Jharkhand News: Railway union demands ‘split pass’ facility for divisional employees

SUBHASH MISHRA

Dhanbad, May 23: The East Central Railway Karmchari Union (ECRKU) has urged the Railway Ministry to extend the ‘Split Pass’ facility to zonal and divisional employees, similar to the benefits enjoyed by staff at the Railway Board.

During a meeting held in Dhanbad on Friday, ECRKU Additional General Secretary and PNM in-charge Md. Ziauddin highlighted several pressing issues faced by railway employees, calling for urgent action to improve their working conditions and overall service quality.

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“A Split Pass allows employees to use their travel pass for journeys between stations that are not necessarily on their designated pass route. This facility, currently available only to Railway Board employees, should be extended to divisional and zonal staff as well,” said Ziauddin.

Multiple Demands Raised for Employee Welfare

The union also raised several other demands, including the use of UMID cards for direct treatment in referral hospitals without mandatory referrals from railway hospitals.

They also called for time-bound promotions across departments, provision of hard duty allowances for employees engaged in high-risk tasks, and income tax relief on the allowances of running staff such as train managers and loco pilots.

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Water Crisis at Rail Stations Highlighted

Earlier on Thursday, Ziauddin met with the Additional Divisional Railway Manager of Dhanbad to express concerns over the acute drinking water shortage at Barkakana and other key stations in the CIC section. He urged officials to resolve the issue on priority.

Senior union leaders including Netaji Subhash, Rajesh Kumar, N.K. Khawas, J.K. Saw, Pintu Nandan, Bhanu Prakash, Ranjit Kumar, Mantu Sinha, Randhir Kumar, Ravindra Rawani, Harish Kumar, and Awadhesh Kumar were also present at the meeting.