Enhancement in the rate of Stitching Charges of uniform.
No.AIRF/32 Dated: April 4, 2014
The Secretary(E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Enhancement in the rate of Stitching Charges of uniform
Ref.: Board’s letter No.E(W)2011/UN-1/11 dated 20.09.2011(RBE No.126/2011)
Certain categories of Railway employees, including female employees, who are entitled for uniform as per Dress Regulations 2014 are paid Stitching Charges and cloth for uniform. Female Railway employees are entitled for 3 sets of Sarees with Fall and Blouse or Salwar Kameez or Dupatta or Skirt or Blouse as regular uniform every alternate year and they are paid Stitching Charges on the following scale as indicated in Table(A):-
Table A
Male (per set) |
Female (per set) |
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Garment |
Shirt-Pant |
Salwer-Kameez |
Skirt-Blouse |
Saree-Blouse |
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Upper |
Rs.60 |
Amount not bifurcated |
Rs.45 |
Rs.45 |
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Lower |
Rs.135 |
Amount not bifurcated |
– |
– |
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Total |
Rs.195 |
Rs.90 |
Rs.45 |
Rs.45 |
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Evidently, female employees are paid 54% to 77% less Stitching Charges than those prescribed for their counterpart male employees. It may further be appreciated that the Stitching Charges, as prescribed in the above table, are practically very meager as compared to actual market rates. In fact, Stitching Charges for upper garment are always higher than those for lower garment in case of female employee. Keeping these facts in view, the Stitching Charges for all categories of Railwaymen, who are supplied with cloth and Stitching Charges, particularly for female Railway employees, need to be revised as suggested below under Table(B):-
Table B
Male (per set) |
Female (per set) |
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Garment |
Shirt-Pant |
Salwer-Kameez |
Skirt-Blouse |
Saree-Blouse |
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Upper |
Rs.150 |
Rs.135 |
Rs.135 |
Rs.100 |
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Lower |
Rs.300 |
Rs.60 |
Rs.60 |
Rs.50 |
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Total |
Rs.450 |
Rs.195 |
Rs.195 |
Rs.150 |
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The Board are requested to look into the matter urgently and necessary orders for enhancement of Stitching Charges, as suggested above, based on lowest market rates, may be issued at an early date.