| Officers & Staff Welfare |
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| Numbers : |
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As on date 30th June, 2005, there are 484 officers & 34,688 staff of different categories. The staff are graded/classified as Class-III and Class-IV staff. The ratio of officers and staff is about 1: 72.
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| Training : |
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Bangladesh Railway has got a built- in system of imparting training to Railway Officials and all categories of non-gazetted staff to enable them to improve their skills & ability. For safe and efficient operation of the railway a well equipped & modern Railway Training Academy has been established in 1984 which is now located at Halishahar, Chittagong. Four workshop Training units at Pahartali, Dhaka, Parbatipur and Ishurdi have been transferred under the control of Rector/Railway Training Academy, Halishahar,Chittagong w.e.f. 03-01-04 for imparting Training in Locomotive maintenance and operation staff of Mechanical department. In the year 2004-2005 total 757 persons of different categories were trained including 25 nos BCS Cadre Officers.
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| Festival Allowance : |
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The system of giving festival allowance to the employees was introduced in the year 1984. This is not linked with productivity/profit. The festival allowance is given twice in a year. Each allowance is equal to the one month`s basic salary of the employee concerned.
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| Medicare & family welfare : |
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Well equipped network of hospital and dispensaries have been working in the system to provide proper medical care to the employees & their dependents. There are around 10 well equipped hospitals with a total of 440 beds, one Modern Chest Disease Hospital at Chittagong with 50 beds, and 31 dispensaries with qualified doctors. BR has also family welfare programme. At present there are 21 maternity & child welfare centres in the system to look after the health of the expectant mothers, postnatal cases, toddlers and infants.
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| Housing Facilites : |
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Nearly 70% of the staff are provided with residential accommodation. The government has been pleased to approve a housing scheme under the caption '' Bangladesh Railway Employees Co-operative Housing Society Limited'' at Chittagong for the employees for enabling them to become owners of houses.
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| Kallyan Trust : |
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The Trust is doing various welfare activities for railway employees. An amount of Tk. 18.67 million from the Railway revenue was contributed to the Trust during the year under review. The main activities of the Trust are to provide grant to employees undergoing medical treatment, donation to the staff on distress and monthly educational allowance & monetary assistance to the children of low paid employees for education.
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| Benevolent Fund : |
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This fund is providing financial assistance to the families of deceased employees. About 4,283 such families were given grant to the extent of Tk. 20.96 million out of this fund during the year.
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| Group Insurance : |
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Group Insurance Scheme was introduced on 1st October,1970 in order to ensure the lives of the Railway employees. Premium for non-gazetted staff are borne by the Railway. 209 nos. of claim for death amounting to Tk.15.83 million has been finalized during the year.
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| Sports & Recreation : |
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42 Institutes & Recreation Clubs provided with requisite facilities for outdoor & indoor games exist at different centres of BR. Under the supervision of Central Sports Association, there are eight zonal sports club at different centres. Railway is also playing an important role in the National Scouting.
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| Education : |
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Adequate facilities are provided by the Railway Administration for education of the children of Railway employees. Ten High Schools are run by Railway at important centres and a sum of Tk.13.61 million was spent on management of these Schools during the year 2004-2005. Besides, 138 privately managed Schools, Colleges & Madrashas are functioning in Railway premises.
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| Trade Union : |
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There are eight registered trade unions in BR to maintain a healthy relation between the employees and administration to pave the way for congenial working atmosphere on the system.
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