New Delhi sources have reported that Indian Railways' first non-working foreign tour is under way not for senior officers but for gang men, trackmen and other non-gazetted employees. Meanwhile in a first for the national transporter, 100 non-gazetted workers of South Central Railway flew to Singapore and Malaysia for a six day vacation on January 28.
Meanwhile Secunderabad based SCR has taken the lead in "optimizing welfare activities for its non-gazetted workforce, by organizing the first-of-its-kind ‘Employees Overseas Camp’ on Indian Railways". Accordingly after itinerary covers tourist sites such as Universal Studios, Sentosa and Night Safari in Singapore and includes the Kuala Lumpur City Tour, Petronas Towers, Batu Caves and Genting Highlands in Malaysia.
Moreover SBF funds are allocated by Railway Board for various welfare
activities of non-gazetted employees working in the national transporter.
Further the SCR had sent a proposal for the tour in December last year for its
employees and moreover in less than a month later, the group was on its way to
foreign shores.
