In the RPF Department—departmental Inspectors/RPF on
promotion to the rank of Asst. Security Commissioner/RPF in a clear, existing,
and sanctioned posts are made to work without confirmation/regularization for
several years as ad-hoc ASCs- thereby the opportunity of getting the
promotional chances at par with that of the direct ASCs /RPF appointed through
UPSC, is barred and denied to them on the ground of adhoc posting working as
Asst. Security Commissioners/RPF;
2. The direct
ASCs are getting next higher grade/scale promotion as Security Commissioner/RPF
immediately on completion of THREE years of service, while the same facility is
not granted/extended to the departmental ASCs on the ground that they have not
been regularized through the DPCs, and hence they are not eligible to be
considered for next higher grade/Scale promotion/rank as Security
Commissioners/RPF;
3. Conducting
of the DPCs eventually rests with the Administration /RPF/Railway Board, and
not following the Railway Esst.Rules, the Law, UPSC, DoPT, Pay Commission
Recommendations, and about conducting of
the DPCs in time-schedule, and adhering to that of the
Judgments/Orders/Directions/Observations of the Honorable Supreme Court of
India in several WPs; and that of the different Honorable High Courts, etc, and
thereby by not holding the DPCs as stipulated in time Schedule framed by the
Government by the RPF Directorate, has eventually hampered the promotional
chances of the ADHOC/ Departmental ASCs;
4. Finding
fault with the departmental promote ASCs that they could not be considered for
promotion to the rank of Security Commissioner/RPF and side lining their
delays/administrative lapses has paved the way for application of differential
equations and favourtism towards one section of officers and thereby
dishonoured the GOI, and that of the Hon’ble SC/and that of different H.Cs
Judgements/Orders/Notifications,etc,which eventually made the departmental
promote ASCs to suffer with loss of promotion and finally retire without regularization
which hampered their financial benefits at par with that of their juniors, and
loss in pension fixation;
5. The
sufferers/adhoc ASCs who have completed the service as ASC/RPF continuously for
three years and above ( suffered/suffering) and retired without such promotion
even serving from three years and above be considered at par with that of their
Juniors, promoted to the rank of Security Commissioner/RPF with Pension
Fixation benefits, and render justice in the matter;
6. Some of the
ASCs/RPF who were promoted as adhoc ASCs after him, after 2002 were also
considered and promoted to the rank of DSCs/RPF immediately on declaring the
DPC in 2009. This Anomaly found to be but for the undue delay holding and
declaring the DPCs in the years-2002-2006- for the clear vacancies arose by
which time he was already holding and working as ASC/RPF. His name has been
dropped from the Panel Lists for the years from 2002-2006 on the ground that he
retired from service. Due to the administration/RPF delay he lost his promotion
and financial benefit in pension fixation etc.
This is in continuation to my earlier representations
submitted to all concerned like the Hon'ble MR, DG/RPF/Railway Board,etc on
30-6-11.The Hon'ble President of India's-President Secretariat vide No.P1/D/1407110087
dated 14-7-11 forwarded my Representation to Ministry of Railways, but so far
no action seems to have initiated . I have also submitted another
representation dated 12-12-11 ,
with a copy to the President, AIRRF , SC 04-01-12 to the DG/RPF/Rly Board, etc enlightening above
points for consideration.
The matter
may be looked into afresh and justice may please be rendered in getting
financial benefit and in Pension fixation, etc.-- to V.Seshadri, ASC/Ad-hoc/
RPF /mow retired --served as ASC/RPF continuously from 2002 to Aug,2006 in an
existing,clear,and sanctioned post without any break.
NOTE::::::::-
Grievance has been registered vide Registration Number
MORLY/2012/00100.
Grievance has been registered
vide Registration Number MORLY/2012/00100-
DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN THE RPF AND THE GRP-VIS-À-VIS RAILWAY PROPERTY, PASSENGER AREA AND THE PASSENGERS OVER INDIAN RAILWAYS SYSTEM:(V. Seshadri, ASC/RPF/Retired,Published in the All India Retired Raiwaymens' Frederatin(AIRRF),
ReplyDeleteMagazine- 'FEDERATION NEWS'- 'SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER,2011' ISSUE;( LAST PAGE /INSIDE COVER PAGE):The Preamble of the RPF Act, envisaged that the RPF is constituted and maintained for the better protection and security of railway property, passenger area and passengers and for matters connected therewith. Likewise, the Preamble of the RP (UP) Act does state –‘an Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to unlawful possession of railway property. By this, it confines its parameters to that of ‘railway property’ alone as defined in the Law. The ‘railway property’ definition nevertheless does not include ‘the passenger area and passengers’ or ‘the offence(s) committed and/or connected therewith’. It may be observed that as contained in section 3 of the RPF Act, that the RPF is constituted and maintained for better protection and security of railway property. By this exclusion of specific and desired words ‘passenger area and passengers’, from within the section 3, the ambit and scope of the RPF has been substantially curtailed and in my considered opinion there are no authority and powers to deal any of the cases falling within the meaning of passenger area and passengers or their belongings, like theft of passenger’s luggage, assaults and other offences falling within the IPC section ,and emphatically, even if they (RPF) apprehend any culprit or recover such property belonging to the Passengers, in the course of their duties, they have to, invariably, forward the case to the GRP (Government Railway Police) with their Report for further necessary action ( Case registration/FIR, and Investigation ). This excludes the RPF from registration of any FIR even if they detect such type of cases. Thus, the very purpose, proposed /for ‘better protection and security’ of the passenger area and passengers’ as expected by the Legislation is found to have been defeated. At the most the RPF is to be treated as the Assisting Force of the GRP.In this context, to make rail journey safer and secure to the 12 million people including the tourists who are making use of the rail services every day, one shall not forget the speech and the vision of the (Former) Honourable President of India, Dr. A. P.J. Abdul Kalam while presenting President's Colours to the RPF on 22nd May, 2006 containing certain valuable observations and suggestions to the, Government of India, the Ministry of Railways, the Railway Board, the RPF, which include:1.The need to remove the division of responsibility between the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF);
2.For empowering the RPF with legal powers to tackle all cognizable offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special Acts so that there is a single point of responsibility for tackling crimes against railway passengers. In this connection as a reference-kindly go through the Articles published in monthly Magazine" Indian Railways"-PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS PRESIDENTIAL COLOURS TO RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE JULY 2006); and, V.Seshadri’s -Article - “(THE MISSING DIMENSIONS ON SECURITY AND SAFETY OF PASSENGER-A POINT OF VIEW-JUNE-2007). From the above it can be seen that the views and vision of Former Hon’ble President of India had paved the way for reconciliation on this matter and the Committee (the 14th Lok Sabha, date 8-12-2009 also made recommendations for more powers to RPF…There shall be a day, in future, which is still awaited and eager to celebrate over the Railway's System when there can be only one Police Force and not TWO as we see today and have a unified single ‘Uniformed Indian Railway Police Force- exclusively for the Indian Railways System’ to deal all the matters of ‘railway property, passenger area, and passengers, and the matters connected there with.
Modi opposes RPF amendment Bill:23 Feb 2012.After opposing the setting up of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has now objected to the proposed amendment to the Railway Protection Force Act.Modi to PM: Changes in RPF Act unwarranted.Narendra Modi has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, opposing a proposal moved by the Ministry of Railways to amend the Railway Protection Force Act.
ReplyDeleteThe bill is ready and has been sent to the Cabinet for approval: railway official.EENADU- HYDERABAD EDITION: LAST PAGE;26-02-2012: ANOTHER WAR BY THE CHIEF MINISTERS ON THE CENTRE-ON THE ISSUSE OF GIVING POLICE POWERS TO THE RPF:GO THROUGH MY COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK-SESHADRIVIKRALA AND IN MY BLOG_ SESHADRI VIKRALA VIEWS AND VISION.What a wonderful methodological apprehensiveness has been thought of and projected when the Centre wants to implement to curb the menace and CONTIGUOUS disease of TERRORISM/NAXALISM-WITH LINKS WITHIN/INTERNATIONAL IS FOUND TO BE SPREADING AND WHEN SOME BOLD STEP COMES OUT, EVERYTHING COMES IN AS HURDLES...??? THROUGH AND IN THE NAME OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE SCHEDULES, THE ARTICLES, THE LAW, THE STATE AND CENTRE POWERS, AND WHAT NOT?As it is, the States are TRYING FOR pushing down the Centre with all unity and strength whenever any attempt to amend the RPF ACT to empower the RPF with POLICE POWERS, ONLY ON THE ABOVE ACCOUNT?Why then they have kept quite for the HMR of AP STATE IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE METRO RAILWAY LINES AND ALL OTHER MATTERS WITH WHAT AUTHORITY AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTIONS,THE SCHEDULES, THE ARTICLES,THE LAW, AND OTHER CO-RELATED MATTERS, OR THE METRO RAILWAY ACT FOR THE AP STATE; DID THE CENTRE OR THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS INTERVENED AT ANY TIME AND EVEN THE PUBLIC AND SO CALLED OPPONENTS FOR THIS HMR PROJECTS HAVE ALSO FOUND TO BE KEEPING QUITE, MAY BE IN THE INTEREST OF THE AP STATE'S PROGRESS:
WHY THEN THEY SHOULD NOT FOLLOW THE SAME PRINCIPLES FOR THE NCTC AND FOR THE RPF ...this is also for the public safety and security, and their belongings, in the States; Railway runs through the States and Centre is running the Railways through Ministry of Railways, whether it is Indian Railways System or the Metro Railways System in India,except in the AP State, as I know??? In AP Metro Railway is being taken up by the State and not by the Centre/Indian Railways/Ministry of Railways, as I know?
This is in reference to Mr. Modi’s statement appeared in the Hindu News paper of Hyderabad edition dated 23-02-2012under the caption” Modi miffed a proposal to give Police Powers” (2) and in the Indian Express of 23-02-12:It may be observed that as contained in section 3 of the RPF Act, the RPF is constituted and maintained for better protection and security of railway property. By this exclusion of specific and desired words ‘passenger area and passengers’, from within the section 3, the ambit and scope of the RPF has been substantially curtailed and in my considered opinion there are no authority and powers to deal any of the cases falling within the meaning of passenger area and passengers or their belongings, like theft of passenger’s luggage, assaults and other offences falling within the IPC section ,and emphatically, even if they (RPF) apprehend any culprit or recover such property belonging to the Passengers, in the course of their duties, they have to, invariably, forward the case to the GRP (Government Railway Police) with their Report for further necessary action ( Case registration/FIR, and Investigation ). This excludes the RPF from registration of any FIR even if they detect such type of cases. Thus, the very purpose, proposed /for ‘better protection and security’ of the passenger area and passengers’ as expected by the Legislation is found to have been defeated. At the most the RPF is to be treated as the Assisting Force of the GRP. In this context, to make rail journey safer and secure to the 12 million people including the tourists who are making use of the rail services every day, one shall not forget the speech and the vision of the (Former) Honourable President of India, Dr. A. P.J. Abdul Kalam while presenting President's Colours to the RPF on 22nd May, 2006 containing certain valuable observations and suggestions to the, Government of India, the Ministry of Railways, the Railway Board, the RPF, which include: 1. The need to remove the division of responsibility between the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF); 2. For empowering the RPF with legal powers to tackle all cognizable offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special Acts so that there is a single point of responsibility for tackling crimes against railway passengers. In this connection as a reference-kindly go through the Articles published in monthly Magazine" Indian Railways"-PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS PRESIDENTIAL COLOURS TO RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE JULY 2006); and, V.Seshadri’s -Article - “(THE MISSING DIMENSIONS ON SECURITY AND SAFETY OF PASSENGER-A POINT OF VIEW-JUNE-2007) . From the above it can be seen that the views and vision of Former Hon’ble President of India had paved the way for reconciliation on this matter and the Committee (the 14th Lok Sabha, date 8-12-2009 also made recommendations for more powers to RPF… there can be only one Police Force and not TWO as we see today and have a unified single ‘Uniformed Indian Railway Police Force- exclusively for the Indian Railways System’ to deal all the matters of ‘railway property, passenger area, and passengers, and matters connected there with.
ReplyDeleteWhy THERE shall be so much opposition by the State Governments when the Centre is trying to uphold the rights of the citizens by formulating NCTC or making proposals for RPF empowering with Police Powers.. THIS is only in view of growing and uncontrolled/uncontrollable trends in the terrorism/Naxalism and crime in the trains/railway premises against the railway passengers and their belongings while travelling in the train or while on railway premises..They shall have to feel happy that one more FORCE-RPF is coming to their and not taking away their powers. Take the case of the Centre's magnanimity and mind thought by not opposing or not disturbing and extending its support to the Andhra Pradesh State in formulating the HMR - Metro Railway Project Work, exclusively taken up by the AP State Government and without any intervention by the Centre or by the Minsistry of Railways, even though any Project Work concerning on the Railways or the Metro Railways has to be done in accordance with the provisions of the Metro Railway Act,the Constitutional Powers,Schedules, the Articles thereon and express sanction of the Parliament like in the Delhi Metro Railways Work, etc. and/or as per the Metro Railway Act and not otherwise... Then why the States are hampering the Centre's proposal to equip the RPF wtih Police Powers, that too through Parliament, Bill, etc.THIS IS WITH A VIEW TO EASE THE STATES OF THEIR EXTRA BURDEN OF SPENDING OF 50% OF EXPENDITURE ON THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY POLICE ( THE REMAINING 50% IS MET BY THE CENTRE/THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS). THIS IS IN ADDITION TO GIVING ACCOMMODATION TO THE GRP, ETC...
ReplyDeleteEVEN THE CENTRE WANTED FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS AND THEIR BELONGINGS AND NOT OTHERWISE.. LET THE CHIEF MINISTERS RE-THINK ON THE ISSUE WITH BROAD PROSPECTIVE AND I PRAY TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE OF THE CENTRE FOR SAME OF THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS, THE CITIZENS OF INDIA AND TOURISTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AND UPHOLD THE VIEWS AND VISION OF THE FORMER HON'BLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA- MR.ABDUL KALAM EXPRESSED IN 2006...