NJO REACH OUT NEWS LETTER
JUNE 2008 VOLUME 4.6
The fifth issue for the year 2008 and thirty-third from inception is in your hands. NJO REACH OUT wishes those NJO staff whose Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries fall during June 2008.
GROUP CASH AWARD FOR IR FAMILY:
For the spectacular performance of the staff and officers of IR during the financial year 2007-08, Minister of Railways, Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav has announced group cash award of Rs 1 Crore for each zonal railway and Rs 20 Lakhs for each Production Unit.
SMT SOWMYA RAGHAVAN AS GM/C RLY:
Since the women’s decade announced by the UN, women continue to make strides in the so-called male bastions. To crown such efforts, Smt Sowmya Raghavan, an IRAS officer of 1971 batch has taken over as the GM Central Railway. Known as a tough seat for even male appointees, Smt Sowmya Raghavan is at ease probably because she worked in the Railway Board earlier.
VALEDICTORY FUNCTION OF CW/PER 150YEARS JUBILEE
Valedictory Function of CW/PER 150years jubilee was held on 22nd April 2008 Shri Rakesh Chopra, GM/S Rly was the chief guest. Shri V Carmelus CME/MAS and N L Madhusudan CWE/MAS were then distinguished guests for the occasion. To commemorate the valedictory function, an arch depicting the 150 years of Carriage & Wagon Workshops was inaugurated by GM/S Rly.
COMPUTER TRAINING:
A long pending grievance in the Workshop Accounts Office is that adequate computer training in higher level was not given. Shri K Ramasubramonia Pillai, former Dy FA &CAO/W, though his personal efforts obtained the approval of training proposal by AGM. About 18 staff, both supervisory and subordinate were trained at CMS (A TATA concern) through CRIS. The training was given in Oracle 9 I and Oracle Forms.
MOBILE STORAGE SYSTEM: In order to modernize the file storage compact mobile storage cupboards (four in numbers) were inaugurated by Shri C Hamza, FA&CAO/S&/W/PER on 10th April 2008. One number in Ground Floor for Expenditure Loco and Finance sections, two numbers for Pension and one number for PF sections in Second Floor are installed. This is a long felt demand in the Workshop Accounts Office due to space crunch. The credit goes to Shri K Ramasubramonia Pillai, former Dy FA & CAO/W.
TRANSFERS
Shri B Ilangovan an IRAS officer of 1990 batch has joined as Dy FA & CAO/W. Earlier he was SR DFM/MDU, DFM/MDU, and ADFM/MDU. He was known for his quick and fast decisions at the Madurai division. He is married and his spouse is an Indian Information Service officer presently employed in Madurai. Besides his official work, he is busy with lots of social service and action to the less privileged and marginalized.
Shri B Srinivasan is transferred to ITC (EPDC)/MAS as Sr EDPM. He has been here for nearly four years as Dy FA& CAO/.S Earlier, he had worked as SAO/S/PER. During his time, the remarkable event was the IVRS and web based queries on the online status of stock bills. A farewell party was held on 29th May at the Nilgiri Hall. Smt Reena Ranjan, FA & CAO / S & W /PER presided over the function. A memento was presented to him. Staff and officers paid rich felicitations to him for his marvelous work.
DATE WITH ANTIQUITY: Shri K Thiagarajan Sr ISA HQ retired on 30/04/1994 visited this office for post complimentary pass. He resides in 13 Velan Nagar, Kolathur, Chennai 99 and he teaches YOGA at PRANA YOGA KENDRA in Mylapore. He has two children one boy and one girl and both of them are well settled. His son Dr Ram Charan is a liver transplant surgeon in Manipal Hospital, Bangalore.
Second Death Anniversary: This June marks the second death anniversary of the passing away of Shri Jayakumar, Sr AFA/CN/MS IRAS 2000 batch, due to oral cancer. It is also remembered that the NJO/PER has met such tragic deaths due to various types of cancer. Wife of Hassan Koya, SR SO/CN/CLT, Jayanth Kumar, AFA/MTP, Sripathy, Sr SO, wife of Pugalenthiselvan, Dy CMM/ICF/ PER, wife of Madanakumar, SMM/ Signal /PER have met with this fatal disease. NJO REACH OUT suggests staff to undergo early voluntary testing for suspected malign tumors. It is better for readers go for cancer awareness program to keep it at a length.
V ULAVAN (21/05/1954-14/06/2007)
First Death Anniversary: It is one year since the passing away of our companion and a great supporter NJO REACHOUT/PER, a leading trade unionist and the ever-smiling V Ulavan. His smile was contagious and could win any one he met. One of his dreams was to have apolitical trade union with full control by the workers. Another dream was recognition for AIRMSA for which he worked so vigorously during his life time. That dream was achieved posthumously in November 2007 with the secret ballot on the trade union all over the Indian railways.
SHORT STORY: THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
Mohan after his school final year never worked to find a job for him. He was lazily spending his time. Chandren his father worked in a textile mills and used to leave home 7 o’clock in the morning and return at 5 o’clock in the evening. His mother Saraswathi was a home maker. Mohan had a sister who still was studying at the school. Some times his father got so wild with him for not seeking a job. Once day he was caught by his father for taking money from his mother. His father shouted at him and chased him out of the house to earn some money. Mohan returned home after some time. Taking pity on him, his mother gave him a few rupees and asked him to return in the evening after his father returned home. Mohan did exactly his mother had told him. When father asked him where the money he had for the day was he gave the rupees he got from his mother. His father was still angry with him and threw the rupees in the fire. Mohan did not react. His father said that after all the rupees were not earned by him and that was why he kept quiet when the rupees were thrown in to fire. The next day also his father told him to go out and earn some money. This time his mother had given him an idea. She had told to dirty the rupees she gave to him on the second day to make it appear as hard earned money. That day too, his father could not believe his story of working here and there and threw the rupees in to fire. Still Mohan did not feel like reacting. On the third day he told his mother that he was really going to do any work to earn some money. In the evening as usual his father was about to throw the rupees in to fire. Mohan could not control his feelings. He ran to prevent the rupees from falling in to fire. His father was satisfied and appreciated that until one earns his own money no one really knows the worth of money. Thereafter, Mohan regularly went to work and the whole family was pleased with his change of heart.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
NJO REACH OUT NEWS LETTER
MAY 2008 VOLUME 4.5
The fifth issue for the year 2008 and thirty-third from inception is in your hands. NJO REACH OUT wishes those NJO staff whose Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries fall during May 2008.
RAILWAY WEEK AWARDS:
The Indian Railway is 153 years old. The month of April is the birth month of Indian Railways. To the amazement of the world railway communities, Indian Railways continues to make strides in the transportation business. While world over, the railways are found to be loss making, the Indian Railways is probably the only railways system to make huge profits due to the determination of the dynamic Railway Minster Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav ,the dedication of the 14 lakh employees,and officers, the massive patronage by the traveling public and the industrial and commercial houses. The first railway line in India covering a 34 kilo Meters between Boribunder (Bombay) and Thane was opened to traffic on 16th April ,1853. A small seed was sown on April 16, 1853 when three locomotives SULTAN, SAHIB and SIND hauled a small passenger train of 400 and odd passengers on joy ride from Bombay to Thane. This marks the Railway Week Celebrations India. In the South, the first railway line was opened on 1st July, 1856 between Vyesarpaudy and Walajah Road (Arcot) a distance of 101 kilo Meters. Today the Southern Railway is 90 % BG railways system and marching ahead to achieve the highest point of efficiency. Congratulations to all who were awarded with the FA&CAO/MAS level awards.
LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOP/PERAMBUR:
Valedictory function of LW/PER Platinum Jubilee was held on 18th April 2008. Shri V Carmelus, CME/SRly presided over the function. Shri Rakesh Chopra, GM/SRly was the Chief Guest. On the inaugural function in 14th July 2007 Platinum Jubilee Auditorium, a Heritage Museum etc were declared opened by Shri Thomas Varghese former GM/S RLY. The Locomotive Workshop popularly known as Loco works was segregated in 1932 from the Carriage Wagon Workshops with the view to overhaul steam locomotives, the iron horses of the bygone glorious era. Though the past glory of overhauling the steam locomotives is not there now, the shop still does overhaul of AC locomotives and re-cabling of AC locomotives. The shop has earned a name for itself in the POH of AC locomotives.
Transfers:
Transfer of Shri K Ramasubramopnia Pillai: He is transferred to Railway Claims Tribunal /MAS as Additional Registrar. He has been here for nearly two and half years as Dy FA& CAO/W. Earlier, he had worked as SAO/W I/PER and still earlier as Sr SO in NJO/PER. During his time, the remarkable event was the SEMINAR ON WORKSHOP ACCOUNTS held during August 1, 2 and 3. Large number of staff from executive offices came to interact with the accounts staff. The credit for meticulous planning and precise execution of the seminar should be credited to him. That was an occasion to bring out the full potential of the section officers. A thanksgiving party was held on 23rd April at the Nilgiri Hall. Smt Reena Ranjan, FA & CAO / S & W /PER presided over the function. A memento was presented to him. Staff and officers paid rich felicitations to him for his marvelous work
WEDDING BELLS
Selvi Vanitha daughter of Smt R Anjali Devi Rajendran, JP of this office got married to V Saravanan son of Smt & Shri V Velayudham Chennai on the 25th April 2008 at the Rail Kalyana Mandapam, Perambur Chennai 11. A host of officers and staff from various accounts offices attended the reception on the previous day and the marriage on the 24th. NJO REACHOUT prays the choicest blessings for the newly wedded couple and congratulates Smt Anjali Devi Rajendran.
SHORT STORY: THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
The annual school toppers award sponsored by the staff of NJO/PER through NJO REACHOUT/PER to the students of the Railway Colony Aided High School, Ayanavaram, behind NJO/PER, Chennai is likely to be held in the first week of July. Kindly donate generously to continue this work for the fourth year in succession. Little Tanya was very happy to have annual holidays. It is break from routines of tests, early rise up, wearing uniforms, cumbersome shoes with white socks etc. She likes to travel during annual vacation. Already her grandma in Madurai and uncle in Ooty sent invitations to her to join them. Tanya always preferred to go to Madurai for her maternal grandma lived there. Grandma’s house is located out side Madurai city on the way to Vatalagundu the way to climb to Kodaikanal hills. Tanya liked grandma’s house not because it is located on the way to Kodaikanal but it is the village situation, which she loved most. In the evenings, her grandma would ask her grandchildren nine of them in a circle and use to tell stories of hoary past of the princes and princesses, the seven hills and seven seas, the evil magician and all that. Tanya loved those stories. Her father said that the choice was hers and Tanya decided wisely first to Madurai and later to Ooty. On the first day of her arrival, Tanya noticed that grandma left a bucket full of water every morning outside their house. She wondered why she did it. The next day morning, she asked grandma the reason for her action. Grandma explained that she learnt it form her grandma. During summer, the heat is terrible in Madurai and its surroundings. Even human beings thirst a lot. What about the birds and animals during the summer and where will they find water to drink. So during summer she used to leave a bucket full of water for the birds and small animals to quench their thirst. Tanya learnt one more lesson from her grandma as she does in every visit. Hello reader it is not only for Tanya but also for you. Will you please follow Tanya’s grandma and quench the thirst of birds and small animals?
MAY 2008 VOLUME 4.5
The fifth issue for the year 2008 and thirty-third from inception is in your hands. NJO REACH OUT wishes those NJO staff whose Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries fall during May 2008.
RAILWAY WEEK AWARDS:
The Indian Railway is 153 years old. The month of April is the birth month of Indian Railways. To the amazement of the world railway communities, Indian Railways continues to make strides in the transportation business. While world over, the railways are found to be loss making, the Indian Railways is probably the only railways system to make huge profits due to the determination of the dynamic Railway Minster Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav ,the dedication of the 14 lakh employees,and officers, the massive patronage by the traveling public and the industrial and commercial houses. The first railway line in India covering a 34 kilo Meters between Boribunder (Bombay) and Thane was opened to traffic on 16th April ,1853. A small seed was sown on April 16, 1853 when three locomotives SULTAN, SAHIB and SIND hauled a small passenger train of 400 and odd passengers on joy ride from Bombay to Thane. This marks the Railway Week Celebrations India. In the South, the first railway line was opened on 1st July, 1856 between Vyesarpaudy and Walajah Road (Arcot) a distance of 101 kilo Meters. Today the Southern Railway is 90 % BG railways system and marching ahead to achieve the highest point of efficiency. Congratulations to all who were awarded with the FA&CAO/MAS level awards.
LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOP/PERAMBUR:
Valedictory function of LW/PER Platinum Jubilee was held on 18th April 2008. Shri V Carmelus, CME/SRly presided over the function. Shri Rakesh Chopra, GM/SRly was the Chief Guest. On the inaugural function in 14th July 2007 Platinum Jubilee Auditorium, a Heritage Museum etc were declared opened by Shri Thomas Varghese former GM/S RLY. The Locomotive Workshop popularly known as Loco works was segregated in 1932 from the Carriage Wagon Workshops with the view to overhaul steam locomotives, the iron horses of the bygone glorious era. Though the past glory of overhauling the steam locomotives is not there now, the shop still does overhaul of AC locomotives and re-cabling of AC locomotives. The shop has earned a name for itself in the POH of AC locomotives.
Transfers:
Transfer of Shri K Ramasubramopnia Pillai: He is transferred to Railway Claims Tribunal /MAS as Additional Registrar. He has been here for nearly two and half years as Dy FA& CAO/W. Earlier, he had worked as SAO/W I/PER and still earlier as Sr SO in NJO/PER. During his time, the remarkable event was the SEMINAR ON WORKSHOP ACCOUNTS held during August 1, 2 and 3. Large number of staff from executive offices came to interact with the accounts staff. The credit for meticulous planning and precise execution of the seminar should be credited to him. That was an occasion to bring out the full potential of the section officers. A thanksgiving party was held on 23rd April at the Nilgiri Hall. Smt Reena Ranjan, FA & CAO / S & W /PER presided over the function. A memento was presented to him. Staff and officers paid rich felicitations to him for his marvelous work
WEDDING BELLS
Selvi Vanitha daughter of Smt R Anjali Devi Rajendran, JP of this office got married to V Saravanan son of Smt & Shri V Velayudham Chennai on the 25th April 2008 at the Rail Kalyana Mandapam, Perambur Chennai 11. A host of officers and staff from various accounts offices attended the reception on the previous day and the marriage on the 24th. NJO REACHOUT prays the choicest blessings for the newly wedded couple and congratulates Smt Anjali Devi Rajendran.
SHORT STORY: THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
The annual school toppers award sponsored by the staff of NJO/PER through NJO REACHOUT/PER to the students of the Railway Colony Aided High School, Ayanavaram, behind NJO/PER, Chennai is likely to be held in the first week of July. Kindly donate generously to continue this work for the fourth year in succession. Little Tanya was very happy to have annual holidays. It is break from routines of tests, early rise up, wearing uniforms, cumbersome shoes with white socks etc. She likes to travel during annual vacation. Already her grandma in Madurai and uncle in Ooty sent invitations to her to join them. Tanya always preferred to go to Madurai for her maternal grandma lived there. Grandma’s house is located out side Madurai city on the way to Vatalagundu the way to climb to Kodaikanal hills. Tanya liked grandma’s house not because it is located on the way to Kodaikanal but it is the village situation, which she loved most. In the evenings, her grandma would ask her grandchildren nine of them in a circle and use to tell stories of hoary past of the princes and princesses, the seven hills and seven seas, the evil magician and all that. Tanya loved those stories. Her father said that the choice was hers and Tanya decided wisely first to Madurai and later to Ooty. On the first day of her arrival, Tanya noticed that grandma left a bucket full of water every morning outside their house. She wondered why she did it. The next day morning, she asked grandma the reason for her action. Grandma explained that she learnt it form her grandma. During summer, the heat is terrible in Madurai and its surroundings. Even human beings thirst a lot. What about the birds and animals during the summer and where will they find water to drink. So during summer she used to leave a bucket full of water for the birds and small animals to quench their thirst. Tanya learnt one more lesson from her grandma as she does in every visit. Hello reader it is not only for Tanya but also for you. Will you please follow Tanya’s grandma and quench the thirst of birds and small animals?
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