Railway Board agrees to review staff allowances, manpower norms, pension anomalies and safety concerns

New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) The Railway Board has agreed to constitute a committee to examine the enhancement of the Dry Cell Allowance, review working arrangements for track-machine operators, examine complaints regarding inadequate rest for Kolkata Metro track maintainers, and reassess staffing requirements in its medical and commercial departments. It has also agreed to re-examine pension anomalies affecting retired employees, audit outsourced AC coach duties and pursue measures to address locomotive crew safety concerns, according to the final minutes of its Permanent Negotiating Machinery (PNM) meeting with the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR), held on August 20 and 21,…