Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

WISE - Workshop Information System

 


 

WISE - Workshop Information System  



  • Source: Chapter 8 of Rolling Stock Code



  • Developed by CRIS - Hardware at Central Location at CRIS data Centre  

 

  • WISE - Workshop Information System - Implemented across all IR POH Workshops - Covers Complete Design, Development, Implementation, and support of Centralised Application for management of IR Workshops 

 

  • Covers all Rolling stock i.e., Coaches, Wagons, Locomotives, OCVs, Special Stock, DEMU, MEMU/EMU, etc  



  • Object: 360-degree view of total Rolling Stock assets under maintenance and their maintenance life cycle across IR & advance prediction of asset demands to production or maintenance requirement.   



  • Initial IT Program for Workshops   -  UNIX-COBOL based application package in 1980-90 years  



  • WISE - Not covered for Production Units.  Efforts are on the way to develop suitable modules for Manufacturing Workshops too in the coming days. 

 

  • Integration with CMM, FMM, IMMS, IPAS, HRMS & eDRISHTI - Data exchange amongst, facilitating to get real-time reports.  

 

  • Integration between Divisions, Zonal Hqrs, and Railway Board 

 

  • Accessible through Internet 

 

  • Single point access to all Managers through a common web portal ROAMS - ROlling Asset Management System  

 

  • CMM for Coaching Depots and FMM for Wagon Depot are part of ROAMS.    

 

  • 34 POH Workshops covered so far (till 2021 January) 



  • First, Second, and Third - Covered under WISE   

 

Workshop

Railway

Date

First

LGDW - Carriage Workshop Lallaguda, Secunderabad

SCR

12.06.2018

Second

TPTW - Carriage Repair Shop, Tirupati

SCR

20.06.2018

Third

Rayanapadu Workshop

SCR

21.06.2018

 

WISE Modules - Total 6  



  1. Rolling Stock Module 

 

2.               Material Module 

 

3.               Assembly Module 

 

4.               Production Module 

 

5.               Management Dashboard Module  

 

6.               Master Data Management Module  

 

Advantages



  1. Minimum Paperwork 
  2. Reports are available online on a real-time basis 
  3. Visibility of Rolling Stock, its maintenance history, material and man-hour consumption 
  4. POH arising for the next 1 year can easily be seen 
  5. Optimization of Shop floor inventory 
  6. Reduce Rolling stock holding in Workshops 

 

Abbreviations: 



  1. WISE - Workshop Information SystEm 
  2. POH - Periodic OverHaul
  3. IOH - Intermediate OverHaul 
  4. NPOH - Non Periodic OverHaul 
  5. CRIS - Centre for Railway Information Systems 
  6. OCV - Other Coaching Vehicle (Salons, Inspection Cars, Medical Cars, Tourist cars, Parcels & Horse vans, Composite luggage power cars, Pantry cars & Brake Van) 
  7. DEMU - Diesel Electric Multiple Unit 
  8. MEMU - Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit
  9. CMM - Coaching Maintenance Management 
  10. FMM - Freight Maintenance Management 
  11. IMMS - Integrated Material Management Information System 
  12. HRMS - Human Resources Management System 
  13. IPAS - Integrated Payroll & Accounting System
  14. ROAMS - ROlling stock Asset Management System

 

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Hierarchy of Railway Officers


Hierarchy of Railway Officers


SN

GRADE

RAILWAY BOARD

Rank of Secretary

ZONAL RAILWAYS

1

JTS Junior Time Scale

          -

      -

AFA Assistant Financial Advisor

2

STS Senior Time Scale

DD - Deputy Director

Under Secretary

Sr.AFA Senior Assistant Financial Advisor

3

JAG Junior Administrative Grade

JD - Joint Director

Deputy Secretary

Dy.FA&CAO Deputy Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer

4

SG Selection Grade

Director

Deputy Secretary

Dy.FA&CAO Deputy Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer

5

SAG Senior Administrative Grade

ED - Executive Director

Joint Secretary

FA&CAO Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer

6

HAG Higher Administrative Grade

PED Principal Executive Director

Joint Secretary

PFA Principal Financial Advisor

7

HAG +  - Higher Administrative Grade Plus

AM Additional Member

Additional Secretary

GM  - General Manager

8

Secretary to Government of India

MF Member, Finance

Secretary

              -

9

Principal Secretary to the Government of India

Chairman & CEO, Railway Board

Principal Secretary

                  -


Manual of Office Procedure 2022 year - 6th Edition - The Most Important Document

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The Most Important Document published by the Ministry of Railways

Manual of Office Procedure 2022 Year - 6th Edition

Monday, September 4, 2023

What is a CPSE ?

  

 

What is a CPSE?  

 

  • CPSE stands for Central Public Sector Enterprise

 

  • A company under the Administrative control of the Central Ministry/Department  

 

  • Equity Holding - More than 50% - By the Government. 

 

  • Subsidiaries of CPSEs - Also called as CPSE, if more than 50% Equity holding by CPSE 

 

  •  Statutory Corporations like the Airport Authority of India, FCI, etc. also come under the ambit of CPSE 

 

  • Examples of Railways CPSEs - RITES, IRCON, IRCTC etc.,  

 

  • However, the Departmentally run Public Enterprises, Banking Institutions, and Public Insurance companies do not come under CPSEs 

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Sunday, September 3, 2023

Daily Challenge

 Dear Members,  

As a part of the Daily Challenge, I decided to publish One Article / Post per day from 1st September 2023 onwards.  Thank you. 




Differences of Opinions among Railway Board Members

  


 Differences of Opinions among Railway Board Members  


  • Source: MOP -  Manual of Office Procedure 6th edition 2022 Click here  


Between Two Members of Railway Board 

 

  • The case would be referred to the CRB & CEO  (Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, RB)

 

  • CRB & CEO will try to arrive at a Jointly Agreed Proposal, if necessary, after Discussion among them.   


or

 

  • The CRB & CEO may also take the final decision in regard to inter-departmental differences, subject to the approval of the Minister of Railways wherever necessary.  

 

 

 Between Member (Finance) and Other Members   



  • The CRB & CEO will have full powers to take the Final Decision by recording a Reasoned Order.  

 

  • However, the Member (Finance) may be brought the issue to the notice of the Minister of Railways.  

   

  • But any reference to the Ministry of Finance, if required, shall be sent only after the approval of the Ministery of Railways.  

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Fuel Accounts - Flow Chart