Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Strategy for Preparing Appendix3 Exam


  • Read relevant Indian Railway Codes especially Accounts Code, Finance Code & Engineering Code thoroughly 
  • Download the Codes from the Railway Board website.  Link is given below.
  • Take Print out the relevant chapters only and the desired medium i.e., either English or Hindi.  It is one time investment for your career.
  • If time permits, prepare notes.
  • Purchase one good guide.
  • If possible, group study/combined study will help more (subject to like minded colleagues)
  • Draw the time table and study well. 
  • Luckily, You will have sufficient time.
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Suggested Railway Codes for Appendix3 Examination

RAILWAY CODES – OPTIONALS

ü  Frequently asked question is “WHICH CODES ARE REFER FOR WHICH OPTIONAL”

ü  Here is the answer.  

ü  Related Manuals, GCC- General Conditions of Contract  and Finance Compendium (for General Expenditure)  also helpful for attempting optional papers.


Optional
Railway Code
Railway Code
Railway Code
Books & Budget
Accounts Code Volume One
Finance Code Volume One
Finance Code Volume Two
General Expenditure
Accounts Code Volume One
Finance Code Volume One
Engineering Code
Stores Accounts
Stores Code Volume One
Stores Code Volume Two

COS office – General procedures
Stores Code Volume One
Stores Code Volume Two

Workshop Accounts
Rolling Stock Code


Traffic Accounts
Accounts Code Volume Two
Traffic Code

Station Accounts
Accounts Code Volume Two
Traffic Code

Traffic Statistics & Traffic Book
Accounts Code Volume Two
Traffic Code

Establishment & PF Accounts
Establishment Code Volume One
Establishment Code Volume Two





Sunday, July 29, 2018

LDCE (30%) - Accounts Dept - Exam Structure


LDCE (30%) - Accounts Dept - Exam Structure

                        Paper one  - 150 marks   - Time 3 hours


Particulars
Marks
Part  A
GK, English language & Official Language
50
Part  B
General Principles of Govt  Accounting and Audit
with special reference to Railways
50
Part  C
Books & Budget  and Traffic Book
50

Total
150



                         Paper Two  - 150 marks   - Time 3 hours


Particulars
Marks
Part  A
Financial Justification for expenditure,
Traffic Costing and Management Accounting
50
Part  B
Traffic Accounts, Statistics & Establishment
Or
General expenditure, Stores & Workshop Accounts
100

Total
150


Model SOP 2018


Model SOP 2018

ü  Model SOP was issued first time in October, 2017

ü  Subsequently, a revised "Model SOP 2018" is issued in July, 2018.   Click here for SOP

Part
Description
Items
No of pages
A
Works
48
61
B
Medical
63
52
C
Miscellaneous
98
78
D
Stores
9
47
E
Commercial
64
36
F
Establishment
28(Gaz)
72(Non Gaz)
70
G
Security
12
7
 
ü  Annexure 1 - Delegation of Powers to General Managers - 57 items( Annexure 2 to the Chapter V of Indian Railways Finance Code Volume One)  

ü  Annexure 2 - Delegation of Powers to General Managers and DRMs

ü  Model SOP 2018 - Total pages -421

Salient features of Model SOP 2018

1.      Wherever finance concurrence is not required, it has been specifically mentioned.  That means "wherever nothing mentioned it should be presumed that finance concurrence is required".

2.      Proposals submitted for GM's sanction will be cleared by AGM, unless GM's personal sanction/approval is required as per extant rules.

3.      Object of Model SOP is "to bring in uniformity in delegation of financial and administrative powers across the Zonal Railways, Production Units/NAIR/RDSO (to the extent applicable).  General Managers could however add further to this SOP in consultation with their PFAs keeping in view the local requirements.  This is because Railways is a mammoth organization with different zones and divisions having their own requirements.  So One centralized SOP cannot address the overall requirements of all units.  In simple "One Size cannot fit all"

Clarification regarding powers exercised by some categories of Officers

CHOD
Will exercise the same powers as
PHOD
PCSC
PHOD
ADRM(NFSAG)
ADRM(SAG)
Branch officers in Sr.scale (Independent charge) in Divisions
Divisional Officers in JAG/SG
Station Directors in JAG/SG
Branch Officers
Administrators in Central Hospitals
Branch Officers




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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Articles by Shri V.A.Padmanabham, IRAS





Click below for articles on Financial appraisal of Projects in Indian Railways for the benefit of LDCE & other exams.   - written by Shri V.A.Padmanabham, IRAS, Additional Director/Ctara(Retd)


Friday, July 20, 2018

Advice of Internal Check


Advice of Internal Check

Station Accounts (without books) -2016 - 5 marks

·         Form A. 2751   Click here for 27th chapter of Accounts Code volume 2

ADVICE OF INTERNAL CHECK RELATING T THE COACHING/GOODS BALANCE SHEET OF ……………….STATION FOR THE MONTH ENDED…………………….20……
Particulars
Debit(Rs.)
Credit (Rs.)
Balance at the end of month as per Station Balance Sheet



Balance at the end of the month as altered by the Accounts office Differences Vide………………………………..



*Here detail the Error Sheet, etc. previously advised, or give details working up to the difference. The ………………………………..20 …………………...…………………………………
 For Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer


·         Prepared by Traffic Accounts Office.

·         Prepared after check of the Station Balance sheet completed and sent to the Station concerned.

·         Separately for Coaching and Goods traffic.

·         Will compare the closing balance of Station Balance Sheet with that arrived at by the Traffic Accounts Office as a result of the checked the various documents and returns submitted to it.

·         The difference between the two balances will be supported by the details working up to it.

·         All Debits and disallowances advised  therein should be taken to account by the Station Master, if not already done in the balance sheet on hand irrespective of whether the connected error sheet has been received or not.

·         Copies of the missing error sheets, if any, should be called for from the Traffic Account Office or from the Outstanding Branch, where one exists.
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