RSP - Rolling Stock Program

RSP - ROLLING STOCK PROGRAM

                                                                              ( Important question for Workshop Accounts & GRP)

Ø   RSP - Plan Head 21 under Demand No.16

Ø  RSP Inclusions: 1) acquiring new rolling stock such as locos, coaches, wagons, cranes tower wagons, track machines, Break Down Cranes etc., 2) Midlife rehabilitation/modernization of rolling stock. 3) Major modifications to be carried out on the Rolling stock which primarily changes their class i.e., conversion of coaches into ART - Accident Relief Train 4) Modifications which are of improvement nature, chargeable to Development Fund

Ø   RSP Exclusions:  1) piecemeal modernization/conversion of the rolling stock normally chargeable to Revenue. 2) Conversions that do not affect the category of the rolling stock or class.

Ø  Follow up of the Five year Plans.

Ø  As part of Five year plans, the working  groups on 1) Freight traffic projections 2) Passenger traffic projections & 3) Formulation of Railway Development projections fix the traffic targets and draft plan is prepared for requirement  of Rolling Stock in respect of Locos, Wagons & Carriages.

Ø  The final plan is subject to periodical reviews based on the growth of expected traffic.

Ø  Usually the Railway Minister is the convener of the above Working groups.

Ø   The Five Year Plan is implemented through an action oriented annual plan prepared in consultation with Finance ministry.

 Advance Planning for Rolling stock:  

Ø   3 years target for Production Units for Locos & Carriages and Wagon Manufacturing units  - finalized by December of preceding year.   That means Production target for 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21 (3 years) is to be finalized by December, 2017 itself.

Ø  If there is no advice by Railway Board in regard Production target, PUs & Workshops can plan 80 % (of previous year production) of their production for the next year.

Ø   Any unanticipated changes or corrections based on the Budget shall be advised in the beginning  of the year.  But the variations should not be too large and not more than + or - 30 % of the original planning.

 Estimation of requirements

Available on line during the previous year	A
Additional requirements due to increase in Traffic	B
Reductions due to change in traffic pattern	C
Total traffic requirement of each type of stock	D = A+B-C
Condemned or likely to be phased out in the previous year	E
Accident damaged beyond rehabilitation	F
Likely population on line at the beginning of the year	A-E-F
Provisions required in RSP	B-C+E+F

Example (assumed):         

Available on line during the previous year	A	200
Additional requirements due to increase in Traffic	B	20
Reductions due to change in traffic pattern	C	5
Total traffic requirement of each type of stock	D = A+B-C	215
Condemned or likely to be phased out in the previous year	E	5
Accident damaged beyond rehabilitation	F	5
Likely population on line at the beginning of the year	A-E-F	190
Provisions required in RSP	B-C+E+F	25

Ø  Apart from the budgeting year, requirements shall also be worked out (with a 30% error margin) for next two consecutive years for each type of Locomotive, Coach and Wagon and included in the Rolling Stock Program.

Itemized Rolling Stock Program (IRSP)

Ø  Prepared by the zonal Railways and PUs

Ø  IRSP is in two Formats: 1) For Works already sanctioned by the Board (Programmed Deliveries) with any changes in numbers or unit rates and 2) For New Works (New Acquisitions) proposed on the premise that the proposals are not global in nature and pertain to the specific local requirement of the particular zone.

Ø   IRSP is submitted on a similar pattern as the Works Programme, separately for Programmed Deliveries and new Acquisitions.

Ø  IRSP should reach the Railway Board by 15 September of the preceding year.

Ø  The IRSP proposals in the above format are consolidated and examined by various directorates, moderated or modified.

Ø   These are then sent for finance concurrence and approval of the C.A. The approved proposals are returned to PU Directorate for compilation and data entry for the Pink Book.

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