INDIAN RAILWAY ACCOUNTS TRAINING INSTITUTE

Renamed as

“Centralised Training Academy

for Railway Accounts”

(C-Tara)

OBJECTIVES

** To take up structured training for Accounts Officers

** Project Appraisal and Project Management

** Budget and Expenditure & Financial Management

** Accounting Systems & Financial Management in Government

** Corporate Finance & Taxation

** Cost concepts in decision making

** Analysis of Financial statements

** Use of Information Technology AFRES & PRIME

MAJOR MILESTONES

** ** Board (Financial Commissioner) gives approval for setting up Indian Railway Accounts Training Institute at Secunderabad and the same was included, vide item no.372 of the pink book 2003-2004, at a cost of Rs.2.86 cr.

** ** In March 2003, Financial Commissioner, Railways sets up a Task Force to monitor various phases of planning and construction of this work under the chairmanship of A.M./F., with other Members being Sri S. Parthasarathy, FA&CAO/S.Rly., Smt.Geetha Thoopal, FA&CAO/S.C. Rly. And Sri. T. Malyadri, FA&CAO/CN/S.C. Rly.

** ** Architectural Consultancy contract was awarded in favour of M/s COS Consultancy Services, Madurai.

** ** Financial Commissioner has laid foundation stone on 18.3.2004 at 10.00 A.M. in the presence of AGM, FA&CAO/S.Rly., FA&CAO/S.C. Rly., other Accounts Officers and PHODs.

SALIENT FEATURES OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION

Administrative Block

Plinth Area : Ground Floor : 542 sq.mts

First Floor : 488 sq.mts

Porch Area : 22 sq.mts

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Total Area 1052 sq.mts

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Facilities provided at

Ground Floor :

** Computer Room with a capacity for 20 computers

** Director’s Room, Secretarial Room

** Conference Room

** Faculty cubicals

** Record Room, Photo copier, etc.,

** Administrative office

First Floor :

** Library/Cybrary

** Lecture Hall – Two with a capacity of 30 each

** Lecture Hall – One with a capacity of 50

Hostel & Mess

** 26 rooms double bedded with attached bath

and toilet to accommodate 52 persons

** 2 of the above Rooms will be Air Conditioned

** Mess & Dining Hall with a capacity of 30 persons

** Recreation Hall on the First Floor

# Approximate cost for the Administrative Building & Hostel is around Rs.1.50 crs.

# Furniture, equipment, vehicles and staff quarters etc., will cost Rs.1.36 crs.

# Likely date of completion of the construction is March, 2005.