Introduction:
Association of Railway Nurses of India(ARNI)is an association of Railway Nurses of all Railway Hospitals. ARNI’s Major aim is to fight for Railway Nurse’s right & for their Welfare.
Indian Railways has 17 Zonal Railways along Kolkata metro railways with its 9 Zonal Hospitals, 56 divisional, 37 sub divisional hospital & 586 health units in its setup and providing medical & nursing facilities to 65 lakhs working and retired railway employees.
At zonal railways there is a central hospital will all specialties and facilities & Divisional & sub divisional hospitals to provide in patient health services and outpatient services at health units to all working & retired railway employees and their families
- In these central, divisional & Sub divisional level hospital nurses are the pillar of health care delivery system by giving strength through their work and care.
- The output of a contented and healthy worker, who is relieved of mental and financial worries on account of his own or some family members sickness, will be better and more conducive to the efficient running of Railways.
- There are around 6,500 nurses giving their services to railway employees and their families in all over Indian railway hospital.
- There is no separate administrative set up in Indian Railways for nursing cadre whose are in no of 6500 across all railway hospital in India.
- The health directorate in railways has all administrative set up for doctors only which are just 2000 across all railway hospital in India.
This is the really injustice to the nursing cadre of Indian Railways. At all levels of health care, grass route to technically advancement, there are endless examples of contributions of nursing services that brings down the family cost on health care and maintenance. So there should be a separate administrative set up for nurses in Indian railways.
HISTORY OF ARNI
GRIEVANCES FACING BY RAILWAY NURSES
1.WORKING HOUR(48 hrs/week
2. DUTY TIMINGS ( Night duty start from 10-11pm)
3. CHANGE OF DESIGNATION
4. ADMINISTERED BY DOCTORS
5NIGHT DUTIES 14 DAYS /MONTH
6.HIGHER EDUCATION
7.PROMOTION IN GROUP-B
8.NO PROVISION FOR WELFARE OF RAILWAY NURSES
ALL UNIONS & ASSOCIATIONS ARE WORKING IN RAILWAYS MAINLY FOR-
1.RUNNING STAFF(TRAIN DRIVER,GUARD)
2.ENGEENIRING STAFF
3.ELECTRICAL STAFF ETC
WE RAILWAY NURSES ARE AROUND 6500 IN NOS IN ALL OVER INDIA BUT TILL 2013 WE DID NOT HAVE OUR REPRESENTATIVES WHOM WILL FIGHT FOR OUR DEMANDS TO RAILWAYS.
DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS OF RAILWAY NURSES 10 NURSES FROM 7 STATE OF INDIA DECIDED TO MAKE A PLATFORM FOR RAILWAY NURSES WELFARE & TO PROVIDE BETTER STATUS IN RAILWAYS AND THE ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY NURSE OF INDIA BECOME RISES ON 17.06.2013 WITH THE DEDICATION OF WELFARE OF RAILWAY NURSES.
OUR FOUNDER MEMBERS ARE
| 1 | Sh Manoj Kumar yadav | Nursing Sister | New Delhi |
| 2 | Sh Hanuman Prasad | Nursing sister | New Delhi |
| 3 | Sh Ghewar Chand | Ch matron | New Delhi |
| 4 | Sh Sunil Yadav | Nursing sister | New Delhi |
| 5 | Sh Harmanjeet singh | Nursing sister | Ludhiyada/Punjab |
| 6 | Sh Shivraj Singh | Nursing sister | Secunderabad/AP |
| 7 | Sh Ivan Prakash | Nursing sister | Saharanpur/UP |
| 8 | Sh Vijendra | Nursing sister | Rewari /Haryana |
| 9 | Sh Dharmesh Chaturvedi | Nursing sister | Mumbai/Mharastra |
| 10 | Sh Vishvpal yadav | Nursing sister | Jaipur/Rajasthan |
The Major Demands of Railway Nurses are..
1. 40 Hrs /week of duty hours.
2. 8 days/month off which is presently 4 days/month.
3. Formation of Nursing Directorate Separately.
4. Solving the 6 CPC anomalies.
5. Promotion in Group-B (gazetted)
6. Provision of Higher Education
7. Change in Designation
8. Provision of Welfare for Nurses in railways.
9. Implementation of SIU norms as in Central Govt.Hospitals.
ACHIEVEMENTS
1. 8 ZONES OF RAILWAY AFFILATES WITH ARNI.
2. 2500 MEMBERS ALREADY LISTED WITH ARNI.
3. ARNI HAS INITIATED TO CELEBRATE NURSES DAY/WEEK AT ALL LEVELS IN RAILWAY HOSPITALS/UNITS.
4. ARNI HAS INITIATED INFORMAL MEETINGS WITH HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION FOR WELFARE OF NURSES & THEIR GRIVEANCES.
5. ARNI ORGANISES CNES & CLINICAL MEETINGS FOR KNOWLEDGE UPGRADATION OF NURSES.
6. ARNI STARTS TO APPRICIATE & HONOUR ALL NURSE WHO ARE GOING TO RETIRE IN THAT YEAR ON NURSES DAY CELEBRATION.
7. ARNI ORGANISES THE BLOOD DONATION CAMP AT VARIOUS LEVELS.
8. ARNI HEADED THE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN RAILWAYS.
ALTHOUGH
TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG: TO ASSUREACCESSIBLEAND AFFORDABLE CARE.
TEAM ARNI
Second Row Lt To RT- Mrs Shenaz/Ass Sec, Mr OP Meena/Ass.Sec,Mr Ghewar Chand/Gen.Sec,Mr Avanish/Ass.Sec,Mr Hanuman /Vice President,Mr Sunil Kumar/President,Ms Vijay Rani/Joint Sec,Mr Nand Kishore/Org.Sec., Mr Kapil Rathore/Treasurer,Mr Devendra/Jt.Treasurer, Mr Rajesh Hemtaniya/Ass.Sec