Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Saturday, August 8, 2020

Questions analysis - Appendix3 exam - GRP paper

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Questions analysis  - Appendix3 exam - GRP paper of last 3 years

 

Compiled by Shri Uday Kiran Bora, SSO(A)/SCR

 

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SHORT NOTES

 

2017-18

 

1.   Performance Guarantee

2.   Imprest Stores

3.   Wagon Turn round  (2015 also)

4.   Way Leave Charges

5.   Leave not due

6.   Accounts Office Balance Sheet

 

2016

 

1.   Workshop Manufacturing Suspense

2.   Traffic Suspense and its components

3.   Stock Adjustment Account

4.   Railway Convention Committee

5.   Demands for Grants

6.   Specific Fuel consumption

7.   Inventory Turnover Ratio

 

2015

 

1.   Benchmarking in manpower

2.   Wagon Turn round   (2017-18 also)

3.   Canons of Financial Propriety

4.   Letter of Credit

5.   Zonal Railway Users consultative committee

6.   Purchase order

 

DISTINGUISH BETWEEN:

 

2017-18

 

1.   NPS and Old Pension Scheme

2.   IRCA and IRFA Transactions

3.   Demands Recoverable and Bills Recoverable

4.   Voted and Charged Expenditure

5.   Budgetary Resources and Extra Budgetary Resources

6.   Write Off and Write Back

 

2016

 

1.   The consolidated fund of India and Contingency fund of India

2.   Fully Distributed cost and Marginal Cost

3.   Remittances into Bank and Cheques & Bills

4.   Minor penalties and Major Penalties

5.   Estimate Committee and Public Accounts Committee

6.   Financial Commissioner and Commissioner of Railway Safety

7.   Misappropriation and Re-appropriation

2015

 

1.   Acquittance Certificate and Transfer Certificate

2.   Moveable surplus and Dead surplus

3.   Idle time and Joining time

4.   Operating Ratio and Turnover ratio

5.   Fully distributed cost and Marginal cost

 

LONG QUESTIONS:

 

2017-18

 

1.   Describe the working of Public Accounts Committee and discuss its functions.

2.   What isTraffic Suspense? Briefly explain the components of Traffic Suspense. How is traffic suspense cleared? Do you have any suggestions to improve the present system of clearance of traffic suspense.

3.   Define and explain the purpose and difference between Reserve Bank Suspense and Reserve Bank Deposit.  

4.   Define Establishment suspense. What factors lead to heavy outstanding in Railway Books and what are the measures to reduce it.

5.   Trace the passage of passenger ticket from the time it is printed till the time it is destroyed, bringing out the checks that are necessary at various stages by the accounts department.

6.   What are the various kinds of estimates prepared for Works expenditure. Describe the checks exercised in verification of the estimates.

7.   What is meant by lien. Under what circumstances can it be suspended.

 

2016

 

1.   Why is it necessary to have a costing system in Railway workshops? What do you understand from Shop-on-cost, General on cost and Proforma on cost.

2.   How the check exercised by the organisation of Principal Director of Audit is different as compared to the one exercised by Accounts Department? Discuss briefly the form in which Audit objections are compiled and communicated.

3.   What do you understand by Budget and how the budget for expenditure is compiled on Indian Railways.Also discuss briefly the various stages of its review.

4.   What is Station Balance Sheet. What checks are exercised in Accounts Office to verify the Goods and Coaching Balance sheet.  

5.   What are the various parts of the Traffic Book. While discussing the importance of each part explain how Traffic accounts office proves their accuracy.

6.   Prepare the check list for guidance of an Accounts Officer of the Stores Accounts Branch attending Tender committee meetings.

7.   Why is Stock Verification necessary? What is the mechanism for Stock verification in the Railways. How are the results of such verification recorded and dealt with.

 

2015

 

1.   How is parliamentary control over Railway finance and policy exercised.

2.   What are the various types of unsanctioned expenditure. Why completion reports should be finalised expeditiously. What is specific fuel consumption. Describe the measure to reduce it.  

3.   Describe role of computerisation in improving efficiency in working of Accounts Department.

4.   What are the checks to be exercised in establishment bills? How will you co-ordinate with bil preparing units to ensure timely payments.

5.   What are the sources of financing of Railway projects? Describe any one of these in detail.

6.   Distinguish between departmental stock verification and accounts stock verification. Describe the procedure for resolving shortages and excesses found by a stock verifier and their eventual adjustment in accounts.

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Friday, August 7, 2020

Abolition of the post TADK / Bunglow Peon in Indian Railways



Railway Board's letter on TADK/Bunglow Peon

 Excerpts from Hindustan times


Indian Railways has decided to end the colonial-era practice of posting “bungalow peons” known as Telephone Attendant-cum-Dak Khalasis (TADKs) at the residences of senior officials of the 167-year-old national transporter.


The announcement was made in an order issued by the railway board on Thursday amid a review of the British-era legacy following allegations that railway officers tended to misuse the services of TADKs. No new appointment to the post will be processed starting with immediate effect, said the order, a copy of which was reviewed by Hindustan Times.


“The issue regarding appointment of TADK is under review in Railway Board. It has, therefore, been decided that any appointment of fresh face substitutes as TADK should not either be processed or made with immediate effect. Further, all cases approved for such appointments since 1st July 2020 may be reviewed and position advised to Board. This may be complied with strictly in all Railway establishments,” the order said.


A TADK is treated as a temporary employee of Indian Railways in the Group D category after the initial 120 days of service. The posting becomes a permanent one after a screening test on completion of three years of service.


“Indian Railways is on a fast transformational path of all-round progress. Many practices and management tools are being reviewed in view of changes in technology and working conditions. The measures taken are to be seen in such a context,” a spokesperson for the ministry of railways said.


Indian Railways last month issued an order to end the British-era practice of using Dak Messengers, or personal messengers, for official communications and move towards video conferencing in a bid to save costs.



Bungalow peons have been posted at the residences of railway officers to perform duties such as attending to telephone calls and carrying files from their offices to homes. Over the years, concerns have been raised that TADKs were being used by officers to perform their household chores.


“There is little sense in continuing with the practice in this era of mobile phones given what their initial primary tasks were. Most of the times they end up getting deployed for domestic work by the officers,” a railway official explained, requesting anonymity.


In a 2018 verdict on a case filed by a former TADK, Anup Kumar, in the Central Administrative Tribunal that he had been discharged from services by an officer of North Central Railwayi in an arbitrary and illegal manner, the tribunal ruled in favour of the officer.


“According to the applicant, there is rampant misuse of the services of Bungalow Khalasis by many of the Railway Officers. Even though they are engaged mainly to perform the duties such as attending telephone calls at the residence of the officer concerned, carrying files from office to the residence of the concerned officer and back etc., in actual practice, they are treated as domestic servants to do the work of cleaning, washing, cooking etc. and they are thrown out even for the slightest mistake on their part,” the order said, quoting the applicant.


Railway minister Piyush Goyal, after taking charge of the ministry of railways in 2017, urged senior officials to discontinue the colonial- era practice of having railway employees work at their homes. Around 10,000 railway employees were then relieved of their duties as TADKs until 2018.

Monday, August 3, 2020

MERS - Miscellaneous E Receipt System


MERS - Miscellaneous E Receipts System

 ·         A portal developed by CRIS

 ·         Object:  To Receive Miscellaneous earnings / Revenue  received from the customers such as Way leave Charges, Lease charges from State Govts, PSUs etc   - Phase One 

 ·         Phase II – May be covered all types of miscellaneous earnings / Revenue.

 ·       Portal link

Click for Procedure order of MERS

 Operation of MERS - Railway’s role

 ·         Two levels registration.  One at Supervisory level and another at Officer level

 ·         Registration would be through TAMS team at CRIS

 ·         Change of existing password – every 30 days – Mandatory

 ·         Sanctioned proposal (say for Lease charges) for receiving money from a Railway Customer – Scanned copy of Sanctioned order and relevant details of customer  - Fill in the Portal by  Railway Supervisor

 ·         The concerned Railway Officer should approve the above details filled by the Supervisor.

 ·         On according of approval, MERS would send a text message along with OTP to the mobile number and email of relevant Railway Customer.

 Operation of MERS  - Customer’s role

 ·         On receiving text message and OTP, the Railway customer would choose a User ID and Pass word and register his details in MERS portal.

 ·         Railway Customers makes payment in two types.  1.  Offline mode  2.  Online mode

 ·         Offline mode:  Customer should fill the details of Demand Draft in the portal and submit the same physically to the Railways

 ·         Online mode:   Customer should click the “Pay Now” option in the portal and pays through a challan at SBI or through net banking.

 Accountal in Accounts Office

 Offline mode:

 ·          Reconciliation shall be same as the current practice as per codal provisions.

 ·         However, the DMS scrolls received by Zonal Railways would mention the unique transaction ID generated on the MERS portal for the transaction.

 ·         The user dept – ensure that the Money receipt and TR notes generated at Cash office or stations while receiving the Demand Draft must mention the Unique transaction ID.

 Online mode:

 ·         MERS portal would receive the DMS scrolls from SBI and reconcile through system to provide the MIS reports to the Traffic Accounts Office and Hqrs Books Section.

 ·         Since money for an entire Zonal Railway would be received in the concerned PFA’s deposit account, credit for relevant Divisions shall be forwarded by the Hqrs Books Section may be through E-Recon. 

 Material for McQ on MERS

1.       Developed by CRIS

2.       Used for Miscellaneous earnings / Revenue

3.       Not for Passenger earnings/Revenue and for Freight earnings/Revenue

4.       E challan at SBI only

5.       Miscellaneous receipts under MERS for entire Zonal Railways – Received in PFA’s Deposit account at first instance.  Later, the same is transferred to Divisions by Hqrs Books Section.

6.       Payments can be made by Customers through offline or online mode.

7.       Registration at two levels in Railways - one at Supervisory level and another is Officer level.

8.       Link accessed through TAMS of AIMS portal

9.       CRIS stands for Centre for Railway Information Systems

10.   MERS stands for Miscellaneous E Receipts System

11.   TAMS stands for Traffic Accounts Management System

12.   AIMS stands for Accounting Information Management System

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Railway Funds (Source of Finance) - Year established

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         Railway Funds (Source of Finance)   - Year established

 

Funds

code

Established in year

Remarks

DRF- Depreciation Reserve Fund

21

1924

Previous name is Programme Revenue

D.F–Development Fund

I, II, III & IV

23,33,43 & 53

1950

Previous name is Betterment Fund

IRFC (Indian Railway Finance Corporation)

_

1986

It is a PSU – owned by Ministry of Railways for financing the Rolling Stock

C.F – Capital Fund

25

1992

Established in place of closed Railway Revenue Reserve Fund

R.S.F – Railway Safety Fund

26

2001

EBR (IF)

Extra Budgetary Resources (Institutional Finance)

_

2016

RRSK

(Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh)

29

2017

Though it is not specified, it is a Second SRSF – Second Railway Safety Fund

 

 

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Friday, July 31, 2020

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