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Workers Participation in Management

of Railways

Workers Participation in Management

Whitely Committee in UK during 1917 hasrecommended that workers should be givenopportunity to participate in the discussion for -

Promoting productivity for the general benefit of theorganisation, employee and community.

Giving employees a better understanding of their role

in the organisation in the process of production. Satisfying the workers urge of self expression, to

achieve industrial peace, better relationship andcooperation.


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In Railways, workers participation is in practicefor a long time by associating the representativesof trade unions in different areas like:

Staff benefit fund committee Quarters committee

Housing committee

Running room advisory committee Canteen management committee

Hospital visiting committee

Labour advisory committee

Executive committees of Railway Institute andclubs

Workshop productivity councils etc


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In addition in the area of workers participation

in management, corporate enterprise groupsof management and labour have been formed

at Railway Board, Zonal Railway and Divisions,

which is now being called as Participation ofRailway Employees in management(PREM).


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PREM at Railway Board

1. Four representatives each from twoFederations.

2. Two representatives of All India Officers

Federations.

3. Two representatives of Indian Railway

Promotee Officers Association.

4. On official side Chairman, member


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PREM at Zonal Railway

Four representatives each fromrecognised unions affiliated to all India Railwaymen's federation and national federation ofIndian Railway men.

1. Two representatives of the associationaffiliated to all India Officers Federation.

2. Two representatives of the associationaffiliated to Indian Railway Promotee Officers

Association. 3. GM and all Heads of Departments


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PREM at Division

It is constituted in the same manner as

constituted in the Zonal Head Quarters


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Objectives of PREM

Evaluate the functioning of the railway and

exchange data, ideas, ways and means forimproving the efficiency and viability of theorganisation.

Apprise the investment program particularlyin regard to housing and welfare services.

Identify the areas and devise methods formaximizing organizational effectiveness, use

of technology and towards building up of theimage of Railways as service organisation


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Facilities for PREM representatives

Two representatives from each of PREM Groupconstituents at Board level namely, President andGeneral Secretary/Secretary General may beallowed to travel with their spouse in the entitledclass while attending PREM Group meetings (4 ina year) at the Apex level for which cheque passes

may be issued. CUG phone facility existing with Presidents and

General Secretaries/Secretaries General of PREMGroup constituents at Apex and Zonal and

Divisional levels with monthly ceilings as follows:Apex Rs. 1000, ZonalRs. 800 and DivisionalRs. 500


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Joint Councils and Shop Councils

During 1975 the Ministry of Labour introduced

Shop Councils at Shop and department level andJoint Council at organisational level inmanufacturing and mining industries to functionas a step towards workers participation inmanagement.

The Shop and Joint councils consists of equalrepresentatives from management and theworkers.

In Railways these councils are functioning inProduction Units with a view to maintain goodrelation among employees in production units


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After announcing several labour reforms last

week, the Narendra Modi governmentis

considering allowing workers to participate inboard decision of state-run firms such as Oil

and Natural Gas Corporation, Coal India,

NTPC, Indian Oil Corporation and BHEL. The policy proposal, an initiative of the labour

ministry, is expected to be initially confined to

state-run enterprises, but its scope could beenlarged later to include private firms,

government and industry officials said.
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"The labour ministry is expected to initiate

consultations with all stakeholders, including

representatives of industry and labour unions

from Monday," a source with direct knowledge of

the development said.

A similar proposal was initiated 34 years ago inthe form of "the Participation of Workers in

Management Bill", which was introduced in the

Rajya Sabha in May 1990, but was put on thebackburner by various governments because the

industry vehemently opposed it, sources said


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Participation of workers in management bill 1990 (Bill No. XXVIII of1990):

So far, all the schemes pertaining to the workers participation inmanagement have been non-statutory which failed to provide meaningful

participation to workers in management.

To remedy the situation, the Government has, therefore, introduced aBill in the Parliament on 25th May 1990 to provide for:

1. Meaningful three-tier participation of workers in management in all

industrial establishments. 2. Formulation of scheme specifying criteria regarding nomination of

representatives from workers.

3. The principle of secret ballot for determining the representation ofworkers on the shop floor and establishment level councils.

4. Rules for monitoring the scheme.

5. Deletion of Section 3 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947.

6. Rules for appointment of Inspector.

7. Imprisonment up to 2 years or a fine up to Rs. 20,000 or both forcontravention of the provisions.


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Blue chip public sector companies such as

ONGC, NTPCand IOCare still against the move

while their respective administrative

ministries are in-principle in favour of allowing

workers' participation in management of the

company, sources said. Executives in a state-run company said the move is impractical and

workers' participation could make decision-

making cumbersome.
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Industry representatives have a view that participation ofworkers in management should be limited to productionlevels only, that too in manufacturing industries, officials

with direct knowledge of the matter said. During past meetings, trade unions have assured that

workers in management would not hinder decision makingand use the policy for the purpose of bargaining, theofficials said. Trade unions say workers' participation in

management at all levels will help in increasing productivityand production. But they want to revamp the 34-year-oldproposal to reflect current socio-economic reality, officialsadded.

"The NDA government is serious about labour reforms and

believes that workers' participation would strengthen theirbond with the management and their involvement with thecompany," an official in the labour ministry said requestinganonymity.


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