Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Monday, July 24, 2023

PL Number - Price List Number

 

  • PL Number stands for Price List Number 

  • Object: To recognize the material distinctly 

  • Applicable for All Stock items  (Not for Non-Stock Items)

  • Unified PL - Common for all Zonal Railways & Production Units  

  • Codification - 3 types. Fully Significant, Semi-Significant, and Non Significant  

  • Fully Significant - All digits signify some property of the material - To adopt it, requires a large number of digits which may not be manageable.  

  • Semi-Significant - The first group signifies the property of the material and the Second group has no significance - Indian Railways Follows it - 8 Digits

  • Non-Significant - All digits have no significance.  

8 Digits - SN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Parts

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D

Groups

Main Group

Sub Group

Serial Number

Check Digit

Semi-Significant

Significant

Non-Significant

PL Number

2

5

1

6

1

0

4

0

 

MODULAS 11 - To find the Check Digit of PL Number 25161040


Step 1

PL No- First 7 digits

2

5

1

6

1

0

4

Step 2

Write 2 to 8 below each digit (from Right to Left)

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

Step 3

Multiply the digits vertically

16

35

6

30

4

0

8

Step 4

Add products horizontally

16+35+6+30+4+0+8 = 99

Step 5

Divided the sum by 11

99/11 = 0

Step 6

The remainder is the check digit

Check Digit is 0


  • In case the remainder is two digits, the rightmost digit is the Check Digit.    

  • Above example, If the last digit ‘0’ is correct, the computer will accept it, otherwise, it is rejected.  

  • Modulus 11 - adopted to check the digit of the PF number - Provident Fund number too.  

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