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Grant of HAG + grade as personal to officers empanelled for the post of General Managers who are superseded for appointment as general Managers for want of residual service & other administrative grounds.

Cadre Review of group "A" Railway Services
Meeting of the Governing Council of FROA with the full Board. dt. 24.03.2009

OBJECTIVE


“TO PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD THE INTEREST OF RAILWAY OFFICERS IN MATTERS OF WELFARE, SERVICE CONDITIONS, PROSPECTS AND TO INCULCATE A SENSE  OF FRATERNITY AND
UNITY OF PURPOSE"
 

HISTORY

* ESTABLISHED IN 1965 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF  SHRI L.D.PANKE, SDGM/NR & PRESIDENT AND SHRI R.DAYAL, SME(PLG)/WR & GENERAL SECRETARY

* RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS VIDE LETTER NO.E(LL)66- AS-1-6 DATED 15.11.1966

* THE CENTRAL OFFICE SHIFTED TO DELHI IN 1976
* PRESENTLY ROOM NO.256-A, RAIL BHAVAN, NEW DELHI HOUSES THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF FROA

FROA'S JOURNEY SPANNING OVER THREE DECADES

PRESIDENTS
PRATAP NARAYAN Jt.Director Rly.Plg./RB  Jan/1976  to  Oct/1979  
A.JOHARI,  Director Esstt./RB Oct/1979  to  Jul/1981
J.C.SINGHAL FA&CAO/NR Aug/1981  to  Oct/1982.
A. JOHARI Director Esstt./RB Nov/1982  to   Feb/1984
K.P.VERMA Addl.Director(RS)/RB Mar/1984  to  Jan/1985
J.C.SINGHAL FA&CAO/NR(Retd. on Oct/1985) Feb/1985  to  May/1989 
D.N.KAUSHAL Chief Claims Officer/NR Jun/1989  to  Jan/1991
M.K.MISRA Executive Director (Chg.)/RB Feb/1991  to  Nov/1993
S.MURALI Executive Director(A/cs)/RB Dec/1993  to  Jun/1996
S.P.MEHTA Addl.Member(Vig.)/RB  July/1996  to  Dec/1996
V.P.CHANDAN Addl.Member(Tele)/RB Jan/1997  to  Nov/1997
V.K.VIJ Chief Mech.Engineer/NR Dec/1997  to  Jan/1998 
VINOD SHARMA Executive Director.ME(Chg)/RB Feb/1998  to  Feb/2000
M.N.CHOPRA Executive Director.(Chg)/RB
Managing Director/IRCTC		 Mar/2000  to  Jun/2002
B.S.KUSHWAH Addl.Member(PU)/RB July/2002  to  May/2003
J.P.SHUKLA Principal Chief Engineer/NR Jun/2002  to Oct/2004
RAGINI YECHURY ED(T&MPP)/RLY.BD. Nov/2004  to till date.

SECRETARY  GENERALS
PRIYA PRAKASH Jt.Director Stat (CA)/RB Jan/1976  to  Oct/1979
B.S.AGARWAL Jt.Director (Works)/RB Nov/1979  to  Oct/1980
RANJIT GUPTA  Jt.Director (Dev)/RB Nov/1980  to  Jun/1981 
M.V.RAMANI Jt.Director RS(W)/RB JulY/1981  to  Jan/1983
M.K.MISRA Jt.Director TT-III/RB Feb/1983  to  Dec/1984
J.S.AZAD Jt.Director Mech.(F)/RB Jan/1985  to  Dec/1986
M.K.MISRA Jt.Director TT-III/RB  Jan/1987
O.F.H.JUNG Executive Director ME(RS)/RB Feb/1987  to  Oct/1988
A.K.MALHOTRA Executive Director  RS)/RB Nov/1988  to  Apr/1989
V.P.CHANDAN Executive Director.(Sig)/RB May/1989  to  Nov/1990
K.K.CHAUDHARY Chief Comm.Manager(Ctg)/NR Dec/1990  to  Jan/1991
A.K.MALHOTRA Executive Director.RS(S)/RB Feb/1991  to  May/1993
R.M.AGARWAL Executive Director.RS(G) Jun/1993  to  Jan/1995
M.V.RAMANI Executive Director.RS(W) Feb/1995  to  Apr/1996
S.M.SINGLA Executive Director CE(G)/RB May/1996  to  Jun/1996
A.K.JAIN  Chief Ele.Engineer(Loco)/NR
Officer on Spl.Duty(Elec.)/RB		 July/1996  to  Jun/1997
S.P.S.JAIN Executive Director.(Projects)/RB Jul/1997  to  Nov/1997
RAGINI YECHURY Dy.General Manager(G)/NR Dec/1997
INDRA GHOSH Executive Director.(Safety)/RB
CPTM/NR , Member/RAC/RB		 Jan/1998  to  May/2003
ARUN ARORA Director,ME(Frt) & OSD/MM, RB June/2003 to till date.
IMPORTANT FACTS
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FROA REPRESENTS MORE THAN 7500 GROUP ‘A’ OFFICERS OF INDIAN RAILWAYS.
*

FROA CONSISTS OF 16 ZONAL RAILWAYOFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS AND 11 PRODUCTION UNITS/OTHER UNITS OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS .
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FROA IS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF ‘PREM’  (PARTICIPATION OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES IN MANAGEMENT) GROUP.

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FROA IS ALSO ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY OF IRWO.
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FORMAL MEETING OF FROA WITH RAILWAY BOARD IS HELD TWICE A YEAR.
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FULL GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING OF FROA, CONSISTING OF  FROA OFFICE BEARERS
(DETAILS GIVEN BELOW) AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AFFILIATED UNITS, IS HELD FROM TIME TO TIME.
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FUNDS FOR FROA ARE GENERATED BY WAY OF AFFILIATION FEE FROM THE AFFILIATED UNITS  @ Rs.2000/- PER ANNUM FROM THE ZONAL RAILWAY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (INCLUDING RBOA & RDSO) AND  Rs.1000/- PER ANNUM FROM THE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PRODUCTION UNITS/OTHER UNITS.
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THE  GOVERNING COUNCIL OFFICE BEARERS OF FROA (20 MEMBERS ELECTED/CO-OPTED FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS) MANAGE  AFFAIRS AT THE APEX LEVEL
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THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF FROA CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICE BEARERS:
 

1.   PRESIDENT

2.   VICE PRESIDENT – SIX (3 FROM OUT STATION)

3.   SECRETARY GENERAL

4.   SECRETARY  - SIX (3 FROM OUT STATION)

5.   TREASURER

6.   JOINT SECRETARY – FIVE (1 FROM OUT STATION)

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