NOTICE
Contribution to “Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance
and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund” (PM CARES Fund)’: COVID-19
Pandemic
Declaration Form for Voluntary Contribution
(Click the link of declaration form to submit your Option)
Ref.: GM(P)/NFR/MLG's letter No.MISC- 3078, No.E/195 G/I Pt.XIV (C) Dated: 03.04.2020 (https://tinyurl.com/gmpnfr-misc-3078-pmcaresfund)
In
terms of Railway Board’s letter dated 30.03.2020 circulated vide
GM(P)/NFR/MLG’s letter MISC- 3072,
No.E/195 G/I Pt.XIV (C) dated 30.03.2020 on the above subject, it has been
decided that an appeal should be made to each one of Railway Servants under
your control through letters, SMS and other electronic means of communication
duly involving recognized Trade Unions etc. to generously contribute to “Prime
Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund” (PM
CARES Fund)’ : COVID-19 Pandemic in partial supersession of the
Board’s referred letter dated 27.03.2020. It may be noted that donations to the
PM CARES Fund will be exempted from Income Tax under Section 80(G) of the
Income Tax Act, 1961 for those taxpayers who wish to opt for benefit of
deduction(s).
In
order to facilitate voluntary and generous contribution to PM CARES Fund to
support the government in the wake of this emergency due to the pandemic of
COVID-19, it is suggested that one day’s basic pay should be deducted
from Salary bill of April/2020 from all Railway Servants of N. F.
Railway except those who give a specific declaration for either of the
following option :-
(a) Option 1 - Deduction of One Day's Basic Pay
(b) Option 2 - Deduction of an amount less than One day's
basic pay
(c) Option 3 - Deduction of an amount more than One day's
basic pay
(d) Option 4 - No Deduction to be made
In case no option is received in
writing or through any other electronic media (SMS, WhatsApp or online Option
Form) to respective controlling officers, supervisors or Bill
Clerks, it will be presumed that employee is willing to contribute one day’s
Basic Pay and accordingly the amount will be deducted from his/her salary of
April/2020.
Keeping
in view the lockdown of the entire nation upto 14-04-2020 and in order to
facilitate the employees to submit their respective option from home through
mobile device or Computer, a web based online Declaration Form has been
created which can be used to submit the option for contribution to PM CARES
Fund. The short url link of the online Declaration Form is – https://tinyurl.com/nfr-donates-to-pmcaresfund.
The
link of the said online Declaration Form for contribution is also available on
the website of N. F. Railway, Notice Board webpage of Personnel Department (www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.) and
NFREIS mobile App. The url
link of the declaration form may be widely circulated through SMS, WhatsApp,
email and other social medias for information of all Railway Servants and
appeal for contribution involving recognized Trade Unions etc. All
Sr.DPOs/DPOs, SPOs/APOs of Workshops and Bill preparing Officers of HQ will be
given accessible links to get the data of options received though online
declaration form.
The
said option is to be submitted to respective Supervisors/Controlling Officers physically
or SMS or through online Declaration Form on or before 07-04-2020.
This
issues with the approval of competent authority.
General Manager(P)/NFR/Maligaon
