Letter of All India Railwaymen’s Federation to the Chairman, Railway Board
The letter draws attention to railway workers’ concerns about violation of established codal provisions, misapplication of KPI-based performance assessment, arbitrary and non-functional target setting, adverse impact on construction organisations, serious implications for safety, productivity and employee welfare and magnitude of reduction proposed reduction of workforce. It also points out the contradiction between expansion of assets and reduction of manpower and growing vacancies and shrinking workforce. The AIRF says that the policy resulting in forced or indiscriminate reduction of manpower will adversely affect operational efficiency, employee welfare and safety standards. It has demanded that Indian railways must undertake comprehensive manpower assessment and create and fill posts commensurate with the expansion of assets, services and operational requirements.
