New Delhi, Nov 16 (UNI) Fulfilling the long pending demand of a supervisory cadre, the Ministry of Railways on Wednesday approved a special provision "Pay upgradation" to hike their salary and position equivalent to Group A (level 9).
The announcement was made by the Railways Ministry Ashwini Vaishnav here in New Delhi and said it will help 80,000 workers who are the "backbone" of the Indian railways.
"Around 80,000 railway employees facing stagnation in their jobs now have an opportunity to improve their pay scale , adding that there was a long pending demand for upgradation of the supervisory cadre since the last 16 years".