के (cid:3)ीय सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:18), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई िद(cid:24)ी, New Delhi – 110067 File No: CIC/CRAIL/A/2023/651601 Amit R Bhatnagar .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम PIO, Office of the Divisional Railway Manager, Central Railway, CSMT, Mumbai – 400001 ….(cid:29)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 10.02.2025 Date of Decision : 12.02.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 26.05.2023 CPIO replied on : 14.06.2023 First appeal filed on : 24.08.2023 First Appellate Authority’s order : 12.09.2023

2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : Nil Information sought:

The Appellant filed an RTI application (offline) dated 26.05.2023 seeking the following information:

“Kindly provide the following information pertaining to all ongoing/awarded/completed Tenders. & Contracts through IREPS/GEM which are Manpower/outcome based (Labor Involved engaged) such as work of AC Coach Attendant, OBHS, CTS, POWER CAR Attendant, Pantry Car Cook & Hawkers, Laundry operation, Linen washing and Distribution, All Housekeeping, or manning contracts of Railway offices/Workshops/Stations/Railway staff Colonies Hospitals/Rest Houses/Training Institutes/Hostel/Lifts/Coaching Depot of entire Mechanical & Electrical Department of Central Railway for period Jan-

2018 to Apr 2023.

Information required as follows:

1- Kindly provide the List of all Tenders & Contracts which has been awarded contract.

2- Kindly provide the certified Copy of Contract Agreement of all above said ongoing/executed Tenders & Contracts. 3- Kindly provide the details of engagement of all contractual labors on the basis of Qualification, Gender and caste (GL/SC/ST/OBC) in ongoing and executed Tenders &

Contracts.

4- Kindly provide the details and current status of all legal disputes /court cases of contractual labours payments in Tenders & Contracts executed or ongoing for period

5- Kindly provide the following details of all Contract ongoing/executed at Central Railway.

i- Numbers of total labours employed contract wise.

ii- Compliance to Statutory requirements in engagement of contract labour by Indian Railways as per Railway Bd L.No: RBE 20/2020 of dated

18/02/2020.

iii-Copy of complaints received and details of action taken regarding non Compliance to Statutory requirements.

iv-Total Penalty imposed or any other action taken against contractor for non Compliance to Statutory requirements.

v-Copy of work permit, Police Verification Report, medical report of all labours engaged in above said Contracts, 6- Kindly provide the details of all female contractual staff who have been given maternity leave with payment during the period 2018-2023.

7- Kindly provide the details of all Accidents reported with Contractual Labours engaged in the above said contract during the period 2018-2023 & corrective measures taken.

8- Kindly provide the details of all kinds of steps taken by Principal Employer Railway for welfare of contractual labours for the period 2018-

2023.

9- Kindly provide the details of action taken by Central Railway till date regarding the Compliance to Statutory requirements as per RBE 20/2020 of dated 18/02/2020.

10-Kindly provide the details of action taken by Central Railway till date regarding the non-Compliance to Statutory requirements as per RBE

20/2020 of dated 18/02/2020.

11-Kindly provide the details of action taken by Central Railway administration till date against the contractor for non-Compliance to Statutory requirements in engagement of contract labour by Central Railway as per Railway Bd L. No:RBE 20/2020 of dated 18/02/2020.

12-Kindly provide the details of action taken by Central Railway administration till date against the Officer In-charge for non-Compliance to Statutory requirements in engagement of contract labour by Indian Railways as per Railway Bd L. No: RBE 20/2020 of dated 18/02/2020.

13- Kindly provide the details of total funds deducted by Centra