The Madurai Division of the Southern Railway on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, withdrew the practice of obtaining a declaration from employees reporting sick and seeking to avail of medical leave.
In a letter, the Chief Medical Superintendent A. Priya Shaunthini said the system of obtaining a declaration from staff reporting sick was withdrawn with effect from March 26, 2024. The practice had been followed in Madurai division only to help in the smooth running of the organisation, she said.
As per the policy, employees approaching doctors at the Railway Hospital for treatment, had to sign an undertaking that they were not under orders of transfer/emergency duty/disciplinary action. Also, they had to admit in writing that they had not been drafted for refresher/organisational training programmes and would not leave the headquarters during the sick period.
