{"id":1175,"date":"2019-09-24T17:51:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/railsamachar.com\/english\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2019-09-24T17:51:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:21:39","slug":"misuse-of-official-position-complaint-railway-board-orders-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/railsamachar.com\/english\/?p=1175","title":{"rendered":"Misuse of official position complaint: Railway Board orders probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

A group of employees belonging to a particular Union had been misusing their position<\/strong><\/p>\n

No prior sanction was obtained by any employees to hold the elective office of the society<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Chennai:\u00a0<\/strong>The Railway Board has directed General Manager, Southern Railway to inquire<\/strong>\u00a0into a complaint of alleged violations of official positions by the directors of Chennai-based Railway Employees Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. (RECCS) on 22.05.2018 to the Chairman, Railway Board.<\/p>\n

The society has a turnover of more than Rs 5,000 crore a year. The society is registered under multi-state co-operative credit society which comes under the purview of the agriculture ministry.<\/p>\n

All the documents are in the possession with a copy of a letter written by Railway Board Director\/E(G)\u00a0Anita Gautam<\/strong>\u00a0on April 5 to the General Manager, Southern Railway for an inquiry into a complaint filed by R. C. Cyril Thiagaraj, secretary of the RECCS staff union.<\/p>\n

\"\"In his complaint dated May 22, 2018, Cyril alleged that\u00a0a group of employees belonging to a particular railway union had been misusing their position to occupy the elective office of the RECCS board of directors.<\/strong>\u00a0He has given names of 13 employees of Southern Railway, one of South Western Railway and one ICF staffer.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs per rule 15(c) of Railway Services (conduct) Rules 1966, no servant shall, except with the previous sanction of the government, hold elective office or canvas for a candidate or candidates,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Thiagaraj said.<\/p>\n

Thiagaraj in his complaint cited RTI replies received from railway departments concerned that no prior sanction was obtained by any employees to hold the elective office of the society.<\/p>\n

These employees assumed their elective office on January 28, 2018, Thiagaraj said.\u00a0\u201cThey had acted as a cartel to amass illegal wealth misusing their position as railway employees and hence an investigation was necessary,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Thiagaraj said in his letter.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: TOI<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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