Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Railway Budget 2023-24 Analysis & OR Operating Ratio Table

 FY 2023-24 Railway Budget - Analysis 


SN

Receipts

Amount 

(Rs. in Crores)

Percentage


SN

Expenditure

Amount 

(Rs. in Crores)

Percentage

1

Coaching Revenue

77000

29 %


1

Ordinary Working Expenses

188886.85

72 %

2

Goods Revenue

179500

68 %


2

Appropriation to Pension Fund

70516

27 %

3

Sundry Revenue

8000

  3 %


3

Appropriation to DRF

1000

1 %

4

Gross Revenue (1+2+3)

264500

100 %


4

Total Working Expenses (1+2+3)

260402.85

100 %

5

Suspense

100



5

Suspense

-312.85


6

Gross Traffic Receipts (4+5)

264600



6

Gross Expenditure (4+5)

260090


7

Misc Receipts

400



7

Misc. Expenditure

2700


8

Total Receipts (6+7)

265000



8

Total Expenditure

262790



Operating Ratio:

Operating Ratio = Total Working Expenses / Gross Revenue x 100

Operating Ratio = 260402.85 / 264500 x 100 = 98.45

Operating Ratio =     98.45 %


Net Revenue:

Net Revenue = Gross Revenue minus Gross Working Expenses

Net Revenue =  264500 minus 260402.85 = 4097.15

Net Revenue = 4097.15


Net Receipts/ Surplus =  Total Revenue Receipts minus Total Revenue Expenditure 

Net Receipts / Surplus = 265000 minus 262790 =2210

Appropriation of Net Receipts / Surplus - Rs. 2210 Crores


Fund

Amount

 (Rs. in Crores)

Development Fund

1210

RRSK

1000

Net Receipts Total

2210


Nil appropriations to Capital Fund, RSF - Railway Safety Fund, Debt Service Fund 



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Friday, February 3, 2023

Recruitment

 

 




RECRUITMENT

Group

Recruitment Through

Service

Group-A

Through UPSC

IRSE (Civil Engg)

IRSME ( Mech Engg)

IRSEE  (Elec Engg)

IRSSE (S & T)

IRSS ( Stores)

IRTS (Traffic) (Optg & Comml)

IRPS ( Personnel)

IRPF ( Security)

Group-B

By promotion of Group-C employees

In all departments of Railways

Group-C

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB)

( For Group-C)

 

 

 

 

Technical Categories ( Technician Gr III, JE & SSE)

 

Non-Technical Popular Categories (Station Masters, Train Managers/Goods, Ticket Collectors,  Comml Clerks, Office Clerks etc.)

 

Posts in Production Units

Group-C ( Erstwhile Group-D)

Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC)

Helpers/Assistants

Asst Points men

Office Assistants etc

 

Special recruitment in Group-C and erstwhile Group-B categories)

General Manager

Compassionate Grounds appointment,

Sports Quota Recruitment

Scouts & Guides Quota Recruitment

Cultural Quota Recruitment.

 

·        Number of RRBs = 21 under the control of Railway Board to cater the manpower need of Zonal Railway of its jurisdiction.

·        Number of RRCs = Each Zonal Railway has one RRC under the control of GM to cater the needs of Group-D manpower of that Zone.

·        Number Zonal Railways: 17

·        One Metro Railway

·        12 Production Units/Manufacturing Units

 

Procedure:

 

1.     Placing Indents

2.     Centralized Notification

3.     CBT

4.     Aptitude Test for Station Masters & Asst Loco Pilot posts

5.     Physical Efficiency Test for erstwhile Group-D posts

6.     Formation of panel

7.     Issue of Offer of appointment letter

8.     Medical Examination (Physical & Vision Test) (A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, C1 and C2 categories)

9.     Initial Training

10.                        Posting Orders.

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Classification of Services

 

                                                  


                      

Classification of Services:

S N

Group

    Levels in Pay Matrix

1

Group-A

Level 10 to 17

2

Group-B

Level 8 & 9

3

Group-C

Level 1 to 8

Under mentioned posts come under Group-B,   though they are in Level 10 & 11

Asst Nursing Officer

Level 10

Principal, HMs

Level 10 & Level 11

Any other Group-B posts

Level 10

 

Under mentioned posts come under Group-C,  though they are in Level 8 and above.

Senior Section Officer (Accounts)  SSO

Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)

Inspector of Stores Accounts          ISA

Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)

Traffic Accounts Inspector              TIA

Level-8 & Level-9 (Non-functional)

Senior Nursing Superintendent

Level-8

Chief Nursing Superintendent

Level 10

Primary School Teachers

Trained Graduate Teachers

Post Graduate Teachers

(Basic Grade/Senior Grade/Selection Grade)

Level 8, 9, 10 & 11

Senior Dieticians

Level-8

(Authority: Railway Boards Circular No RBE 16/2023 dated 17.01.2023.)

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Lien

 


     Lien

 

      Meaning: Right of the employee to hold a permanent post.

 

      Employee will hold the lien while-

 

1.  Performing the duties of that post,

2.  On leave,

3.  On joining time,

4.  Under suspension and

5.  On deputation to Foreign Service.

 

      At a time employee can hold the lien on one post only.

 

      In case of surrender of posts, junior most should be reverted to lower grade because he/she will not have a post to hold lien.

 

      In case the employee is joins other department by applying through proper channel, lien will be retained in parent department for 2 years.

 

      Lien in the parent organization stand terminated soon after the employee acquires lien on a post in the new organization.

 

      Lien in parent organization is terminated on joining new organization on immediate absorption basis.

 

      Lien of the employee can be transferred from one permanent post to another permanent post.

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Transfers


 

TRANSFERS

 

·        Transfers are three kinds:

 

1.     Own request transfer

2.     Mutual exchange Transfer

3.     Administrative grounds transfer



 

·        Own request transfer is also called one side transfer.

 

·        5 years service is required for own request transfer.

 

·        Seniority is assigned at the bottom of all permanent and temporary employees in the new division/Railway.

 

·        Five years condition is not applicable for:

o   Transfer on Spouse ground,

o   Transfer on account of having disabled child,

o   Transfer of Physically Handicapped employee,

o   Transfer of widow appointed on Compassionate Grounds and

o   Transfer on mutual exchange.

 

·        Priority register should be maintained.

 

·        Request for transfer is considered in recruitment grade only.

 

·        Should fulfill all educational and technical qualification prescribed for direct recruitment to that post.

 

·        Request transfer is not admissible in intermediate grade.

 

·        Mutual Exchange transfer is permitted in the same grade.

 

·        In the new unit senior employee will take the seniority position of junior employee and junior employee will retain his seniority position.

 

·        Mutual exchange in recruitment grade is permissible between SC & SC, ST&ST, UR/OBC & OBC/UR with the same required qualification.

 

·        For mutual transfer in recruitment grade is permissible only between Direct Recruits.

 

·        Administrative ground transfer is ordered in the public interest. Employee will not lose his/her seniority in new unit.

MCQ key points

1.     5 years service - required for Own Transfer.  However certain exemptions are there.

2.     Transfers are 3 Kinds. A. Own request B. Mutual exchange C. Administrative grounds

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