Response to the articles by Shri Gurcharan Das in The Sunday Times of 10th & 24th March 2002.
Dear Shri Gurcharan Das.......
By Shri Sanjeev Shivesh, DAO/WR/BRC.
Gurcharan Das has demonstrated how easy it is to be a management consultant.......
By Shri Amit Kaushik, Director/Min. of HRD.
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By Shri S.C.Mitra, ADAO/BRC/WR.

Seven Principles of Public Life
From the report of a Commission set up by Prime Minister Tony Blair in U.K.
Contributed by Shri N. Krishnamurthi, FA&CAO/SCR.

Enron Debacle - What does it reveal ?
One of the important recommendations of Rakesh Mohan Committee is that the Government should initiate the process of restructuring of financial accounts of Indian Railways so that the financial statements produced are understood by the financial community and public at large. However, the recent Enron debacle has strengthened the view that the format of any accounts is not so important and there are no real virtues in the company accounts as claimed.
Article contributed by Ms. Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan, FA&CAO/SR.

IR is passing through a financial crisis. There was a much bigger crisis 50 years ago when IR had to face the combined strain of World War II and the partition. Click here to read in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's words how IR overcame that crisis.
Contributed by the Webmaster

Priority areas for Expenditure Reduction
Contributed by Shri Sanjay Kumar, DyFA&CAO(C)/BSP/SER.

Smt. Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan, FA&CAO/SR, has prepared a detailed response to Chapter 5 of Rakesh Mohan Committee Report dealing with Finances of Indian Railways. Please click here to read the Executive Summary of the Response, including some suggestions relating to accounting practices. Click here to read the detailed response.

Rakesh Mohan Committee Report - A Flawed Approach.
Read the article by Mrs Aarti Khosla, a retired IRAS officer, originally published in the Financial Express.

Highlights of the Executive Summary. Indian Railways Report 2001:Policy Imperatives for Reinvention and Growth by the Expert Group on Indian Railways headed by Shri Rakesh Mohan.

Please click here to share the experiences of other Railway systems on restructuring. Article contributed by Ms. Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan, FA&CAO/SR.

Alternative approach to restructuring. An article by Shri A.V.Poulose, ex-FC(Railways), originally published in Financial Express.

Investment Decision Making on Indian Railways - Policies & Procedures
Recommendations made after a presentation to IRAS officers in Board's office by Shri Harish Chandra, FA&CAO(II)/COFMOW.