Provisions in respect of the Contract Workers on Indian Railway GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(LL)/2015/PNM/AIRF/1 New Delhi, Dated 17.11.2017 The General Manager (P), All Indian Railways & PUs. Sub: Provisions in respect of the Contract Workers on IR. Ref: Board's letter of even number dated 20.10.2015 Payment of minimum wages to workers employed on Railways under the various provisions of the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 has become a pivotal issue in the present economic scenario. A meeting in this regard was held by Chief Labour Commissioner (Centre) on 15.11.2017 wherein the following issues, inter alia, were discussed: (i) Whether new rates of minimum wages w.e.f. 01.04.2017 are being paid to the contract workers; (ii) Mode of payment to contract workers through bank/cheque/cash; (iii) Whether provident fund is deducted from the payment made to the contract workers and the same is credited to that PF account; (iv) Whether medical faci...