Southern Railway Staff & Welfare Inspector — Annexure I (28 August 2026)
Reviewed syllabus01Railway organisation · 8%+
- Railway transport organisation, social responsibilities, departments and Personnel functions
- Manpower planning, benchmarking and training
- Establishment codes, pension and training manuals, policy circulars and delegated powers
- Office registers, records, single-file system, DAK and registration
- Personnel computerisation, PRIME and AFRES
- Budgets and Parliamentary, VIP, MP and Minister references
02Staff & Welfare Inspector duties · 3%+
- Railway grievance handling machinery
03Establishment rules · 22%+
- Seniority and reservation applicability
- Selection, non-selection, suitability and trade tests; ad hoc promotion and refusal
- Pay fixation, stepping up, increments and supplementary bills
- HRA, transport, travelling and other allowances; transfer grants and honorarium
- Provident fund advances, loans, joining time, date of birth and age review
- Medical decategorisation and alternative employment
- Service records, leave accounts, leave and passes
- Conduct, discipline and appeal rules
04Casual labour, substitutes and apprentices · 5%+
- Engagement, screening, working-day verification and casual labour cards
- Temporary status and benefits; apprenticeship training
05Labour laws · 12%+
- Contract labour, employee compensation, wages and minimum wages
- Industrial disputes; Hours of Work and Period of Rest; job analysis
- Labour enforcement, commissioners, courts and tribunals
- Administrative tribunals, trade unions and Right to Information
06Industrial relations · 6%+
- Trade unions, PNM, FNM, PREM and ZRUCC
- Recognised union facilities, unrecognised unions and workers participation
07Welfare activities · 10%+
- Staff Benefit Fund constitution, allocation, meetings and budget
- Mahila Samitis, railway institutes and clubs
- Scouts, guides, sports and cultural recruitment and activities
- Facilities for persons with disabilities; co-operative, training and housing societies
- Statutory and non-statutory canteens; staff awards and relief funds
- Holiday homes and camps; works proposals for quarters and staff amenities
08Education and training · 4%+
- Railway schools, subsidies and fee reimbursement
- Adult literacy, scholarships, training manuals and institutions
09Reservation · 5%+
- SC, ST and OBC facilities, reservation rules and rosters
10Medical assistance and benefits · 5%+
- Liberalised health schemes, family planning incentives and medical cards
- Hospital visiting committees; homeopathic and Ayurvedic dispensaries and subsidies
11Compassionate appointments · 3%+
- Appointment rules, procedures and certificate verification
12Settlement · 5%+
- Settlement dues and calculation, compassionate allowance and ex-gratia payments
13Inspections · 3%+
- Inspection types; grievance, attendance, overtime and casual labour registers
- Display of statutory notices
14Bills working · 4%+
- Salary and supplementary bills, supporting statements and permitted deductions
- Arrears, unpaid wages, Accounts and Cash Office disposal, internal checks and recoveries
15Official Language implementation · 5%+
- Official Language Act and rules implementation