Glossary of Terms - Statistics

 

Glossary of Terms - Statistics 

SN	Picture	Term	Description
1		Authorized Rolling Stock	Sanctioned allotment of Rolling Stock of Zonal Railways Included: Stock ordered for or under construction, but not handed over to Traffic.  Included: Stock sold or broken up but not replaced or removed from Authorized Stock  Excluded: Stock replaced but still running
2		Average Haul / Lead	The Average distance each  passenger or tonne of goods transported
3		Capital at charge	Book value of the Capital assets of the Railway
4		Capital Outlay	Capital expenditure incurred during the period (i.e., Financial year)  with the object of increasing concrete assets of a material character.
5		Cross Traffic	All  traffic which neither originates nor terminates on the reporting Railway.
6		Departmental Train	Trains run for:  Revenue works / Capital works of an Open Line Workmen  Inspection  Pilot / Patrol Trains - In front of trains  Note: Trains for Railway Coal are not included.
7		Empty Running	Running of Vehicles without being loaded
8		Engine Failures	An Engine, if unable to work its booked train within the prescribed load from start to destination  For a Period of:   30 minutes or more  - Passenger Trains  60 minutes or more - All other cases    Due to reasons:  Defective design or material or bad workmanship in Shed / Workshop  Mismanagement by Crew or bad water / fuel

Umbrella Works - Most important question

Umbrella works 

What is Umbrella Works? 

➔ Answer: To bring similar works at different locations under one umbrella and approved as a Single work at the Railway Board level. 

➔ The concept of Umbrella works was introduced in the year 2018-19 and continued till now 

Umbrella works - Two types: 

1. Umbrella Works belongs to one Zonal Railway / PU

2. Umbrella works belong to more than one Zonal Railway / PU

Salient Features: 

➔ Lump Sum provision made in the Pink Book under selected Plan Heads against which a number of works of a specific category can be executed by Railways 

➔ The procedure for the following Plan Heads 

1. 1100 - New Lines 

2. 1400 - Gauge Conversion 

3. 1500 - Doubling 

4. 3100 - Track Renewals 

5. 3500 - RE - Railway Electrification 

◆ Will be finalized by the Ministry of Railways. Upon receipt of communication from the Railway Board. 

◆ Zonal Railways will prepare DPR.  So that, the same will be processed for formal sanction through EBR / CCEA, etc. as the case may be  ( Vide OO No. 1 of 2017 issued vide letter No. 2015/O&M//5/4 dated 02.01.2017)  Click here for the letter 

• The same will be scrutinized and approved at an appropriate level for inclusion in next year's pink book as Individual Itemised Works if formally sanctioned. 

 

• # - Hashtag to Works in Pink Book  - means the necessary sanction is yet to be obtained.

Other Plan Heads: 

◆ For other plan heads and for works spreading over more than one zonal Railway, Addl.member/ PED will be the nodal directorate and will distribute the total cost and outlay provided in the book against the umbrella on a need basis to each zonal railway. 

◆ If the work value is more than Rs. 2.5 Crores, the same shall be sent to the Railway Board for formal approval before being taken up by the Zonal Railways 

◆ Detailed estimates to be sanctioned for each individual work separately under Umbrella work and shall be included in LAW - List of Approved Works. 

◆ Umbrella work remains in the Pink Book till all the works under the said Umbrella Work are executed and the cost is exhausted. 

◆ Ist phase - 80% of the cost of Umbrella work advised by PED- Principal Executive Director - Approved by GM. 

◆ 2nd Phase - The General Manager shall approve an additional 20% cost of Umbrella work throughout the year as the need arises with the prior approval of the Board. 

◆ GM can sanction up to Rs50 crores; if DPR exceeds Rs50 crores, the same shall be sent to the Railway Board for its sanction. Initially, the General Manager can sanction up to 80% of the umbrella cost. 

◆ The division-wise distribution of both above umbrella funds will be decided at zonal headquarters. 

◆ The new works shall be sanctioned merely as Umbrella work. 

◆ The name and cost of Umbrella work under different Plan Heads shall be decided jointly by the Executive Directors of the Nodal directorate in consultation with associate directorates and associate finance directorate in the Railway Board Office. 

Advantages: 

1. Umbrella Works entails Zero Based Budgeting indirectly in real-terms 

2. Utilise the investments in identified areas 

3. Gives flexibility to Zonal Railways to prioritize the work. 

4. Flexibility to sanction works throughout the year 

5. Channelize the Railway Investments in identified focus areas 

6. Reappropriation among the works under Umbrella works depends on the priority. $$$$$$ 

Operating Ratio Numerical Problem - Appendix3 Exam - One time Special 2022 year

 

Ready reckoner for calculation of Operating Ratio

SN	Particulars	formulae	Amount		SN	Particulars	formulae	Amount
1.	Coaching Earnings (less refunds)	(60000+5000)	65000		1.	OWE - Ordinary Working Expenses		150000
2.	Goods Earnings (less refunds)		125000		2.	Appropriation to DRF		5000
3	Sundry Other Earnings (less refunds)		10000		3	Appropriation to Pension Fund		40000
4	Gross Earnings	(1+2+3)	200000		4	Gross Working Expenses	(1+2+3)	195000	O.R = GWE/GE x 100 = 195000/200000 x 100 = 97.5 %
5	Suspense (Traffic & DR)		(-) 300		5	Suspense (DP)		(-) 400
6	Gross Receipts	(4+5))	199700		6	Gross Expenditure	(4+5))	194600
7	Miscellaneous Receipts		500		7	Miscellaneous Expenditure		2000
8	Total Revenue Receipts	(6+7))	200200		8	Total Revenue Expenditure	(6+7)	196600	Net Revenue/Net Receipts/Surplus  = TRR – TRE = 3600

 

1. Traffic Suspense -  (-) 300

2. Total Revenue Receipts - 200200

3. Gross Expenditure  - 194600

4. Operating Ratio  - 97.5 %

5. Surplus - 3600