APPENDIX 1 QUESTIONNAIRE Covering Letter

Appendices
APPENDIX 1
QUESTIONNAIRE
Covering Letter
The purpose of collecting such information was to know the level of
satisfaction among the employees of “Indian Railways”. Further it also
helped to know the various job related and personal factors and extent to
which they affect the satisfaction level of employees, so that meaningful
conclusions and suggestions could be made in order to make the labour
welfare policies and practices of the Indian Railways more effective and
efficient.
Dear Respondents,
Your Co-operation in the context shall go a long way helping me to draw
conclusive inferences for which I shall be grateful.
Note: Following are the questions that are to be duly filled up by the
candidate. It is being strongly assured that secrecy shall be maintained at all
the levels of this research and the identity of respondent will not be revealed.
Please complete this questionnaire by ticking ONE ANSWER ONLY for each
question at the appropriate underlines or by writing in your comments/
suggestions in the space provided.
Section A
Personal Information
1. Name
2. Age
3. Gender
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Male -------------Female-----------4. Educational Qualification.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. What is your Designation within this organization? (Please state)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. How long have you been employed within this organization?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Personal Income level.
Less than 10000 ----------10000-25000----------25000 and above ---------8. How many family members?
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Section B
Questionnaires
Group first (Labour welfare measures in Indian Railways)
Phrases
1
Highly
dissatisfied
1
Dissatisfied
2
Are you satisfied with
the residential
accommodation
facilities, provided by
the Indian Railways?
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3
Satisfied
4
Highly
satisfied
5
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Are you satisfied with
the medical facilities
rendered to you by the
Indian Railways?
Are you satisfied with
the canteen facilities
available in your
Indian Railways zone?
Are you satisfied with
the welfare benefits
available?
Are you satisfied with
the Staff Benefit Fund
provided in your
Railway zones?
Are you satisfied with
the recreational
facilities provided by
the Indian Railways?
Are you satisfied with
the Transport facilities
provided by Indian
Railways?
Are you satisfied with
the educational
facilities provided by
the Indian Railways
for your children?
Are you satisfied with
the Holiday Homes
available by the Indian
Railways?
Are you satisfied with
the Training and
Development
programmes which
are provided by the
Indian Railways?
Are you satisfied with
the retirement
benefits, which are
provided by the
Indian Railways?
Mention your overall
satisfaction level
regarding your labour
welfare amenities
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Group second (Satisfaction of the Indian Railways employees towards
various Fringe Benefits)
Phrases
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Highly
dissatisfied
1
Dissatisfied
2
Neutral
3
Satisfied
4
Highly
satisfied
5
Are you satisfied with
Overtime pay
available in Indian
Railways?
Are you satisfied with
Medical leave with
pay in Indian
Railways?
Are you really
satisfied with Bonus
for quality and
attendance?
Are you happy with
Leave with pay?
Are you satisfied with
Paid holidays in
Indian Railways?
Are you motivated
with Employee
counseling?
Are you satisfied with
Provident fund
provided by the
Indian Railways?
Group third (Human resource policies regarding job satisfaction in Indian
Railways)
Phrases
20
21
22
Highly
dissatisfied
1
Dissatisfied
2
Do you feel secure
about your job?
Do you enjoy cordial
relation with your
team members at your
work place?
Are you satisfied with
your salary package?
300 Neutral
3
Satisfied
4
Highly
satisfied
5
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24
25
26
Does the Indian
Railways co-operate
and help you at any
emergency time?
Your overall opinion
toward your job.
Are you satisfied with
the following factors:
Social climate,
Political climate,
Economic climate and
Industrial climate
Are satisfied that your
Railways’ welfare
officer visits you
regularly?
Do you have any Suggestion for the improvement in the provision of labour
welfare measures for satisfaction of Railways’ employees?
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Thank you
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APPENDIX 2
List of Holiday Homes on Indian Railways for the years 2008-2009
Location
No. Of suites
Group Group C & D Address to whom applications
should be addressed
A &
B
Central Railway
1
2
Matheran
Lonavala
4
--
Sr. DEN, CST Mumbai
--
9
DRM (W), CST Mumbai
--
3
DRM (W), CST Mumbai
--
4
PA/DRM, CST Mumbai
3
Igatpuri
--
2
DRM (W), CST Mumbai
4
Mahabaleshwar
4
--
DGM (G).
--
16
PA/DRM.
5
Pandharpur
--
2
DRM (P), Solapur.
6
Dadar
--
6
DRM (W), CST Mumbai
7
Baidyanath Dham
--
6
CPO, E.Rly, Kolkatta
8
Puri
2
10
-Do-
9
Darjeeling
3
4
-Do-
10 Nainital
4
7
-Do-
11 Haridwar
3
6
-Do-
7
13 (C)
AEN/NR/Ambala
Northern Railway
12 Shimla
2 (D)
2 (A)
4 (C)
Secretary,
1 (B)
1 (D)
Railway Board.
13 Barog
2 (B)
2 (C)
AEN/N.Rly./Ambala
14 Baijnath Paprola
2 (B)
2 (C)
IOW/Palampur
15 Manali
3 (A)
--
DRM/Firozpur Cant. Jn
1 (B)
--
Secretary, Rly. Board
--
2
DRM/NR/Moradabad
2 (B)
16 Haridwar
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17 Nainital
2
2 (C)
Secretary,
1 (D)
Railway Board
18 Mussoorie
2
2
four DSE (C), Moradabad
bedded
dormitories
19 Badrinath
2
2
14
10
DSE (C), Moradabad
North Eastern Railway
20 Nainital
DRM/G, APO (W) &
Sr.DEN/Izzatnagar
21 Ranikhet
2
2
Sr.DEN/ Izzatnagar
22 Varanasi
--
3
Sr.DEN/NER/Varanasi
23 Allahabad City
--
3
AEN or APO (W)/
NE Rly., Varanasi
Northeast Frontier Railway
24 Shillong
3
4
Sr.DEN/NF Rly./Pandu
25 Kurseong
3
10 bedded dormi-tory
AEN/NF Rly.,
Siliguri Jn.
26 Craigment
Darjeeling
at 2
--
Secy. to GM, NF Rly,
Maligaon.
27 Darjeeling
(Subordinate)
--
4
-Do-
28 Nainital
1
1
-Do-
29 Madurai
--
5
DPO/S.Rly./Madurai
30 Courtallam
2
6
-Do-
31 Rameswaram
--
2
-Do-
32 Palani
--
2
-Do-
33 Kanniyakumari
6
4
Sr.DPO/S.Rly./
Southern Railway
Trivandrum
34 Coonoor
--
4
DPO/S.Rly./Palakkad
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35 Udagamandalam
--
8
-Do-
36 Kolva
Beach 2
(Vascodagama)
2
Sr.DPO/SCR/Hubli
37 Tirupathi
9
Sr.DPO/SCR,
(Ooty)
South Central Railway
6
(Rly. Station)
38 Aurangabad
Guntakal
2
2
Sr. DPO/ SCR,
(Rly. Station)
Hyderabad.
South Eastern Railway
39 Puri
--
8
Dy.CPO
(W)/Garden
Reach, Kolkatta.
40 Darjeeling
--
4
-Do-
41 Ranchi
--
4
-Do-
42 Digha
4
--
DGM (G)
--
2 Suites + 4 bedded DPO (I)/Kharagpur Jn.
dormitory
2
--
Sr.DEN/Coord/Waltair
--
6 bedded dormitory
Sr.DPO/Waltair
--
4
DRM (E), Kota
45 Pali Hill, Bandra -(Mumba)
8 (C)
DRM (E),
2 (D)
Mumbai Central
46 Lonavala
--
2
-Do-
47 Udaipur
--
14
DRM (E), Ajmer
--
2
SPO (W), Churchgate
4
--
3 under PA/CE
43 Araku
Western Railway
44 Agra (Idgha)
48 Mount Abu
1 under DRM/Ajmer
-49 Verawal (Gujarat)
--
13
DRM (E), Ajmer
2
SPO (W), Church Gate.
4
DRM (E), Bhavnagar
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50 Dwarka (Gujaraj)
--
3
DRM (E), Rajkot
--
1
SPO (W), Churchgate
51 Gholvad
3
--
DRM/ Mumbai Central
52 Convalscent
Home: Bandra
--
2 (C)
SPO/W/Church Gate.
1 (D)
North Western Railway
53 Jaipur
--
4
DRM (E), Jaipur
--
3
Sr.DPO, Jabalpur
--
5
DPO, Mysore.
4
Welfare Officer/ICF.
4
Dy.GM/G/RCF
West Central Railway
54 Pachmarhi
South Western Railway
55 Mysore (Rly.Stn.)
Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
56 Udagamandalam
--
(Ooty)
Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala.
57 Patni
2
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan
58 Puri
--
2
CPO/CLW, Chittaranjan
Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
59 Nainital
1
--
Secy. to GM/DLW
60 Puri
1
1
Secy. to GM/DLW
Note: 1. (C) Means Group-C
(D) Means Group-D.
2. Unless specified, the Suites under Column-2 are both for Group-A and B
and under Column-3 for both Group-C and D.
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