Rail Surakshak Kalyan Nidhi
Introduction: -
Rail Surakshak Kalyan Nidhi (RSKN) was established in the year 1976. It is a welfare
organization registered with the Registrar of Societies, Delhi.
The
objective of the RSKN is to help, aid and assist members of the Railway
Protection Force/ Railway Protection Special Force personnel and their families
in difficulties and particularly to provide financial assistance to them if a
member of the Force dies in an encounter with anti-social elements, in case
of death of member of the Force while in service, disability suffered during
the course of duty, serious ailment/illness, disbursal of scholarship towards
RPF/ RPSF personnel, etc.
RSKN
is managed by Governing Body comprising 49 members. DG/RPF is the chairman
of RSKN and other members of the RSKN Governing Body include PCSCs of Zonal
Railways, Director JR RPF Academy, IG/RPSF, office bearers of AIRPFA & 8
nominated members from each rank, from Constable to Sr. DSC/ DSC.
Day-to-day affairs of RSKN at Zonal Railways and at Nidhi HQ are managed by Managing
Committees, constituted for this purpose. RSKN subscription is deducted from
the salary of officers and staff in two installments, in the month of January
and July, and deposited to the bank accounts, operated at respective zonal
railways/ RPSF for this purpose.
Structure and Key Points
of Nidhi
The full name of Rail Surakshak Kalyan
Nidhi, Memorandum of Association, and Rule and Regulations.
1.
Name of the Society is –
Rail Surakshak Kalyan Nidhi
2.
Registered office of the society
is situated at – Railway Protection Force Headquarters, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-
110001 in the Union Territory of Delhi.
3.
The objects for which the
Society is established are: -
(1)
To help, aid and assist
the members of the Railway Protection Force/ Railway Protection Special Force
personnel and their nominee(s)/ families in difficulties and particularly to
provide financial assistance to them in any or more of the following circumstances
(as the case may be), keeping in view the death-cum-retirement benefits received
by him/her from the Railway: -
(i)
If a member of the Force
dies in an encounter with anti-social elements;
(ii)
If a member of the Force
dies otherwise on duty;
(iii)
If a member of the Force
is rendered invalid by maiming or any other kind of disablement in the course
of duty;
(iv)
In case of those retiring
from the 6th year after the start of the Nidhi and onwards and in
need of such assistance;
(v)
In case of natural death
in harness;
(vi)
In case of death of any
member of the Force for arranging cremation etc.
(vii)
Any other similar special
or unforeseen circumstances, considered essential in the interest of the
members of the Forces, their nominees, and families.
(2)
Grant of scholarships to outstanding
and deserving children of the members of the Force for pursuing higher
education- and especially in technical and professional subjects like medical,
engineering, accountancy, etc. if he/she is not getting any such scholarship
from any other Railway Source;
(3)
Subject to availability of
funds to aid, and assist the establishment and maintenance and running of schools,
Training centers, and Welfare Centres in each Division and RPF Post.
(4)
Any other concession or amenity
or benefit, to be determined by the Executive Committee from time to time depending
on the availability of funds, may be granted to a member of his/her family; and
(5)
Take other concession or
amenity or benefit, to be determined by the executive committee from time to
time depending on the availability of funds, may be granted to a member of his/her
family; and
(6)
To do all other lawful
acts and things incidental to or in furtherance of the obtainment of any or all
of the above objects.
The names, addresses, and occupations of the present members of the Governing Council to whom the
management and affairs of the Society are entrusted.
Directive- 46
Before
discussing Directive-46, it is learned that Standing Order-43 and Standing
order-105 are also related to RSKN. At present Directive-46 deals with the Enhancement
of assistance under RSKN. Here are the details: -
In supersession of Standing Order No. 105 issued vide No. 2009/Sec(spl)/RSKN/GB dated 12.01.2011 rate of financial assistance available to the RPF/RPSF staff and their families under Rail Surakshak Kalyan Nidhi (RSKN) has been revised/ enhanced as under: -
ü Death
|
A. |
Death while in Service |
A lump sum grant of Rs. 1.5 lakhs (Revised as 2 lakh from July 2024) |
|
B. |
Death in the course of duty attributable to duty | Death in acts of valour in the course of duty as decided by Nidhi HQ. Lump-sum grant of rupees fifteen lakhs only (Rs. 15 Lakhs only) (Any voluntary contribution of one day's salary in favour of the widow/ward of Martyr is to be credited to RSKN Nidhi HQ account.) |
(Revised as 1.5 lakh from July 2024)
ü Disablement for a cause other than a duty: Rs. 50,000/-
(Revised as 75000 from July 2024)
ü De-categorization due to Periodical Medical Examination: No benefits shall be given normally. However, when a member is declared completely unfit for all categories, a lump sum amount of Rs. 50,000/- may be given to the staff.
ü Funeral Expenses: Rs. 20,000/- in each death case.
|
Zonal Railway Managing Committee |
1. Up to Rs. 1,00,000/- only for the treatment of family members of RPF Personnel. 2. Upto Rs. 2,00,000 only for the RPF personnel for his/her self-treatment. (Revised as July 2024) For Family Member- 1.25 lakh For Self- 2.25 Lakh |
|
Managing Committee at Nidhi HQ |
1. Up to Rs. 2,00,000/- only for the treatment of family members of RPF Personnel. 2. Upto Rupees 4,00,000 only for the RPF Personnel for his/her self-treatment. (Revised as July 2024) For Family Member- 2.25 lakh For Self- 4.25 Lakh |
|
Note:- Total up to Rs.
2,00,000/- (in each case) for treatment of family members of RPF Personnel. and 2. Total Upto Rs. 4,00,000 for RPF personnel for his/her self-treatment. |
|
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Ex-gratia |
Length of Service |
Amount |
|
On retirement, death or dismissal/removal/ resignation/ Medical de-categorization from
service |
Below Five Years of Service |
Rs. 2,000/- |
|
5 to 10 years of service |
Rs. 5,000/- |
|
|
10 to 20 years of service |
Rs. 10,000/- |
|
|
20 to 30 years of service |
Rs. 15,000/- |
|
|
Above 30 years of service |
Rs. 20,000/- |
Merit scholarships shall be available
to 1500 meritorious wards of the Members. PCSCs may draw a list of the meritorious
wards and grant the scholarship to the number of scholarships allotted to them. The minimum eligibility marks for consideration of a scholarship shall be 60 %.
|
For 10+2 studies |
Rs. 5,000/- per annum (Revised as 6000 Per annum from July 2024) |
|
For 12-plus studies |
Rs. 7,500/- per annum (for 3 years) (Revised as 8500 per annum from July 2024) as per duration of the course. |
For Polytechnic Courses - Rs. 6,500/- per student per annum
(Revised as 7500 per annum from July 2024)
For Post Graduate - Rs. 10,000/- per annum
(Revised as 11000 per annum from July 2024)
*Merit Scholarship scheme shall also be available to such wards who are undergoing Medical and Technical Courses as per the duration of these courses i.e. 5 years for medical courses and 4 years for technical courses.
*The zone-wise distribution
of the 1500 scholarships will be allocated as the mentioned number in Directive-
46.
* The applications of merit scholarships that could not be considered at the zonal level may be forwarded to Railway Board by 15th September in MS Excel in the prescribed format.
For scholarship during 10+2 & Polytechnic :-
For scholarships during 12 plus & post-Graduate
* Ration of Scholarships:- Ration of Scholarship between 10+2/Polytechnic (for 11th/ 12th/ Polytechnic) and 12 plus/Post Graduate shall be in the ratio of 70:30.
*Merit Scholarship shall be admissible to only two wards of RPF/RPSF personnel.
|
Admission Fee |
Ancillary to ASI |
Rs. 1,250/- |
|
SI to IPF |
Rs. 2,500/- |
|
|
ASC & Above |
Rs. 3,750/- |
|
|
DIG, IG, ADG, and DG |
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Annual Subscription |
||
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To be deducted in two installments in the month of
January & July each year. |
Ancillary to ASI |
Rs. 1,000/- |
|
|
SI to IPF |
Rs. 1,500/- |
|
|
ASC/SC/Sr. SC |
Rs. 2,500/- |
|
|
DIG to DG |
Rs. 3,000/- |
ü Educational assistance to handicapped wards:
Monthly
educational assistance of Rs. 1,000/- per month to the handicapped wards
for their education till completion of 12th standard and Rs. 2,000/- per month for Bachelor Degree. The criterion shall be a disability of
50% and above certified by the Zonal Railway Medical Authority.
As per continued practice, membership in RSKN is compulsory for all serving RPF/RPSF personnel. Only 10% of the subscriptions collected from the staff by zonal railways will be remitted to Nidhi HQr.
Zonal Railways will have to ensure the remittance of 10% of the subscription and also the remittance of sale proceeds of fired empty cartridges (75%) before making any request to Nidhi HQr for recoupment of their fund.
8% of the surplus generated by RPF/RPSF Canteens over Zonal Railways/RPSF is to be remitted to Nidhi/HQ.
All transactions shall be done by way of NEFT/RTGS.
Zonal Railways to ensure timely remittance of shares of Nidhi HQ (i) immediately after collection of subscriptions from members in the months of January & July and (ii) immediately after the end of the financial year in the month of April (in case of canteen surplus).
ü Disbursal of group rewards:
As decided in RSKN Government
Body Meeting 2009, disbursal of group rewards sanctioned by Hon’ble Ministers
(above Rs. 1 lakh) will be as under-
25% to be distributed among staff
75% to be deposited in RSKN/ Nidhi
HQr.
Opening of Subsidiary Canteen:-
An interest-free loan of Rupees Five Lakhs will be admissible to each Division/Battalion from RSKN for opening up of Subsidiary Canteens under Central Police Canteen (CPC). The interest-free loan will be returnable within 3 years from the date of disbursal of the interest-free loan.
*A column for entering information regarding RSKN assistance may be provided under the E-Suvidha software of zonal railways.
*Excess funds available with zones may be converted into Flexi Deposit Accounts /FDRs for earning interest on the spare funds. Being the welfare fund of the Armed Forces of the Union, RSKN is exempted from tax liabilities under section 10 (23AA) of the Income Tax Act.
*Zonal Railways to ensure timely submission of Annual Audit Reports of RSKN immediately Tax benefits may be availed accordingly.
*it is up to the PCSC concerned to incorporate members of the force in different ranks in the Managing Committee of RSKN at the Zonal level. However, as regards coopting representatives of RPF Associations in the RSKN Committee, the clarification issued vide Board's letter No. 2010/Sec(Spl)/6/1 dated 3.04.2019 will prevail.
ü All the RPF/RPSF staff may be apprised about the enhanced rate of benefits available under RSKN.
It is the benefits of RSKN which is provided
by Railway Protection Force/ Railway Protection Special Force assistance.
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