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The particulars of its organization, functions and duties.

Railway organization mainly consists of following 3 tiers:

 

(1)     Railway Board

(2)     Zonal Headquarters

(3)     Divisional Organizations

 

Railway Board mainly frames corporate goals, objectives, issues, policy decisions, monitors the day-to-day railway operations and implementation of its directives and provides the budget for execution of various works and day-to-day Railway functioning.

 

Zonal Headquarters are responsible for getting the instructions of Railway board implemented in its territorial jurisdiction, frame action plan and monitor its implementation to achieve the goals and objectives set by Railway board and to project the budget requirement to board and distribute the funds allotted by the Board to the Divisions for execution of various works and day-to-day Railway working.  Zonal Headquarters also helps Divisions in getting the policy guidelines issued from the Board for the problems encountered in the field as reported by the Divisions.

 

Divisional Organizations are basically responsible for implementing various instructions issued by Railway Board through Headquarters at the field level.  Draw Action Plan to achieve various goals and objectives set for the Divisions and monitor the activities of day-to-day maintenance, train operations and execution of various related works.  Submitting the proposals to Headquarters for improving of the Railway System based upon feedback from the users and experience gained in the division.

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The powers and duties of its officers and employees

The powers and duties of Officers are framed by HQrs / Railway Board.  Officers exercise powers as laid down in various below mentioned Schedule of Powers on General Matters, issued in the year 2001 and its subsequent amendments in ADDITION TO Schedule of powers on establishment matters.

 

Chapter I      -  Works

Chapter II     -  Stores

Chapter III A - Catering

Chapter III B – Traffic

Chapter IV    -  Medical

Chapter V     -  Public Relation

Chapter VI    -  Miscellaneous

Schedule of Powers of Establishment Matters

The respective branch officers co-ordinate all the activities pertaining to their department and organize various activities as per respective Codes, Manuals, Circulars and Instructions issued by Headquarters and Railway board from time to time.

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The procedure followed in the decision making process including channels of supervision and accountability

The Division making process on the railway is multifarious and rests with various authorities.  These are basically assigned to different levels keeping in view its importance and implications.  While decision on normal working is taken at executive levels within the branch, decision of greater importance are taken at higher level in the form of approval / acceptance to be considered either at executive level or in the form of a committee nominated / appointed for this purpose.

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The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions.

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The rules, regulations, manuals and records held by it or under its controls or used by its employees for discharging its functions.

Rules and regulations are uniform for all the departments but the manuals and records referred by different departments are as under:

 

ACCOUNTS:

1] Finance Code Vol.I and II

2] Engineering Code

3] Accounts Code Vol.I & II

4] Establishment Code Vol.I & II

5] Stores Code

6] Pension Manual

7] Establishment Manual

8] Stock Verification Manual

9] Commercial Manual Vol.I & II

10]  SOPGEN-1 TO 6

11]  SOPEST

 

COMMERCIAL

 

COACHING TRAFFIC:

 

(1) Indian Railway Conference Association Coaching Tariff No.25 Part Vol.I containing general rules for the conveyance of passengers and the rules, rates and conditions for the conveyance of luggage;

(2) IRCA Coaching Tariff No.25 Part I Vol.II containing details of various concessions allowed by Railways in fare and freight rates- for certain articles by passenger and parcel trains;

(3) IRCA Coaching Tariff No.25 Part I Vol.III containing rules for Parcels, animal’s and demurrage & wharfage charges;

(4) Indian Railway Conference Association Coaching Tariffs No.25 Part II containing passenger fare table;

(5) IRCA Coaching Tariff No.25 Part III containing rates for Parcels and luggage traffic;

 

(6) IRCA Coaching Tariff No.25 Part IV containing rates for Motor Car and Motor Tractors;
(7) Coaching Tariff issued by individual Railways containing supplementary rules, station to station rates for parcels traffic, etc.;

(8) Local distance tables issued by individual Railways showing the chargeable distance from each station to every other station on the system, or any authorized publication facilitating calculation of distance between any two stations in local booking over each Railway;

(9) Junction distance tables issued by individual Railways showing the chargeable distance from each junction of interchange of every other station on the system to be used in through booking of all descriptions of Coaching Traffic;

(10) Passengers fare notebook for through traffic;

(11) Junction distance tables and fare lists of non –Government Railways; and

(12) Time Tables and coaching Guides published by individual Railways.

 

GOODS TRAFFIC

 

(13)Indian Railway Conference Association Goods Tariff No.41 Part I Vol. containing general rules for acceptance, carriage and delivery of goods; and animals.

 (14) IRCA Goods Tariff No.44 Part I Vol.II containing General classification of Goods;

(15) Indian Railway Conference Association Goods Tariff No.44 Part II containing goods rates tables;

 

(iv) Goods Tariff issued by individual Railways containing supplementary rules, charges and conditions, station to station rates (other than those mentioned in I.R.C.A. Goods Tariff) applicable both in local and through booking, etc;

(v) Supplementary Coal Tariff if issued by the local Railway Administration;

(vi) Local distance tables issued by individual Railways showing the chargeable distance from each station to every other station on the system;

(vii) Calibration Chart of Tank Wagons;

(viii) Junction distance tables issued by individual Railways showing the chargeable distance from each junction of interchange to every other station on the system to be used in through booking of all descriptions of goods traffic; and

(ix) Numerical decoding lists of all Government Railways.

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS COMMON TO GOODS AND COACHING TRAFFIC

(i)                 Indian Railway Conference Association Red Tariff No.20 containing rules and rates for the conveyance by rail of Explosives and other dangerous goods;

(ii)              Indian Railway Conference Association Military Tariff No.6 Part I and II containing rules, rates and conditions for the conveyance by rail of traffic for the army, the nay, and the air force;

(iii)            Indian Railway Conference Association Alphabetical list of Railway stations in India;

(iv)             Indian Railway Commercial Manual Vol. Iⅈ

(v)                Indian Railway Conference Association Telegraph Code book;

(vi)             Subsidiary instructions issued by individual Railways;

(vii)           Railway map of India.

 

ELECTRICAL [GENL]

1] AC Traction Manual Vo. I, II & III

2] Design Manual Electrified Traction Vol. I-III

3] Design Manual General Services Vol. I-III

4] Railway Electrical Engineering Manual for 

    General Services.

5] Compendium of codes of practice /guidelines for

    AC coaches and Train Lighting.

6] Compendium of SMIs and MIs on AC coaches and

    train lighting.

 

ELECTRICAL [TRO]

1] AC Traction Manual Vol. I

2] AC Traction Manual Vol. II

3] General & Subsidiary Rules

4] Accident Manual

 

ELECTRICAL [TRD]

1] AC Traction Manual Vol. I

2] AC Traction Manual Vol. II

 

ELECTRICAL [TRS]

1] Technical Manuals of WAG-9 Locomotives

2] Technical Manuals of WAG-5 Locomotives

 

ENGINEERING

 

1] Engineering Code

2] Indian railway P. Way Manual

3] Indian Railway Bridge Manual

4] RDSO Welding Manual

5] RDSO Ballast Specification

6] General Conditions of Contract

7] Standard Schedule of Rates 1990

 

 

MECHANICAL

1] Maintenance Manual of BG Coaches[binding]

2] Maintenance Manual for Wagons.

3] I.R.C.A. Rules-III

4] I.R.C.A. Conference Rules – IV.

 

MEDICAL

1] Indian Railway Medical Manual.

 

OPERATING

1] General & Subsidiary Rules, 1999.

2] Accident Manual

3] Block Working Manual.

 

SAFETY

1] General & Subsidiary Rules.

2] Accident Manual

3] Block Working Manual

4] Disaster Management Plan of Nagpur Dvn

5] Safety Literature

6] Accident Statistics

 

 

 

PERSONNEL

 

1] Indian Rly Establishment Code Vol.I

2] Indian Rly Establishment Code Vol.II

3] Indian Rly Establishment Manual Vol.I

4] Indian Rly Establishment Manual Vol.II

5] Rly Servants [D&A] Rules, 1968

6] Rly Servants [Conduct] Rules, 1966

7) Rly Servants  (Pass) Rules, 1993

8) Rly Service [Pension] Rules, 1993

9] Acts – [i] Payment of Wages Act

              [ii] Workmen’s Compensation Act

             [iii] Industrial disputes Act

              [iv] Minimum Wages Act

 

SECURITY

1] RPF Rules, 1987.

 

SIGNAL & TELECOM

 

1] Indian Rly Signal Engg Manual Part-I 1988

2] Indian Rly Signal Engg Manual Part-II 2001

3] Block Working Manual 1983

4] Accident Manual 2003

5] RE Signal Manual – Jan 1989

6] RE Telecom Manual – Jan 1988

7]  I.R. Telecom Manual 1971 [Dec]

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A statement of the categories of document that are held by it or under its control.

Codes, Manuals, Specifications, Drawings contracts Agreements, list of various files with the respective departments according to the nature of the work.

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The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representation by the Members of the Public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof.

There is one forum at Divisional level i.e. Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee [DRUCC].  The Committee has tenure of 2 years and consists of representatives from Trade / Commercial / Passenger Associations / Cultural Bodies / members nominated by States.  The Committee meets once in a quarter with minimum three meetings in a year.  The Committee deliberates on the issues concerning the working of Railways having a bearing on public importance / concern.

 

Suggestions given by Station Consultative committee and through Public Grievances re also given due consideration.

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A statement of Boards, Councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advise and as to whether meetings of those Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies are open to the public or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.

At Divisional level, there is only one forum i.e. Participation of Railway Employees in Management [PREM] to evolve better management concepts and to ensure its implementation.  This forum consists of Representatives from Administration, various associations and recognized Unions.  Minutes of the meeting recorded are circulated internally for information and guidance and not meant for public information.  These meetings are being conducted twice a year.

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A directory of its officers and employees.

This information is not to be displayed.  However, details are available in Personnel Branch which are as under:

 

1)     Confidential reports

2)     Selection Committee / Selection Proceedings.

3)     Disciplinary & Appeal Cases

4)     Complaint against Staff

5)     Vigilance recommendations

6)     Documents and information coming under Official Secret Act.

 

However, Service Register and Leave Account can be shown to the concerned employee.

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The monthly remuneration received by each of its Officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations.

Monthly remuneration received by each officer /employee is as under:

 

Basic Pay, DP, D.A [Permissible] , HRA / CCA etc.  Other allowances are permissible to individual employee depending upon his / her nature of work such as TA, TO, NDA, Mileage, Out Station allowance etc. 

 

The compensation applicable to workman governed by Workman Compensation Act, 1923 is as under

 

  1. If a workman sustains injury, out of and during the course of employment and such injury results in PPD or Death of the workmen, then administration is liable to pay compensation under W.C Act.

a)     PPD – 60% of average wages x factor rate x % of PPD – Min. Rs. 90,000/-

b)     Death Case – 50% of average wages x factor rate – Min. Rs. 80,000/-

 

  1. Exgratia – If a workman is run over and killed by a moving object an exgratia payment is to be made – Rs. 15,000/-.

 

This is as per Rly board’s letter No. 2002/ RTC-III/28/3 dated 12/6/2002.

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The budget allocated to each of its agency indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made

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The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes.

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Particulars of concession, permits or authorization granted by it.

Concessions admissible to public under various schemes for passengers and freight customers are published in the Official gazette of the Central government from time to time within the stipulated validity period, where such validity is published.  The said information is also available on Indian Railway / Central railway Website as well as in the public timetable.

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Details in respect of the information available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form.

The information regarding on line PRS enquiry, pilgrim stations on the Division, Tender Notice, Disaster Management, Emergency Information is available on the Nagpur Division Website viz www.crlynagpur.gov.in

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The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining the information, including the working hours of library or reading room is maintained for public use.

Facilitation Center is available in Divisional Office for which the information is made available.  This is also available on Indian Railway / Central Railway Website and in public timetable.

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The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers.

Please refer the list of information officers.

 

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Such other Information as may be prescribed and thereafter update these publications within such intervals in each year as may be prescribed.

There is no other information.