In a move to encourage and incentivise railway employees, a special felicitation function was organised recently in each Railway Division across the country. It was a move to recognise the services of erstwhile Group-D employees such as gangmen, trolleymen, gatemen, electrical khalasis, signal maintenance cadres, etc.
These employees work hard day and night in the field under difficult conditions to ensure safety of trains and thereby smooth running the whole system. The main function was held at PK Road Club in Delhi where Kanta Kumar, President, Railway Women Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) was the chief guest at the function. She presented souvenirs to railwaymen of various categories on the occasion.
In Delhi, 370 railway employees with at least 25 years of service and also with unblemished service record were chosen for such felicitation. This unique initiative of felicitating lower rung of railway employees was taken by RWWCO, which is the apex body of the chain of women welfare organisations spread over
Indian Railways engaged in task of welfare of railwaymen and their families through various need-based and socio-welfare activities. While the primary concern of the organization is the welfare of Railway employees and their families, it also rises to the call of the society and the nation on issues of environmental awareness, family welfare drives, disturbances on the borders and natural calamities.