TAMS
By K K Subramani, AFA/Trg/IRIFM
Introduction: Traffic Accounts Management System. TAMS was
sanctioned in F.Y. 2016-2017. A MoU was signed with Northern Railway in March
2017. Central Railway (CR) and Northern Railway (NR) is nominated as nodal
Railway for this project. The Functional requirement for User is coordinated by
Central Railway
It uses the Mapping of
best practices on computerization processes available in TA office. It
Identified and bridges the Gap. It aims at Design, Development and
Implementation of Traffic Account application
Objectives of TAMS:
1.
Integration of all Accounting Returns of IR:
Passenger, Goods, Other Coaching and Sundries
2.
Collected Earnings and cash book to be
reconciled.
3.
Originating Earnings: ST 18 Transaction number + transaction value
for statistical statements
4.
Apportioned Earnings: 6A for Passenger and 7C for Goods.
5.
Computerized Balance Sheets in TA office its
integration.
6.
Generation of Traffic Book: Part A, B, C and D
7.
Balance-sheet to be linked with cash office
module of IPAS
8.
Finally, Generation of Earnings Account.
What TAMS does: TAMS
utilises the features available in FOIS, PRS/UTS/PMS, with necessary fine
tuning, minor modifications to suit the requirement.
All modifications in
the data shall be routed through Error sheet module only for accountal and
traceability.
The entries will appear
in Balance Sheet only after due reconciliation in the system, thereby internal
check is ensured.
Balance Sheet will be
the final outcome of the station transactions with all activities and without any
manual adjustments in the Balance Sheet.
Advantages:
1.
Manual Submission of
Balance Sheet will be dispensed.
2.
Availability of Zone wise inward and outward data
3.
Availability of Station outstanding data directly to
Divisions and Hqrs.
4.
Instant Accountal of Debits and settlement of debits
online.
5.
Eliminates lot of correspondence.
6.
Apportioned revenue data available on line to
Commercial Dept.
7.
Dispensing the preparation of manual CR/ TR notes and
online reconciliation
8.
Facilitate acknowledgement of Cash through IPAS
module.
9.
Division wise earnings – category wise are available
through Traffic Book Part A.
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