Training slots for Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961

Railway Board Letter No
E[MPP]97/6/7 dated 15.4.2010
Date
RBE No
54/2010
Circular Subject
Training slots for Apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961 – Conducting fresh joint surveys
Ref
Railway Board’s letter No. E[MPP]97/6/7 dated 15.2.2000

Zonal Railways are aware that vide above cited reference, Ministry of Railways had decided that no fresh joint survey should be undertaken in the Railways till such instructions are issued from Board.  These instructions were issued then in the light of seats identified on the basis of joint survey conducted along with RDAT officials and Railways representative with a view to utilizing the seats identified and in the wake of severe criticism from the Directorate General of Employment and Training, Ministry of  Labour on the implementation of Apprentices Act on the Railways.  With the advent of technological advancement and also changes in the working practices in the Railways and the fact that some skilled artisan categories have either become redundant or are not required  and in lieu of new trade categories have emerged /are emerging for which survey is required to be conducted, to identify fresh training slots, for training of Apprentices, under the Act.

 

            Recently, the Directorate General of Employment and Training have also brought to our notice that as per the Apprentices Act 1961, it is mandatory that survey/re-survey is conducted every 2 years by the Central Apprenticeship Advisers along with the In-charge of the Establishment.

 

In the light of the above, it has been decided to ensure compliance of the provision of the Apprentices Act 1961  and to conduct survey /re-survey every 2 years without any ban on fresh joint survey. The number of apprentices to be engaged for training under the Apprentices Act may be suitably advised to the Railway Board after survey/re-survey have been conducted. 

 

            Para 3.5 of the Master Circular No. 8/2002 dated 22.7.2002 stands modified accordingly.