CONFERENCE OF FA&CAOs CONSTRUCTION
AT SECUNDERABAD – 11.3.02
FA&CAO, SCRailway hosted
the conference of FA&CAOs [Construction] at Secunderabad on the 11th
instant. The Conference was held in the recently renovated GM’s Conference
hall, and was inaugurated by Shri S. Murali, FC[Rlys], when Shri S.N. Trivedi,
Addl.Member [Budget] and Shri S.M. Singla, General Manager, SCR were also
present. All Co-ordinating
FA&CAOs/C of all zonal Railways were present, except for NE (represented by
Dy.FA/C). Agenda items for discussion
during the Conference were:
·
Plan
Expenditure
·
Issues
Relating to Pre-Contract Stage
·
Contract
Management
·
Book-keeping
in Construction Accounts
·
Internal
House-keeping and Efficiency
·
Manpower
Planning – Workcharged establishment
The post-lunch technical session was held in the FA&CAOs Conference Hall (also recently renovated!). After the technical sessions concluded, there followed
·
A
Presentation by Ms. Sunanda Arul, Dy.FA/C/SBC on the Integrated Project Management System (IPMS) developed by Southern
Railway. The presentation generated
useful discussions. FC complemented Ms.
Sunanda for her presentation.
·
Release of the Establishment
Manual Vol.
II of SCR by FC. The distinct feature was release of both Hard copy as well as
the Digitized version. FA&CAO/SC
explained that this was part of the exercise on SCR to develop working Manuals
for all sections of the Accounts Office. Dy.CAO/G informed the gathering that
the Manuals digitized earlier have already been put on the Net, through the IRAS
Times website. FC and AM/Bud.
complemented the Officers and staff of SCR on this achievement, and announced a
cash award of Rs.15,000/-.
The invitees to the Conference and IRAS Officers of SCR concluded the event with a get-together aboard ‘Bhagmati’ – on a cruise over the Tank Bund, the lake separating the twin-Cities of Secunderabad-Hyderabad. To see the informal part of this get-together, visit:
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/scrfacao
and click on the album
titled ‘FC’s Visit to Secunderabad’