Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Monday, July 4, 2022

TEFD - Traditional Empty Flow Direction

 TEFD - Traditional Empty Flow Direction


  • Railway Board’s Corrigendum No.5 to Rate Circular No.13 of 31-3-2022


  • Validity from 01-04-2022 to 31-03-2023.


  • Objects: To reduce the empty run ratio on IR and to garner additional revenue to

Railways.

  • Automatic rebate through computerized FOIS system.


  • Notified streams on TEFD shall be based on the flow of empties between

divisions in case of Intra - zonal traffic and between notified divisions of

other zones in case of inter-zonal traffic.


  • Traffic under TEFD can be booked from end to end or from any terminal of

the originating division of empty flow stream to any intermediate terminal in

the direction of the empty flow stream.


  • Permitted wagons such as  Open – BOXN group, pure BOST rakes, Covered –BCN and BCNHL group, Flat wagons and mixed steel rakes – BRN group, BOST group and CONCORD


  • Concession under TEFD i.e., Inter-Zonal and Intra-Zonal traffic.


  • Percentage of concession under TEFD - 20% or 15% on NTR of an applicable Class rate subject to floor limit of NTR of Class-100.


  • Restricted Commodities are Iron Ore (all types)/Coal & Coke/Chemical Manures/ POL traffic/RMC traffic/Military traffic/Commodities under Class 100 & 100A and less than LR-1.


Lead restriction


  • Short lead traffic of less than or equal to 100 km shall not be eligible under this scheme.


  • Minimum offer of traffic shall be half rake of – - BCN/BCNA/BCNAHS -10; BCNHL – 10; BOXN Group – 29



  • Traffic booked under this scheme shall not be re booked, diverted, or given delivery short of the destination.

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Saturday, July 2, 2022

Bharat Gaurav Tourist Trains - Desh Apna Dekho

 


Bharat Gaurav Tourist Trains


  • An initiative under “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism

  • Policy from 01.04.2022

  • Theme-based tourist circuit Trains

  • To showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the People of India and the World.  

  • At present, IRCTC is already running several tourist circuit trains on Railways.

  • Now, Railways Invited professional private tour operators to run the above trains 

  • Themes like Ramayana - covering places connected with Lord Shri Ram, Guru Kripa - Cover important places of Sikh culture, etc.  

  •  The first phase - Allocated 180 Trains with 3033 coaches like Vande Bharat, Vista Dome, and LHB Coaches. 


Salient features: 

  • Private Tourist service provider - free to decide the theme

  • Offer all-inclusive package including travel, accommodation, sightseeing arrangement, tour guides, etc. 

  • Full flexibility to decide package cost based on the services provided by them. 

  • Choice of Coaches like AC and Non AC and Accommodation like  Luxury, Budget, etc. 

  • Free to design/furnish interior and exterior of Coaches. 

  • Branding and advertisement are permitted both inside and outside of the Train. 

  • Train composition - 14 to 20 Coaches 

Process of selecting Tour operators:

  • Online registration 

  • Registration fees - Rs. One Lakh. 

  • Security Deposit - Rs 1 (one) Crore per rake.

  • Individual, Partnership Firm, Company, Society, trust, JV/Consortium (Unincorporated/Incorporated) are eligible.

  • Right to Use charges and Haulage charges are notified in the policy for Service Provider to work out his business model.

  • Right to Use Period: 2-10 years.

First / Maiden Bharat Gaurav Train 

  • Between Coimbatore to Sai Nagar Shirdi round trip with tourist places of Mantralayam  on 14.06.2022

  • 5 days trip

  • Southern Railway gets an annual fixed revenue of Rs. 3.34 Crores.

  • Registered Service provider - South Star Rail, Coimbatore-based part of the conglomerate group - Future Gaming & Hotel Services Pvt Ltd. 

  • Security Deposit - Rs. 1 Crore per 20 coaches rake, Annual right to use charges - Rs. 27.79 Lakhs and Quarterly Fixed haulage charges - Rs. 76.77 lakhs  

  • Variable haulage charge of Rs.38.22 Lakhs (excl: GST) for 5 days trip 

  • 1100 tourists traveled

  • Composition : First AC Coach -1, 2-tier AC coaches – 3, 3-tier AC coaches-8, Sleeper Class coaches-5 , Pantry car-1 and Luggage-cum-brake Vans-2. (Total – 20 coaches)

  •  All coaches - refurbished the interiors

  • Public Address system - provided for all coaches - for regular communication, playing devotional songs and mantras 

  • Doctor on board to attend any emergency

  • Private security in Train

  • On board AC Mechanic and electrician 

  • Maintained by branded housekeeping service providers 

  • Catering facility - traditional vegetarian menus

  • Radio jockey to entertain the passengers during the journey.  

Shri Ramayana Yatra

  •  18 days trip - started from New Delhi on 21st June 2022 

  • Operated by IRCTC as Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train

  • Cover approximately 8,000 KMs

  • IRCTC is the first Indian agency to connect India and Nepal through a tourist train. 

  •  Covers Janakpur (Nepal), Ayodhya, Janakpur, Buxar, Kashi, Sitamarhi, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Hampi, Nasik, Kanchipuram, Rameshwaram, and Bhadrachalam. 

  • The capacity of 600 tourists. 

  • AC 3 Tier Coaches

  • Single occupance - Rs. 71,820, Double occupancy - Rs. 62,370, Child with bed (5-11 years group) - Rs. 56,700 (Ticket is uniform irrespective of boarding point) 

  • All-inclusive package of Travel, Food, Accommodation, Guide, etc

  • Boarding points: Aligarh, Kanpur, Tundla & Lucknow 

 Key Takeaways for MCQ

  1. Branded as Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train

  2. Initiative under “Dekho Apna Desh”

  3. Policy w.e.f:  01.04.2022

  4. First / Maiden Bharat Gaurav Train - Coimbatore to Sai Nagar Shirdi

  5. First Registered Service provider under Bharat Gaurav Scheme - South India Star, Coimbatore-based firm

  6. Right to use period - 2 to 10 years

  7. Online Registration fees - Rs.1 Lakh

  8. Security Deposit for each Rake - Rs. 1 Crore

  9. Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train between India and Nepal  - Operated by IRCTC

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Friday, July 1, 2022

Welcome to New Blog on MCQ for LDCE in Indian Railways






 Click for New Blog on MCQ for LDCE




CTI - Centralized Training Institutes



 CTIs - Centralized Training Institutes in Indian Railways

 

SN

CTI

Location

Headed by

Dept

1

NAIR

National Academy of Indian Railways

Vadodara

Director-General

General for all Depts Personnel,

 Stores & Medical in particular

2

IRICEN

Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering

Pune

Director-General

Civil Engineering

3

IRISET

Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering & Telecommunications

Secunderabad

Director-General

S & T

4

IRIFM

Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management

Secunderabad

Director-General

Accounts

5

IRIMEE

Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Jamalpur

Director-General

Mechanical

6

IRIEE

Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Engineering

Nasik

Director-General

Electrical

7

IRITM

Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management

Lucknow

Director-General

Traffic

8

JRRPFA

Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy, Lucknow

Lucknow

Dy. Inspector General

Security

Thursday, June 30, 2022

LDCE of all Departments - Major Reforms

 




Click for Letter - Reforms in LDCE of all Depts


Click for reference 2019 Letter



Selections i.e., 70% & LDCE of all Departments  

- a Major Reform


Salient features of Railway Board letter No. E(GP)2022/2/4 dated 28.06.2022


  • Conducted pan India wise i.e., for all Zonal Railways & Production Units

  • - Examination conducted by NAIR.  

  • Whereas Medical Examination & Viva-voce is conducted by respective Railways / PUs

  • Only one stage i.e., MCQ  (instead of two stages Prelims & Mains) 

  • Single Paper - 150 Marks  - MCQ 

  • LDCE of particular Department for all Zonal Railways / PUs will be conducted

  • on a single day only.

  • CBT - Computer Based Test  - MCQ pattern

  •  175 Questions.  Out of 175, 150 questions are to be attempted



Subject

Marks

Percentage

Technical Subject

80 Marks

53 %

Official Language & GK

(may be Official Language 15 Marks & GK 25 Marks)

40 Marks

27 %

Establishment & Financial Rules

30 Marks

20 %

Total

150 Marks

100 %


  • Qualifying Marks - 90 Marks  (i.e., 60 %) 

  • 1 Mark for every correct answer

  • ⅓ Mark deducted for every wrong answer 

  •  No change in Syllabus

  • Optional questions on Official Language Policy & Rules  - as per Para 204.3 of IREM -

  • Indian Railways Establishment Manual Volume One.

  • Extract of Para 204.3 of IREM Volume One is as follows. 

Ten  percent  of the  100  marks  prescribed  for written  examination  held  as  part  of

Selection should   be   set   apart   for  questions   on   official   language   policy   and

  official language  rules. While  the  employees  should  be  encouraged  to  attempt

  the  questions on  official   language policy  and   official   language   rules.   the  questions

  should   not   be compulsory.

(Authority :  Ministry of Railways' letter No Hindi-2010/OL-1/10/4 dated 03.07.2019)”

  •  Started in the 2022 year itself for LDCE only.  Not for Selections / 70 %. The schedule

  • for 2022 is given below. 


Tentative schedule for current vacancy cycle incl: 2022 Year - LDCE 


Stage

Date

Advising dept wise & community wise vacancies

of LDCE quotient of ongoing

vacancy cycle by Zonal Railways/PUs to DG/NAIR

11th July, 2022

All notifications may be issued, if not issued by

15th July, 2022

Cut off date for submission of options

31st July, 2022

Finalization of Eligibility list and its notification

15th August, 2022

Pre selection training to be completed by

31st August, 2022

CBT Examination on Single Day for all Departments

Mid September

Finalization of the Panel (incl: Medical exam, Viva voce &

Assessment of APAR)

Mid October


  • From 2023 year - Modalities for conducting Selections & LDCE through CBT

  • will be issued separately. 


Note: My inference is, that the above reforms are applicable to Accounts Department too.  Why because: 


  • The first one is The letter dated 28.06.2022 clearly specifies all Departments.
  • The second one is The letter dated 28.06.2022 addressed to GMs and kind attention to PFAs & Dy.CAO/Gs
  • along with PCPOs & Dy.CPO/Gs
  • The third one is The letter dated 19.03.2019 (reference letter) addressed to GMs and kind attention
  • to PCPOs & Dy.CPO/Gs,  not addressed to PFAs & Dy.CAO/Gs
  • because it is not applicable to Accounts Department.