Pink Book, LAW Book & LSWP

 Differences among 

Item	Pink Book	LAW Book	LSWP / Mini LAW
Works	Itemized works	List of Approved Works	Lumpsum Works
Cost	More than Rs. 2.5 Crores	Less than Rs. 2.5 Crores	Less than Rs. 2.5 Crores
Sanction by	Railway Board	Railway Board  and GM	DRM

Pink book:

• Containing Itemised works costing more Rs 2.5 Crores - FWP, M&P, and RSP.

• Unique number is given every year till the work is completed.

• Itemised works - Abstract Cost, Funds allotted, expenditure incurred so far, Funds allotted during the year and Balance Outlay available in the Pink Book. 

• Once the annual Budget is passed, the 'Pink Book' becomes the authority to start preliminary works related to the project.

• Commencing Works - After the sanction of Detailed Estimates only. 

• Physical and Financial progress of works - Monitored through  IRPSM - Indian Railways Projects Sanction & Management.

LAW book:

• Approved works  costing less than Rs 2.5 cr. 

• Works sanctioned by Railway Board & GM.

• All details about cost of the work, expenditure so far incurred, outlay of the year, and balance will be available in the LAW book.

LSWP or Mini LAW

• LSWP stands for Lumpsum Works Program

• Also called as Mini LAW (List of Approved Works)

• At Divisional Level.

• Within the prescribed limits in that particular year. 

• Subject to the funds availability in that particular year. 

 

• Should be completed in 1 or 2 years. 

 

• This list of works prepared at divisional level is called lump sum works program (LS WP) or DRM's Mini LAW (list of approved works) book.

• Administrative approval shall be obtained by the Sr.DEN/Co-ordination

• Sr.DEN/Coordination shall be responsible for the publication of the DRM’s LSWP or MINI LAW BOOK.

• Should not be more than the PC (Permissible Cost) available to the DRM under a particular Plan Head

• Any item of work that features in the MINI LAW BOOK for 2 years or more without sanction of the detailed estimate must be dropped from the same..

• Up to Rs. 2.5 Crores - Passenger amenity works and works related to traffic facilities, track renewals, bridges, level crossings

• Up to Rs. 1 Crore - Works of S&T , other electrical, traction, staff quarters etc.

Key points for MCQ

1. LAW stands for List of Approved Works 

2. LSWP stands for Lumpsum Works Program 

3. LSWP also called as Mini LAW

4. Pink Book  - More than Rs. 2.5 Crores 

5. LAW & LSWP  - Less than Rs. 2.5 Crores

6. Sanction by: 

• Pink Book works  -  By Railway Board

• LAW - Railway Board & GM 

• LSWP - DRM

7. Monitoring the works - through IRPSM 

8. IRPSM stands for Indian Railways Projects Sanctioning & Management

9. LSWP - Should be completed in 1 or 2 Years. 

10. Coordinator for LSWP - Sr.DEN/Co-ordination. 

11. LSWP - Should not be more than PC under the relevant Plan Head at Divisional Level.

12. PC =  C x N - TF 

13. PC stands for Permissible Cost 

14. C stands for Ceiling, N stands for Norms & TF stands for Through Forward 

15. Up to Rs. 2.5 Crores - Passenger amenity works and works related to traffic facilities, track renewals, bridges, level crossings

16. Up to Rs. 1 Crore - Works of S&T , other electrical, traction, staff quarters etc.

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