban on construction of new quarters but yes, they should be location-specific based on local needs which is determined by the traffic growth and maintenance activity in that area. The traffic growth will necessitate the posting of more manpower in that location and hence construction of new quarters will be necessary. For example, in Bilaspur division, new quarters are being constructed in locations like Raigarh, Korba and Brajrajnagar because of the tremendous potential for loading in the area. Besides, these places are also crew booking points and new recruits are being posted to these places. New quarters also need to be constructed in new Zonal HQ due to the sudden increase in manpower. About 150-200 new quarters for staff and 100 new ones for officers have either been constructed or are on the verge of completion in Bilaspur. Regarding the maintenance of the quarters, outsourcing is the clear solution, which even the Board has approved. But yes, the number of IOWs should go up through matching surrender of artisan staff to improve the quality of supervision. The engineering dept. has come out with a clear plan on how to maintain the increased number of quarters. In Bilaspur division, we have stopped construction of new quarters in remote roadside stations (and there are many of them in this division). Instead, the emphasis has been to construct new quarters in major stations allowing the staff posted in the range of 30-40 km to keep their families in these stations. The old quarters in the roadside stations would be gradually condemned and we plan to go in for dormitory style rooms in these stations as very few staff would keep their families in these stations. I am of the opinion that this strategy should adopted in other divisions as well. Ananth Sr.DFM/BSP
Pelunumrouno		#2	[-]
Posts: 28 (05/09/08 01:42:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The suggestion of Ananth is relevent and appears to be the right choice. Quarter nahin banenge to kya log Ped ( tree) par rahenge Pankaj ji??
pankajp	Log rahenge tab na	#3	[-]
Posts: 293 (05/09/08 01:58:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Pelu Sir When organisation has enough staff and those staff are willing to live in Railway quarters, then only quarters are relevant. Transfer of Group C & D staff are becoming an exception. Further, at popular stations, staff do not move out on transfer and make their own houses. A number of locations have surplus railway quarters due to various reasons. In vacant quarters main kaun rahega, Pelu sir?
ananth	New quarters!	#4	[-]
Posts: 893 (05/11/08 21:54:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes, Pankaj, your point on the number of vacant quarters is relevant. But this is because the logic for construction of these quarters decades ago doesn't hold good any longer. With better techology and means of communication and with increasing literacy leading to increased demands for postings in places with some amenities has probably changed the line of thinking in recent times. So the construction of quarters has to be carefully planned and should be entire need-based and in locations where train operations necessitate posting of staff. So what is being done, as I told you earlier, is to construct new quarters in places which can be rated as sub-divisions and build dormitory like structures in roadside stations by merging two or more quarters where the staff will come and stay during their period of work and go back to their quarters which would be located in major stations, probably 30-40 km away. Just as a side mention, do you know that 2-3 Operating staff commit suicide every year here due to family tensions arising out of problems of being posted in roadside stations? The ASMs being recruited nowadays are graduates or even PGs and if they have educated wives who are urban-bred, do you think they will be comfortable with the idea of collecting water from a hand pump in roadside stations all by themselves and not have access to tap water in their quarters? This is just a small or silly example of how tough it can be for our staff in roadside stations. So should we insist on keeping those quarters in roadside stations occupied or should we have clusters of quarters in major stations where the families of staff can stay while the male members work in roadside stations and come home once a week or whenever time permits. Ananth Sr.DFM/BSP
irse		#5	[-]
Posts: 116 (05/16/08 03:10:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The old logic of having Qr at work place for essential staff does not hold good .We continue to construct 2 Qr on each manned level xing in middle of jungle for Gate keeper but they remain vacant .Gate keeper stay with his family in nearby place where better amenities are available for his children & come on duty on cycle/motor cycle .Same logic goes for other stationstaff at way side station .Now a days with better communication & better road transportation net work ,a man can reach any where within a hour from nearest major place to site of works. we should concentrate in developing existing big colonies only under corporate welfare plan rather than constructing scattered qrs here & there . Again question is same -our employee strength is reduced by 2 lakh in last few years & pvt housing is becoming popular .Infrastructure for maintenace (IOW staff etc) is crumbling .In such situation ,should be construct more qrs ?
srivatsarp	New Railway Quarters	#6	[-]
Posts: 17 (05/25/08 02:54:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A good solution would be to construct Railway Quarters in larger towns and cities and let staff work away from the cities in smaller stations. We can provide barrack like accommodation for staff in smaller stations where they do not want to keep their families. This has also been suggested by Mr Anant. A good model exists for RPF staff, who are allowed to keep their families in Railway Quarters and allowed to stay in barracks; they are not charged double the rent. If it can be done for ancilliary staff like the RPF, then why not for mainline staff from Operating, Loco and S&T? R.P.Srivatsa

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