Lok Sabha Question No. 2276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Facilities in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel, Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2276 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## FACILITIES IN RAILWAYS

## †2276. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a): whether the Railways has deployed helpers, security and other personnel  through  private  agencies  in  the  trains  and  on  the  railway stations;
- (b): the  companies  with  whom  the  contracts  have  been  signed  for this purpose along with the details thereof;
- (c): the date since when this arrangement is going on and the basis on which this work has been allocated including the number of days for which it has been allocated along with the details thereof;
- (d):
- the year-wise details of the payments made to such personnel ;
- (e): the details of the names of the trains originating from Prayagraj in  which  such  arrangements  have  been  made  and  the  names  of  the companies that have been assigned the work along with the period for which this work has been given to them;
- (f): whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  these  helpers,  security and other personnel are being paid less than the minimum wage;
- (g): if  so,  the  number  of  such  agencies  against  which  complaints have been received; and
- (h): the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that all the contract  labours  are  paid  minimum  wages,  along  with  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (h): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (h)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2276 BY SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL AND SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.03.2020 REGARDING FACILITIES IN RAILWAYS

- (a) to (d): Outsourcing  is  done  by  the  Railway  field  units  on  need basis from time to time in order to improve the services and efficiency in operations. Data of outsourcing is not maintained centrally.
- (e): As  per  information  obtained  from  Zonal  Railway,  the  details  of trains  originating  from  Prayagraj  (Allahabad)  provided  with  On-Board Housekeeping Service (OBHS) are as under:

| Train No.   | Train Name                | Name of the                     | Period of contract   | Period of contract   |
|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|             |                           | Agency                          | From                 | To                   |
| 14113/14    | ALD-DDN Exp               | M/S RN Industries,              | 01.10.2019           | 31.03.2020           |
| 14163/64    | Sangam Exp                | Gorakhpur                       | 10.01.2018           | 31.04.2020           |
| 22431/32*   | ALD-UHP Exp               |                                 | 13.01.2018           | 31.04.2020           |
| 12417/18    | Prayag Raj Exp            | M/S RN Industries,              | 16.03.2018           | 15.03.2021           |
| 22437/38    | ALD ANVT                  | Gorakhpur                       |                      |                      |
| 12275/76    | Duranto Exp ALD-JP SF Exp |                                 |                      |                      |
| 12403/04**  |                           | M/S Dynamic Enterprises, Ratlam | 08.12.2018           | 07.12.2020           |

*OBHS work between Kanpur Central (CNB) and Udhampur (UHP)

- **OBHS work between Agra Cantt (AGC) and Jaipur (JP)
- (f) & (g): Instructions  have  been  issued  to  Railway  Units  to  pay wages as per contract conditions and extant regulations.
- (h): Railways as principal employer ensures that the contract labourers are provided facilities by the contractor as per the provisions of Labour Laws including the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 and minimum wages as notified by the Central/State  Governments  under  the  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948. Suitable instructions have been issued to the Zonal Railways that the cases  of  violation  of  the  above  laws,  if  any,  should  be  dealt  with  in accordance with the extant provisions.

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