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A Data Centre Approach: Details of the ICT initiative taken by ECoR
Sent by Shri S K Pattanayak, IRAS, Dy Chief Manager(IT), ECoR

JPO on Fired Empty Cartridges Issued by East Coast Railway
Sent by Dr C Surya Lakshmi, IRAS, DyFA&CAO/S&W/ECoR

Tripartite E-Payment Agreement entered into by Central Railway with ACC and SBI
Sent by Shri Nisheeth Mishra, FA&CAO/T/CR.

The file is in pdf (2 MB)
 

Stores Presentations from ECoR
- System of Issue of Stores & Accountal of Imprest Stores(1.44 MB)
- Price Variation Clause: An Outline(221 KB)
- Receipt, Custody, Issue Of and Surplus Stores: An Overview(1.4 MB)
- Sale of Railway Materials(386 KB)
- Stores: Accounts Functions, Payments, Manufacture(1.64 MB)
Please click on the above links to download some useful presentations on Stores Accounts, sent by Dr C Surya Lakshmi, IRAS, DyFA&CAO(S&W)/ECoR.
- Procedure Order for Accountal & Encashment of EMD & SD: Stores Contracts
Sent by Dr C Surya Lakshmi, IRAS, DyFA&CAO(S&W)/ECoR

JPO on Entry Tax issued by East Coast Railway
Sent by Dr C Surya Lakshmi, DyFA&CAO/S&W, ECoR

Savings in Telecom Charges on Bhusawal Division of Central Railway
Sent by Shri Manoj Asawa, IRAS, DFM-II/BSL/CR

Accounts Department of South Central Railway has launched SMS and Web-enabled services to answer queries of employees, suppliers and contractors. The services were inaugurated by Shri D N Mathur, GM, SCR on 26th February 2007. Please click here for more details.

Please click here to see the new website of Accounts Department/SCR.

Model Tender Schedule for PSC Sleepers for Turnouts and Derailing Switches
Sent by Dr C Surya Lakshmi, DyFA&CAO/S&W, ECoR

Model Tender Schedule for
- Metal Liner
- SEJ
Sent by Dr C Surya Lakshmi, DyFA&CAO/S&W, ECoR

Manual for PRIME
Easy and Comprehensible Steps to Aid Computerisation of PRIME.
Those interested may please contact Shri S C Mitra, SrEDPM/CCG/WR, at scmitra@yahoo.com for a copy of the above manual.

Works Finance
Please click here to read a Compendium of Railway Board's Circulars on Works Finance, compiled by the Office of FA&CAO/Construction, Southern Railway.The compendium has since been updated up to 20th March 2007.
If some of the letters do not open, you are advised to download the relevant section.

CHECKLISTS & GUIDELINES PART II
Check List for Purchase Order: DA Case
Check List for Purchase Order: TC Case
Establishment Check List: Composite Transfer Grant
Internal Check Procedure: TA & Contingency Bills
Check List for Modification Advice Vetting

Compiled and sent by Dr C Surya Lakshmi, IRAS, DyFA&CAO/S&W/ECoR.

CHECKLISTS & GUIDELINES
A Beginner's Guide for Finance Member in Stores Tender Cases
Guidelines for Opening of Tenders
Briefing Note Format for Stores Tenders
Checklist for passing Non-stock Bills
Checklist for passing Stock Bills
Checklist for vetting Non-stock requisition

Compiled and sent by Dr C Surya Lakshmi, IRAS, DyFA&CAO/S&W/ECoR.

Development and Implementation of Operating Statistical System (OSS) in SECR
SECR has developed and implemented an online OSS which entailes data entry from crew lobbies and enables immediate access to crucial information in respect of all major operational parameters. Please click on the link above to download a powerpoint presentation on the OSS sent by Shri Dipankar Lahiri, FA&CAO(F&B)/SECR.

SECR develops Integrated Project Management System (IPMS)
With Shri Dipankar Lahiri, FA&CAO(C)/SECR, as the project coordinator, SECR has developed a comprehensive software package on Project Management. This system would be of benefit for the Construction organisations on all zonal railways and all other units dealing with projects.

Shared Folder developed in FA&CAO(C)/SECR's office
Shri Dipankar Lahiri, FA&CAO(C)/SECR, has developed a shared folder in his LAN in the form of an intranet, which contains a wide range of useful information.

Finesse and Finance
Precautions to be observed while opening Tenders
Two articles by Shri V A Padmanabham, IRAS, SrAFA(G)/SCR.

Inauguration of IVRS for Suppliers' Bills Queries by Southern Railway
Material sent by Shri M Jeychandren, FA&CAO(W&S)/SR.

Project on modern Waste Management conducted on Hyderabad division of SCR
A write-up sent by Ms Vandana Singhal (IRAS), DRM/HYB/SCR.

Introduction Of Separate Detailed Heads Of Allocation For Booking Of Expenditure Incurred Towards Repair Works And Manufacturing Works In Railway Workshops
An Internal Audit Study by DyFA&CAO/S&W/ECoR

Questionnaire for Terminal Detentions
A questionnaire devised by FA&CAO/SCR to help decisions on investments in terminal development and expansion.

Joint Procedure Order Issued By South-Central Railway for expeditious payment of settlement dues of railwaymen who die while in service
Sent by Ms Geetha Thoopal, FA&CAO/SCR.

CTR Estimates - Proposals for CTR Works
Copy of letter issued by CTE/WR at the instance of Accounts Department for facilitating check of proposals for CTR works.
Sent by Shri Sanjeeva Shivesh, DyFA&CAO/F&B/WR.

Financial Planning of Works
By Shri Sanjeeva Shivesh, DyFA&CAO/F&B/WR.

Test-checks prescribed for AOs and SOs on CR
Sent by Shri Ranjanesh Sahai, DyCAO/G/CR.

Procedure to be adopted for withdrawal of Provident Fund by Group 'D' Engg. staff of Bhusawal Division.
Sent by Shri Hira Ballabh, SrDFM/BSL/CR.

Compendium of Instructions on Earnings Tenders
Shri Vijay Kumar, FA&CAO(G)/ECR/Hajipur, has compiled a compendium of Instructions on Earnings Tenders. Since the file size is 127 MB, the compendium cannot be uploaded on this site. However, those interested can contact Shri Vijay Kumar for further details. His e-mail address is vijay2459@hotmail.com.

Allahabad Division goes the Vadodara way!
Allahabad Division of the North Central Railway, taking a leaf out of the Vadodara Division's book, has implemented the SMS enquiry system as well as the IVRS for the PF, Pension, Bills etc. of the employees and customers. The deadline which was given by the DRM Shri Sri Prakash to enable its installation as a precursor to the full fledged implementation of the train related SMS enquiry has been fully met.
Contributed by Shri A.K. Shukla, DFM/ALD/NCR.

Shri S.C. Mitra, DFM/BRC/WR has compiled a user manual for the 'Internal Check' module of AFRES. Since the file size is about 20 MB, the manual cannot be put on this site. Please contact Shri Mitra at scmitra@yahoo.com for a CD containing the manual.

Introduction of Touchscreen facility on Eastern Railway
Sent by Shri P.K Sinha DyAO(G)ER.

Draft Joint Accounts & Personnel Procedure Order prepared by Central Railway for implementation of the new Pension scheme
Sent by Shri Ranjanesh Sahai, DyCAO(G)CR.

Sr.DFM/GTL/SCR's Office was recently awarded ISO-9001 certificate by M/s. United Kingdom Accredition Services(UKAS). The certificate was presented formally by FC, Smt. Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan to Sr.DFM/GTL on 18.03.2004.
Please click here for downloading the entire documentation (zipped file size=1.92 MB) for the certification. The documentation can be used by other SrDFMs for the purpose of adoption and adaptation of various systems and procedures evolved during the process of certification.
You will have to unzip the downloaded files to a folder on your PC.
Sent by Ms. Geetha Thoopal, FA&CAO/SCR.

Compendium on Internal Check compiled by the office of FA&CAO/WR
Part I: General Accounts
Part II: Traffic Accounts
You will have to unzip the downloaded files to a folder on your PC.
Sent by Ms. Kakoli Ghoshal, DyCAO(G)/WR.

CVC Vigilance Manual
The manual is in pdf. You will require Acrobat Reader installed on your PC.
The vigilance manual has been downloaded from CVC's website by Shri S.C. Mitra, DFM/BRC/WR, and collated with painstaking effort in order to give a holistic picture of the manuals so that traversing the document can be done at one go rather than follow the various links.

Joint Procedure Order on Diet Charges: SC Railway.
Sent by Ms. Geetha Thoopal, FA&CAO/SCR.

Payment of BSNL telephone bills - office & residence - corporate billing group - regarding (Secunderabad Division: SC Railway).
Sent by Shri K.V. Brahmananda Reddy, DyCAO(T)/SCR.

Joint Personnel & Accounts Department Procedure Order for Combined PF Counter (Secunderabad Division: SC Railway).
Sent by Shri K.V Brahmananda Reddy, DyCAO(T)/SCR.

This 'Best Practices' page is for spreading information about the best practices followed in Accounts Department.
If sombody in your unit or office has improved the working of any activity or area of work in Accounts Department, either with or without computerisation, please send a write up, with full details, to the Webmaster. The details will be published on IRAS Times so that other Railways/Units can also take advantage of the work.

 
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