Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Showing posts with label IPAS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IPAS. Show all posts

Saturday, September 5, 2026

14 Digits - ID Based Accounting - PH 21 Rolling Stock - Bulk Order & Non Bulk Order Debits

 

14 Digits - ID Based Accounting - PH 21 Rolling Stock - 

Bulk Order & Non Bulk Order Debits


  • At present - Zonal Railways / Production Units furnishing monthly details of Bulk order Debits of PH 21 - RSP through offline mode ( RBA No. 11 of 2023) 

  • RB letter dated 30.06.2026 click here suggested ID based Accounting for the same through IPAS - Integrated Payroll & Accounting System 


ID Based Accounting - 14 Digits Work ID - IPAS 

 

  • Bulk Order Debits  - above Rs. 50 Crores  ( Loco item sanctioned in 2026-27)


1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

P

B

5

1

1

0

2

1

2

6

1

0

0

1

Always

Always

Category Code

Plan Head

Year

2026-27

PB

Unique No




  • Bulk Order Debits  - Below Rs. 50 Crores



1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

O

P

5

1

Y

Y

2

1

2

5

0

0

0

1

Always

Always

Category Code

Plan Head

Year

2025-26

OP

Unique Number

 



  • Non Bulk Order Debits  - above Rs. 50 Crores



1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

P

B

X

X

Y

Y

2

1



1

0

0

1

Always

Zonal Rly

Category Code

Plan Head

Year

PB

Unique Number


  • Non Bulk Order Debits  - Below Rs. 50 Crores ( Example of CR - Central Railway - sanctioned in the year 2026)


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2

3

4

5

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10

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12

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14

O

P

0

1

0

0

2

1

2

6

0

0

0

0

Always

C R

Category Code

Plan Head

Year

2026-27

OP

Always




Notes: 


  1. PB for Pink Book 

  2. OP for Other than Pink Book 

  3. 3rd & 4th Digits - XX - represents the Railway Code corresponding to the concerned Zonal Railway

  4. 5th & 6th Digits - YY - Category Code: (10 - Locos, 20 - Coaches, 30 - Wagons, 40 - Cranes, 50 - Rail Cars & Multiple Units, 60 - Spares, 70 - Other Rolling Stock, 80 - Track Machines)   - “00” for Non Bulk Orders costing less than Rs. 50 Crores

  5. 7th & 8th Digits - Plan Head - 21 (RSP)

  6. 9th & 10th Digits - Year of Sanction.   26  for 2026-27. 

  7. 11th Digit - ‘0’ for Other than Pink Book and ‘1’ for Pink Book

  8. 12th to 14th Digits - Unique serial number for Bulk Order & Non Bulk Order items ( except for Non Bulk Order items for less than Rs. 50 Crores, ‘000’ has been used) 


Wednesday, September 11, 2019

CIPS for e-Payments

CIPS  for e-Payments

 

üFull form – CIPS – Centralized Integrated Payment System

 

üNew system for arranging e-Payments in Indian Railways

 

üPriority area for system improvement to ensure online payments without manual intervention.

 

üPartner is SBI – State Bank of India

 

üCoordination  by Northern Railway

 

üImplemented by CRIS – Centre for Railway Information Systems

 

üPilot project of CIPS –COFMOW  in April, 2019. Rolled out in Indian Railways from September, 2019.  

 

üMandating SBI – State Bank of India to credit various accounts (payments) on behalf of Indian Railways  

 

üCIPS integrated with IPAS – Integrated Payroll and Accounting System

 

üEach Zonal Railway may register nominated cheque signing officials in IPAS

 

üThen Public key of the signatories can be shared to Bank in advance

 

üRequire authorized signatories to have digital token and they should be registered with IPAS.

 

üEnables seamless payments to outsiders in Indian Railways without manual intervention.

Material for MCQ – Multiple Choice Questions for CIPS

1. CIPS – Centralized Integrated Payment System

2.Partner  – SBI

3.Implemented by CRIS

4.Nodal Railway  – Northern Railway

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