Wednesday, October 28, 2020

“Final Modalities -2020 :Secret Ballot Election (for short, ‘SBE-2020’)


Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways(Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

No.2019/E(LR)/III/SBE /1

New Delhi, dt. 23.10.2020

Principal Chief Personnel Officers,
All Zonal Railways & Metro Railway Kolkata,
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan,
Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala.

Sub: “Secret Ballot Election (for short, ‘SBE-2020’) For verification of membership of Trade Unions(i.e.TUs) in order to grant them recognition on Zonal Railways – reg “Final Modalities -2020.”

Ref: Railway Board’s letters of even No. dated 26.06.2019, 16.8.2019, 28.01.2020, 10.2.2020 & 20.2.2020.

Attention is invited to Board’s letters cited above.

In view of the fact that “Secret Ballot Election (SBE)” could not be held due to certain exigencies in the year 2019 and further delayed due to ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, there is a necessity to further update the Voters’ List for holding of SBE in the year 2020.

2. In this regard, following decisions are conveyed:

(i) Para 02 and Para 03A(f) of the “Final Modalities-2020” (as amended vide letter dated 28.1.2020 and 10.2.2020, respectively) should be further amended and substituted by Annexure I and Annexure II of this letter, respectively.

(ii) Resultantly, all PCPOs are directed to update the Final Voters‘ List as on 30.09.2020 as per provisions contained in Annexure I and II of this letter.

3. The following time schedule shall be followed for publication of aforesaid list:

Last date of publication of draft Voters’ List 27.10.2020
Last date for receiving representations 03.11.2020
Last date for disposal of representations 04.11.2020
Publication of final Voters’ List 05.11.2020

4. This issues with the approval of Director General/ Human Resources.

Encl.:Annexure I and II (03 pages)

( Deepak Peter Gabriel)
Executive Director, Estt(IR)

Signed Copy