CONCOR - RAILWAY PSU

CONCOR  - CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA

·         A Navaratna CPSE under the Ministry of Railways (granted the status in the last year 2014-15). It is the first Navaratna CPSE (Central Public Sector Enterprise )of Indian Railways.

·         Incorporated in the year 1988 and commenced operations in the year 1989.

·         Headquarters is in New Delhi.

·         Present Chairman & Managing Director: Shri Sanjay Swarup, IRTS 1990 batch officer 

·         Started with the existing 7 ICDs (Inland Container Depot) taking over from Indian Railways in the year 1989.  Now it has a network of 61 ICDs (Inland Container Depot)/CFSs (Container Freight Station)

·         Indian Railways first ICD is at Bangalore in the year 1981.

·         Operates three core businesses 1) Cargo carrier 2) Terminal Operator 3) Warehouse Operator

·         Plans for setting up of 15 MMLPs – Multi Modal Logistic Parks during 12^th Five year plan for providing seamless connectivity and one stop solution for customers.

·         Cargo handled during the year 2021-22 is 40.73 Lakhs TEUs- TEU means Twenty foot Equivalent Unit.

·         Profit after tax is Rs.1062 Crores during the year 2021-22.  It is listed in the NSE & BSE. 55% shares owned by promoter group i.e., Indian Railways.  Rest of the 45 % shares owned by the Public

·         Pioneer/Developer of containerization in the world- Malcolm McLean He was an American transport entrepreneur who developed the modern shipping container which revolutionized transport and international trade in the second half of the twentieth century. 

·         Containerization led to a significant reduction in the cost of freight transportation by eliminating the process of transportation by lorry to the port, unloaded into a warehouse and then reloaded into the ship 'piece by piece' and also improved reliability, reduced cargo theft, and cut inventory costs by shortening transit time. 

·         CONCOR  - Monopoly in the Container business in India, though 15 private players entered in this segment  to

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Hierarchy of Railway Officers

Hierarchy of Railway Officers

SN	GRADE	RAILWAY BOARD	Rank of Secretary	ZONAL RAILWAYS
1	JTS – Junior Time Scale	-	-	AFA –Assistant Financial Advisor
2	STS – Senior Time Scale	DD - Deputy Director	Under Secretary	Sr.AFA – Senior Assistant Financial Advisor
3	JAG – Junior Administrative Grade	JD - Joint Director	Deputy Secretary	Dy.FA&CAO – Deputy Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer
4	SG – Selection Grade	Director	Deputy Secretary	Dy.FA&CAO – Deputy Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer
5	SAG – Senior Administrative Grade	ED - Executive Director	Joint Secretary	FA&CAO – Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer
6	HAG – Higher Administrative Grade	PED – Principal Executive Director	Joint Secretary	PFA – Principal Financial Advisor
7	HAG +  - Higher Administrative Grade Plus	AM – Additional Member	Additional Secretary	GM  - General Manager
8	Secretary to Government of India	MF – Member, Finance	Secretary	-
9	Principal Secretary to the Government of India	Chairman & CEO, Railway Board	Principal Secretary	-

GFR - General Financial Rules, 2017

GFR - General Financial Rules, 2017  

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Click for GFR 2017 with amendments up to 31.07.2022

 

 Railway Board vide its letter No.2017/ F(X)II/PW/R dated 09.02.2018 advised all  concerned to refer the rules under the GFR- General Financial Rules, 2017 and  used them as broad principles while making financial decisions.  

 Indian Railways being part of Govt of India, it is incumbent on Indian  Railways to refer GFR in discharging financial powers.  

 Although, historically processes have evolved on Indian Railways considering  operational requirement of field, however, with merger of Railway Budget with  General Budget, any substantive deviation from GFR has become part of  reporting through the monthly PCDO by respective PFAs to Member  Finance /Indian Railways in order to reporting to Ministry of Finance. 

 Issued by the Ministry of Finance, Dept of Expenditure.  

 Consists of 208 pages and 12 Chapters.  

 First GFR in 1947. Then Revised in 1963 and 2005.  

What is the Need of Revised GFR in 2017 ?  

1. Removal of distinction in non-plan and plan expenditure.  

2. Merger of Railway Budget with General Budget in 2017-18.  

3. Focusing on outcomes through an improved Outcome Budget document.  

4. Reliance on DBT - Direct Benefit Transfer scheme to ensure efficient delivery of  entitlements.  

5. Introduction of new e-sites like Central Public Procurement Portal, GeM Government e-Marketing portal, Non-Tax Revenue portal.  

6. Increased focus on the Public Finance Management System(PFMS).

Key Takeaways - For MCQ  

  

1. First GFR – 1947  

  

2. Latest GFR – 2017  

  

3. GFR stands for General Financial Rules  

4. PFMS stands for Public Finance Management System. 

  

5. Any substantive deviation - 

• At Zonal Level - Brought to the notice of Member  Finance by PFA. 

• At Board level – Brought to the notice of the Ministry of Finance  by Member Finance.  

6. DBT stands for Direct Benefit Transfer 

7. Removal of distinction in non-plan and plan expenditure

8. Total Number of Chapters in GFR  = 12  (total pages 208) 

  

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Eat Right Station

 

Eat Right Station

•  It is a certification which is awarded to Railway Stations by FSSAI

 

• FSSAI stands for Food Safety & Standards Authority of India

•  In recognition of providing safe and wholesome food to passengers as per the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 

 

•  FSSAI is an autonomous statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

•   So far Five Railway Stations has been awarded 

1. Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi)

2. CSTM - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai

3. Mumbai Central

4. Vadodara

5. Chandigarh 

 

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GST Manual

Click here for GST Manual published by Indian Railways

Very good initiative - Reforming Railway establishment codes and manuals

Indian Railways want to simplify the establishment code and manuals for improving transparency and efficiency.

Northern Railway has developed webpage asking for suggestions for modifications of Indian Railway Establishment Codes & Manuals from all stakeholders including officers, staff, recognized unions/associations and individuals.


All are requested to provide their valuable suggestions on following link by 15th October 2019.


                                                          Click here

Indian Railways Organisational structure

IR Organisational Structure

  

Damodara Prasad K

Sr.AFA (Retd.)

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IR Organisational Structure

IR Organisational Structure

MR and RB

•Minister for Railways: Shri Piyush Goyal

•Minister of State for Railways: Angadi, Shri Suresh Channabasappa

•         Chairman Railway Board Mr V. K. Yadav

•         Financial Commissioner -Vijay Kumar

•         Member (Traction) Mr Rajesh Tiwari

•         Member Staff Mr Manoj Pande (L/A)

•         Member Engineering Mr Vishwesh Chaube

•         Member (Rolling Stock) Mr Rajesh Agrawal

•         Member Traffic Mr P.S. Mishra

•         Member (S&T) Mr Rajesh Tiwari (L/A)

•         Member (Materials Management) Mr P.S. Mishra (L/A)

Divisional Departments

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

•        ACCOUNTS

•        COMMERCIAL • ELECTRICAL

•        ENGINEERING

•        PERSONAL

•        SIGNAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

•        MECHANICAL

•        MEDICAL

•        OPERATING

•        SECURITY

•        RAJBASHA

•        SAFETY

•        STORES

ACCOUNTS: ORGANISATIONAL SETUP

•         Rly Bd – FC

AM(Finance) , AM (Budget) AM (Internal Audit)

AM (Revenue)

Adv (F),(B),(AR)

•         Pr.Ex Dir – Accounts ,  

•         Ex Dir -- F(Budget) , F (RM),  F(Exp I&II)

F(Comml), F(PPP), F( Stores) , F(E) ,F(PC I&II),

Accounts (Transformation Cell)

•         Director, Jt. Director, Dy. Director

•         Section Officers

•         Zonal – HAG - PFA  (PHOD)

SAG – FA&CAO - G, T, S&W, C, CI, CII

SG/JAG – Dy. - G,T,S&W, CNI,II,III

C&P,Sr.EDPM,

•         Division- SrDFMs

SS/JS    - Sr.AFAs , WAOs , AFAs

FUNCTIONS & SECTIONS

•        Gen Accounts - Admn , Establishment (G &NG)

PF & Pension, Settlement , Budget , Books , Exp. Bills  ,

Exp. Finance , Estt. Finance Efficiency , Inspection , Internal Audit , Audit / Draft  Paras

•        Traffic – Fin ,Tfc Book , Budget ,O/S, Coaching

(LPC,FPC, EFTs, BPTs, BSheet, Millitary Bills ,Parcel , HCD ) Goods ( Rates , W&D , E/s , MPAs, O/s)

•        Stores & W/Shop – Fin , Budget  , Bills , M&P , RSP ,

WMS , Incentive ,Costing

(list is only illustrative & not exhaustive)   

FINANCE FUNCTIONS

•        Establishment – posts/creation & extn , allowances , reimbursements , cadre & scale check, pay fixation , writeoffs

•        Works – WP, M&P, RSP , estimates , indents , tenders , agreements , waivals , arbitrations ,

•        Stores  - Vetting of indents , ANEs , TC minutes , POs

•        Workshops – Costing , Incentive schemes

•        Earnings – tariff rebate / incentive/rate schemes , writeoffs, augmentation of  facilities  ,claims

•        Misc – delegation of powers , financial reviews , allocation & incidence of exp , competency of sanction 

ACCOUNTS FUNCTIONS

•        Internal Check of all transactions.

•        Settlement of  all claims.

•        Maintenance of accounts as per rules

•        Ensure that there are no accounting  irregularities.

•        Post audit of  paid vouchers / transactions.

•        Inspection of executive offices & Stations, Stock verification

•        Compilation and presentation of accounts to audit for certification. 

 

Rail PSUs

•         Rail India Technical and Economic Services Limited -RITES

•         Ircon International Limited -IRCON , formally known as Indian Railway Construction Company Limited

•         Centre for Railway Information Systems -CRIS

•         Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited-IRFC

•         Container Corporation of India Limited-CONCOR

•         Konkan Railway Corporation Limited-KRCL

•         Rail Tel Corporation of India Limited-RailTel

•         Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited-IRCTC 

•         Pipavav Railway Corporation Limited -PRCL

•         Rail Vikas Nigam Limited –RVNL

•         Rail Land Development Authority-RLDA

•         Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited-DFCCIL

•         Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd. –MRVC

•         Burn Standard Company Ltd -BSCL

•         Braithwaite & Co. Ltd –BCL

PUs and others

Locomotives:

•         Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in Chittaranjan, West Bengal manufactures electric locomotives

•         Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh manufactures diesel & electric locomotives.

•         Diesel Locomotive Factory in Marhowra, Bihar. It's a Joint

Venture of Indian Railways & General Electric. They manufacture high capacity diesel locomotives, used especially for freight transportation.

•         Electric Locomotive Factory in Madhepura, Bihar. It's a Joint

Venture of Indian Railways and Alstom SA. They manufacture electric locomotives.

•         Diesel-Loco Modernisation Works in Patiala, Punjab upgrades & overhaul the locomotive Rolling Stock:

•         Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, Tamilnadu

•         Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab • Modern Coach Factory in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh Wheel & Axle:

•         Rail Wheel Factory in Bangalore, Karnataka

•         Rail Wheel Plant, Bela in Chhapra, Bihar

IR Training Institutes

Centralised Training Institutes

•          Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering, Pune, for officers of civil engineering department.

•          Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Engineering, Nasik, for officers of electrical engineering department.

•          Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur, for officers of mechanical and engineering department.

•          Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and

Telecommunications, Secunderabad, for officers of S&T department.

•          Indian Railways Track Machines Training Center

•          National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara

•          National Rail and Transportation Institute/University,  Vadodara

•          Railway Protection Force Academy, Lucknow, for officers of Railway Protection Force.

•          Railway Staff College, Vadodara, for all officers and centralised training for officers of accounts, personnel, stores & medical departments.

•          Centralized Training Academy for Railways Accounts, Secunderabad, for financial & managerial training for officers & staff of accounts department. (IRIFM-Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management/Secunderabad is coming up for Rly Finance and Accounts officers’ training)

IR Zones and Hqrs./Divisions

1Central RailwayMumbai 1) Mumbai 2) Nagpur 3) Bhusawal 4) Pune 5) Sholapur 2Eastern RailwayKolkata 1)  Howrah-I 2)  Howrah-II 3)  Sealdah 4)  Malda 5)  Asansol 6)  Chitaranjan 7)  Kolkata Metro 3East Central RailwayHajipur 1)  Danapur 2)  Mugalsarai 3)  Dhanbad 4)  Sonpur 5)  Samastipur 4East Coast RailwayBhubaneshwar 1) Khurda Road 2) Waltair 3) Sambhalpur

5Northern RailwayBaroda House, New Delhi 1) Delhi-I 2) Delhi-II 3) Ambala 4) Moradabad 5) Lucknow 6) Firozpur 6North Central RailwayAllahabad 1) Allahabad 2) Jhansi 3) Agra 7North Eastern RailwayGorakhpur 1) Izzatnagar 2) Lucknow 3) Varanasi 4) DLW

8North Frontier RailwayMaligaon, Guwahati 1) Katihar 2) Alipurduar 3) Rangiya 4) Lumding 5) Tinsukhia 9North Western RailwayJaipur 1) Jaipur 2) Jodhpur 3) Bikaner 4) Ajmer 10Southern RailwayChennai 1) Chennai 2) Madurai 3) Palghat 4) Trichy 5) Trivendrum 11South Central RailwaySecunderabad 1)Secunderabad 2) Hyderabad 3) Guntakal 4) Vijaywada 5) Nanded 6) Guntur

IR Zones and Hqrs./Divisions

12South Eastern RailwayGarden Reach, Kolkata 1) Kharagpur 2) Adra 3) Chakradharpur 4) Ranchi 5) Shalimar 13South East Central RailwayBilaspur 1) Bilaspur 2) Nagpur 3) Raipur

15Western RailwayChurchgate 1) BCT 2) Vadodara 3) Ahemdabad 4) Ratlam 5) Rajkot 6) Bhavnagar 16West Central RailwayJabalpur 1) Jabalpur 2) Bhopal 3) Kota 17 Metro Railway, Kolkata 18 South Coast Railway, VSKP

14South Western RailwayHubli

1)  Bangalore

2)  Mysore

3)  Hubli

4)  RWF/YNK

 

General

•         IR has fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67,368-kilometre  and total track length of 121,407kilometre as of March 2017.

•         Routes are electrified with 25 kV AC electric traction while 33% of them are double or multi-tracked.

•         Indian Railway (IR) runs more than 20,000 passenger trains daily.

•         Most premium passenger trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi Exp run at peak speed of 145 km/h with Gatiman Express between New Delhi and Agra touching peak speed of 160 km/h.

•         Indian railways has also started a Semi superfast train by the name of Vande Bharat Express (Code name "Train-18“) runs maximum track speed of 180 km/h.

•         In the freight segment, IR runs more than 9,200 trains daily. The average speed of freight trains is around 24 kilometres per hour.

•         As of March 2017, Indian Railway's rolling stock consisted of 277,987 freight wagons, 70,937 passenger coaches and 11,452 locomotives.

•         IR is the world's eighth-largest employer, it had 13.08 lakh employees as of March 2017.

•        1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, is the predominant gauge used by IR and spans 61,680 km of route (92% of total route network).

•        The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) metre gauge tracks; 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)

and 610 mm (2 ft) narrow gauge tracks are present on fewer routes. The metre gauge tracks were 3,479 kilometres (5% of total route network) and narrow gauges tracks were 2,208 km (3% of total route network) as of 31 March 2017.

•        There are  7,349 stations across India.