OR - Operating Ratio Table

 OR Table - Ready reckoner for calculation of Operating Ratio

SN	Particulars	formulae	Amount		SN	Particulars	formulae	Amount
1.	Coaching Revenue (less refunds)				1.	OWE - Ordinary Working Expenses
2.	Goods Revenue (less refunds)				2.	Appropriation to DRF
3	Sundry Other Revenue (less refunds)				3	Appropriation to Pension Fund
4	Gross Revenue  (GR)	(1+2+3)			4	Gross Working Expenses (GWE)	(1+2+3)		O.R = GWE/GR x 100 =  Net Revenue = GR - GWE
5	Suspense (Traffic & DR)				5	Suspense (DP & MAR)
6	Gross Receipts	(4+5))			6	Gross Expenditure	(4+5))
7	Miscellaneous Receipts				7	Miscellaneous Expenditure
8	Total Revenue Receipts	(6+7))			8	Total Revenue Expenditure	(6+7)		Net Receipts/Surplus  = TRR – TRE

Serial Number 1 to 4 - Commercial Accounts

Serial Number 5 is Link Head 

Serial Number 6 to 8 - Government Accounts

OR Table - Ready reckoner for calculation of Operating Ratio

SN	Particulars	formulae	Amount		SN	Particulars	formulae	Amount
1.	Coaching Revenue (less refunds)		30		1.	OWE - Ordinary Working Expenses		65
2.	Goods Revenue (less refunds)		60		2.	Appropriation to DRF		15
3	Sundry Other Revenue (less refunds)		10		3	Appropriation to Pension Fund		10
4	Gross Revenue  (GR)	(1+2+3)	100		4	Gross Working Expenses (GWE)	(1+2+3)	90	O.R = GWE/GE x 100 = 90/100 x 100 =90% Net Revenue  = GR - GWE   Net Revenue 100 - 90 = 10
5	Suspense (Traffic & DR)		5		5	Suspense (DP & MAR)		+5
6	Gross Receipts	(4+5))	95		6	Gross Expenditure	(4+5))	95
7	Miscellaneous Receipts		25		7	Miscellaneous Expenditure		15
8	Total Revenue Receipts	(6+7))	120		8	Total Revenue Expenditure	(6+7)	110	Net Receipts/Surplus  = TRR – TRE = 10

Serial Number 1 to 4 - Commercial Accounts

Serial Number 5 is Link Head 

Serial Number 6 to 8 - Government Accounts

Increments - Establishment Matters

  

  Increments 

By Shri JCN Rao, Dy CPO (Retd)

• Meaning: An increase in Basic pay. 

• Specified in the vertical cells of the applicable Level in the Pay Matrix 

• Frequency:  Once in a year.  Either on 1st January or 1st July. 

• Depends upon: 

1. Date of appointment

2. Promotion

3. Financial upgradation under the MACP scheme. 

• The below table explains the Increment date either 1st January or 1st July.  

The Date of Appointment/Promotion/MACP	Increment effected on
Between 2nd January to 1st July  (Both Days inclusive)	1st January
Between 2nd July to 1st January (Both days inclusive	1st July

• In case an employee is promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under the MACP scheme on 1st January and pay in a higher Level is fixed from 1st January, the first increment in a higher Level will accrue on 1st July provided the employee has put in six months qualifying service. The next increment will accrue on completion of one year of qualifying service.

• In case an employee is promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under the MACP scheme on 1st July and pay at in higher Level is fixed from 1st July, the first increment in higher Level will accrue on 1st January provided the employee has put in six months qualifying service.  The next increment will accrue on completion of one year of qualifying service.

• In case an employee is promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under the MACP scheme and opts for fixation of pay from the Date of the Next Increment (DNI) in lower grade, the six-month period for grant of increment in higher Level will be counted from the date of such fixation of pay.

• The Qualifying service for the grant of increment includes the following: 

1. All periods of duty

2. All kinds of leave other than EOL 

3. However EOL granted on Medical certificate, employee could not attend to his duties due to civil commotion and for prosecuting higher Technical and Scientific studies. 

4. Deputation out of India 

5. Foreign service 

6. Joining Time 

7. Period of training before the appointment on a stipend or otherwise. 

8. Service in another post, other than a post carrying less pay

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Statistics in Railways - An Introduction

  

Statistics in Railways - An Introduction 

Sources:  

1. Manual of Statistical Instruction Volume 1

2. Statistics Manual 1 - Introduction 

Origin of the word Statistics:  German “Statistik” means Description of a State or a Country

Definition: The discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of Data. 

Characteristics:  

1. Numerically expressed 

2. Aggregate of facts 

3. Systematically collecting the Data 

4. Should be comparable to each other. 

5. Data are collected for a planned purpose. 

  

Statistics in Indian Railways: 

• Statistics Organization Incharge - Director Statistics & Economics, who works under the control of Member Finance in Railway Board.  

• Statistical Officer is incharge at Zonal Railways, who works under the control of PFA  

History of Indian Railways: 

• Official Use - Printed triennially (every 3 years). 

• Sale to the Public - Published Sexennially (every 6 years)

• From 1969 onwards - Published decennially (every 10 years) 

Factors - Railway Statistics: The Railway Statistics are based on the followin factors: 

1. Quantity - Expressed in number of tonnes and passengers transported and earnings derived. 

2. Distance - Expressed in Kilometres 

3. Duration - In Hours and Days 

4. Service - In Trains, Vehicles, Wagons & Engines 

• The above Primary Units are linked together to express in Composite items called Fundamental Units.  That is Fundamental Unit = Linking of Primary Units. Examples are: 

1. Tonne Kilometres ( Fundamental Unit) - Tonnes & Kilometres ( Primary Units) 

2. Passenger Kilometres (Fundamental Unit)  - Passengers & Kilometres (Primary Units  

• Derivating Units: Relationship that exists between two sets of Primary Units or Fundamental Units are called as Derivative Units. Examples are: 

Derivative Unit = Primary/Fundamental Unit + Primary/Fundamental Unit

Derivative Units	Primary / Fundamental Units	Primary/Fundamental Units
Earnings Per Passenger	Passenger Earnings (Primary)	Passengers carried (Primary)
Earnings per Passenger per Kilometre	Passenger Kilometres (Fundamental)	Passenger Earnings (Primary)
Average distance travelled by Passenger or Lead	PKM-Passenger KiloMetres (Fundamental)	Number of Passengers (Primary)
Average load in Wagons per Train	Wagon KiloMetres (Fundamental)	Goods Train Kilometres (Fundamental)

Principal Heads - Statistics in Indian Railways are grouped as under: 

SN	Principal Heads / Groups	Consists of :
1	Economic & Financial Statistics	Tri-monthly approximate figures of earnings (every 10 days), Traffic handled in the shape of passengers booked, monthly statistics of tonnage lifted and wagons loaded and of revenue and expenditure
2	Transportation Statistics	No of trains run, Train KMs, Shunting KMs, Wagon/Vehicle KMs, Engine KMs etc
3	Commercial Statistics	No of Passengeers /Tonnes carried, PKM, NTKM, Average Lead, Average fare/Rate, Claims etc
4	Rolling Stock & Workshop Repair Statistics	Repair & Maintenance of Rolling Stock, Engine failures, Hot Boxes, Outturn etc
5	Administrative Statistics	No of Staff, Sick days, Accidents, Pay Scales and Physical Statistics like Route KMs, No of Railway Stations, Gradients, curvature of the P.Way.

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Refund of Fares - MSOP Part E (Commercial)

 

Refund of Fares  - MSOP Part E (Commercial) 

Source:  click for ACS 1 of MSOP 2018 

 ( in Rs.)

Refund	GM, AGM &  CCM(SAG)	Dy CCM	SCM	ACM
Item - 10 (A) - Fares (Tariff Rules)	Full Powers	10,000	5,000	3,000
Item - 5(A)  Fares (Other than Tariff Rules)	Full Powers	10,000	2,000	750

Remarks: 

1. The above monetary powers are “per passenger”  ( Not on entire ticket value) 

2. Above Rs.2,000 - Finance concurrence is required 

3. IRCA Coaching Tariff - Part I (Vol I) w.e.f January, 2007 applicable 

4. GM/AGM/CCM(SAG) - Full Powers -Refund of Fares (Tariff and Other than Tariff) 

5. Dy.CCM - Rs. 10,000 - Refund of Fares (As per Tariff and Other than Tariff)

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