Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Thursday, July 4, 2024

RPF - Railway Protection Force - Special Operations

                   

RPF - Railway Protection Force - Special Operations

Source: Click here for RPF Website

  1. “NanheFaristey” Identifying and rescuing children 

  2.  “Amanat” - : Many passengers forget to take all their belongings in a rush to board the train or leave the train/station. Under this operation RPF personnel help in securing such belongings and restore them to the rightful owner.

  3.  “Jeevan Raksha” -  There are incidents wherein passengers in hurry try to board/de-board a moving train, slip and fall with the risk of coming under the wheels of the train. There are other instances where people under distress try to commit suicide by deliberately coming in front of a running train. Under this operation RPF personnel risking their own lives tries to rescue the lives of others.

  4.  ‘Rail Suraksha’ - Protection & Security of Railway Property.

  5.  ‘Yatri Suraksha’ - Security and safe travel of passengers through the railways.

  6. Operation“Mahila Suraksha”: Safety and security to lady passengers travelling alone or with minors by long distance trains. 

7. Operation “SEWA”: Assists the elderly citizens, women, physically disabled and sick/injured persons in their travel through trains and services associated therewith i.e.providing other amenities like Wheelchairs, Stretcher, medical help, providing ambulance, medicine and infant food etc.

8. “Satark” - Recovery of Tobacco product, liquor product, recovery of FICN/Unaccounted gold/unaccounted cash/Unaccounted other precious metal/ smuggle goods/ Arms & Ammunitions/ explosives and recovery of banned medicines.

9. “NARCOS” - Drive against smuggling of Narcotics through railways.

10. “Matrishakti” - Help pregnant women who go into labor during their train journeys. 11. Uplabdh - Intensive and continuous action against persons involved in touting (unauthorised carrying on of business of procuring & supply of railway tickets).

12. ‘SamayPalan’ - Maintenance of punctuality of trains and to curb the menace of unauthorized chain pulling and other obstructions in the movement of trains.

13. ‘Jan Jagaran’ - Awareness programs for railway passengers and railway users are made by distributing leaflets, pasting stickers, performing nukkad nataks, publicity through print media, electronic media & social media and announcements through PA - Public Address systems.

14. ‘Sanraksha’ - Action is being taken against the criminals involved in pelting stones on the moving train, carrying inflammable or crackers in the train etc.

15. ‘AAHT (Action against Human Trafficking)’ - Fight against Human Trafficking. 

16. ‘Vyavashtha’: Establishing Law & Order on certain special occasions i.e. Kumbh Mela, other Melas/fairs, Rail Roko & other agitation, RRB exam/other recruitments etc.

17. ‘Janaadesh’ - Ensuring free and fair elections and to stop any unfortunate incidents during assembly/parliamentary elections.

18. ‘Bhoomi’: Assists the sister departments of Railways in clearing the railway land from illegal encroachment.

19. ‘Sahyog’ - Provide assistance in conducting special drives i.e. ticket checking, drives at unmanned Level Crossing gates, drives to enforce COVID protocol and assistance for cleanliness drives to the concerned departments of railways.

20. ‘Dusra’ - Action against the menace of unauthorized hawking and vending in Railway premises and in trains.

21. ‘WILEP’: Stringent action against smuggling of Wildlife, animal parts and forest products. 

22. ‘Rail Prahari’ - Acts as sentinels (soldiers) on rail and helps state police/law enforcing agencies in detection of serious cases reported from the respective areas under this operation.

23. ‘Saathi’ - Several community outreach programmes are planned particularly in areas adjacent to railway tracks engaging them in employment. Proper training has been conceptualized for them associating PSUs through their Social Responsibility forums.

24. ‘Dignity’ - Rescue of adults including women in need of care and protection who were found run away, abandoned, drug addict, destitute, kidnapped, left behind, missing, medical assistance, fallen down and are mentally disordered.

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Friday, May 31, 2024

DCRG - Death Cum Retirement Gratuity

 DCRG - Death Cum Retirement Gratuity




> With effect from 1st January 2024 .


> Maximum DCRG - Death cum Retirement Gratuity - Rs. 25 Lakhs (from Rs. 20 Lakhs)


(Due to increasing of DA - Dearness Allowance from 46% to 50%)

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

 

  • DF divides into 4 parts – I, II, III & IV  - P L U S

Debits: Source of Finance- First 2 numerals in Capital Classification    PLUS

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Part 

First 2 numerals in Capital classification

Description


PLUS

Examples

I

23

Passenger Amenities and Other Railway Users Amenities  

Water supply at Stations, waiting halls, refreshment rooms, retiring rooms, wash rooms, provision of fans in existing coaches, PRS, Public announcements etc. 

Facilities in Goods sheds, Parcel offices such water facility, waiting room etc

II

33

Labour Welfare works

Provision of New Hospitals, dispensaries, Schools, Railway Institutes, Recreation rooms, sports facilities, clubs, staff canteens, rest rooms, water supply, sanitation in Railway colonies, Railway quarters for Non Gazetted staff.

III

43

Unremunerative works (improvement of operational efficiency) 


Improvement of water supply at Stations for loco traffic purpose, removal of infringements, converting dead end sidings into through loops, additional loops at stations, electric lighting at sheds / stations, improvement in signaling facilities,  Provision of guard rails on Major bridges, telecommunication works, remodeling of stations yards, workshops, shed, store depots, provision of running rooms, rest houses for officers and subordinates, firefighting arrangement at stations, washable aprons on passenger platform lines, approach roads to stations.

IV

53

Safety works

All Safety works other than LC Gates / ROBs/RUBs 


Credits to DF:

  1. Amount appropriated from Railway Surplus 

  2. The cost at debit of DF of an Asset which is abandoned without being replaced 

  3. Interest earned on the balance of the DF


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Friday, May 10, 2024

RSP - Road Safety Projects - PH 30 - ROB / RUB - New Vertical

 

RSP - Road Safety Projects - PH 30 - ROB / RUB - New Vertical


  • Authority: Railway Board Letter No. 2024/CE-IV/ROB-RUB/SCR, WR, ECR & NR dated 07.05.2024


  • Object of New Vertical: Execution of ROBs/ RUBs has not kept pace with the pace of new sanctions being given.  

 

  • New Vertical   - CAO/Con/RSP  - Exclusively for Road Safety Projects - for Road Crossing Works i.e., PH 29 - Level Crossings and PH 30 - ROB / RUB

 

  • RSP stands for Road Safety Projects (RSP also Rolling Stock Programme) 

 

Salient features of RSP:

 

  • RSP vertical - headed by CAO/Con/RSP  who is in HAG - Higher Administrative Grade

 

  • Assisted by SAG/Engineering Dept, other officers and staff

 

  • Reporting directly to GM  

 

  • Associated Finance: FA&CAO/Con 

  

  • GC - General Consultant:  engaged by CAO/Con/RSP for holistic planning of RSP works incl: Feasibility studies (new name for Surveys), DPR preparation, Sanction of Work, detailed structural design, detailed estimate & engagement of PSSA/PMS/PMC

 

  • EPC / Hybrid mode EPC / BOQ based Contracts - for execution of RSP

 

  • Nodal Directorate for RSP :  Bridge Directorate in Railway Board  

 

  • CAO/Con/RSP: Execution in-charge of RSP 


  •  CAO/Con/RSP & his Officers will exercise the powers of Construction organisation as per MSOP  (in respect of all Technical, Financial, Contractual & Personnel matters)

 

  • PCE: Monitoring and overall coordination for RSP 

Key points of RSP: 


  1. RSP - New Vertical for PH 30 - ROB / RUB 

  2. RSP headed by HAG Officer (of Engineering Dept)  

  3. Reporting directly to GM 

  4. Associated Finance: FA&CAO/Con

  5. Nodal Directorate: Bridge Directorate (in Railway Board) 

  6. PCE: Overall coordination of RSP


Abbreviations: 


  1. RSP - Road Safety Works  

  2. RSP - Rolling Stock Programme 

  3. ROB - Road Over Bridge 

  4. RUB - Road Under Bridge

  5. CAO - Chief Administrative Officer (HAG rank) 

  6. HAG - Higher Administrative Grade (PHOD rank) 

  7. PHOD - Principal Head Of Department (HAG rank) 

  8. PCE - Principal Chief Engineer (HAG rank/PHOD) 

  9. SAG - Senior Administrative Grade 

  10. GC - General Consultant 

  11.  DPR - Detailed Project Report 

  12. PSSA - Project Supervision Services Agency

  13. PMS - Project Management System 

  14. PMC - Project Management Consultancy

  15. EPC - Engineering Procurement & Construction

  16. BOQ - Bill Of Quantities

  17. MSOP - Model Schedule Of Powers 

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Monday, April 29, 2024

CoA - Control Office Application

 CoA  - Control Office Application


Website Link of CoA: https://cris.org.in/loadpage?page=proCOA 


  • CoA stands for Control Office Application 

  • Implemented in all 68 Divisions in Indian Railways 

  • TSR - Train Signal Register - 600 plus locations 

  • TSR - A Register kept at Railway stations to record the actual movement of the Trains.  


Need of CoA

  •  To automate the Control Rooms i.e., nerve centre of Train operations. 

  • To ensure systematic control, monitoring & fluidity of train movements 24/7

  • To capture Train movements real time. 

  • To provide an analytical DSS (Decision Support System) tool for improving operational efficiency. 


Salient features: 

  • Requires the Controllers to enter data related to the train operations (as they receive information from the control points or stations) 

  • Charts the running of the train in a section 

  • Generates the advance forecast based on various operational parameters. 

  • To order trains, view all possible routes, divert or re-route trains. 

  • Has the facility for capturing and viewing details of composition of the train, details of the crew and the Locomotive. 

  • Shows details of line occupancy, caution orders etc. 

  • Designed to facilitate its integration with other applications such as FOIS, ICMS, NTES, PAM, RTIS, REMMLOT and CMS. 

  • Train BPC (Break Power Certificate), Caution Order, Train Order, Regulation, Stabling, Yarding, Train schedule modification, Consist and Train Modification (like Diversion) is shared in between respective applications.

  • TSR data is sent to the CoA divisional server. Further, this data updates in NTES, FOIS and ICMS through CAS server.



CoA Advantages:


  • Removes drudgery (hard work) of the manual system of drawing control charts with various colour pencils. 

  • Trains running information - available - to take decisions quickly 

  • Quick reference tools such as Blocks, Cautions, loco details, crew details, stabled trains and siding position reduces retrieval time of information. 

  •  Paperless operations. Helping a green environment. 

  • Accurate train movement information helps NTES - National Train Enquiry System


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