IMPORTANT FACTS * FROA REPRESENTS MORE THAN 7500 GROUP ?A? OFFICERS OF INDIAN RAILWAYS. * FROA CONSISTS OF 16 ZONAL RAILWAYOFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS AND 11 PRODUCTION UNITS/OTHER UNITS OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS .   * FROA IS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF ?PREM?  (PARTICIPATION OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES IN MANAGEMENT) GROUP.   * FROA IS ALSO ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY OF IRWO.   * FORMAL MEETING OF FROA WITH RAILWAY BOARD IS HELD TWICE A YEAR.   * FULL GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING OF FROA, CONSISTING OF  FROA OFFICE BEARERS (DETAILS GIVEN BELOW) AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AFFILIATED UNITS, IS HELD FROM TIME TO TIME.   * FUNDS FOR FROA ARE GENERATED BY WAY OF AFFILIATION FEE FROM THE AFFILIATED UNITS  @ Rs.2000/- PER ANNUM FROM THE ZONAL RAILWAY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (INCLUDING RBOA & RDSO) AND  Rs.1000/- PER ANNUM FROM THE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS ON THE PRODUCTION UNITS/OTHER UNITS.   * THE  GOVERNING COUNCIL OFFICE BEARERS OF FROA (20 MEMBERS ELECTED/CO-OPTED FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS) MANAGE  AFFAIRS AT THE APEX LEVEL   * THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF FROA CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICE BEARERS:   1.   PRESIDENT 2.   VICE PRESIDENT ? SIX (3 FROM OUT STATION) 3.   SECRETARY GENERAL 4.   SECRETARY  - SIX (3 FROM OUT STATION) 5.   TREASURER 6.   JOINT SECRETARY ? FIVE (1 FROM OUT STATION)