IRAS TIMES The Participants at the Retreat Day 1 (Theme 1) Vision Statement for Accounts Department Accounts Department - Role & Purpose Day 2 (Theme 2) Internal Check System Improvements - The Future of Internal Check System Improvement in Accounts Department Internal Check - Need for Paradigm Change Compilation of Monthly Account Current System Improvement - Divisional Accounts Apportionment of Earnings on Indian Railways Decentralization of Traffic Accounts Apportionment of Earnings Blueprint for IT - Are we online ? Costing in Indian Railways Sanction of Lumpsum Works Project Appraisal Alternative Project Appraisal Methods Project Management - Problem Areas & Suggestions Public Public Participation in Railway Projects Tender Procedure - A critical review Project Management Commercial Contracts revisited Day 3 (Theme 3) Towards a more professional & efficient Accounts Department A bluprint for change in Accounts & Finance - Vision 2025 Training needs for officers & staff of Accounts Department Indian Railway Accounts Training Institute Training needs for officers & staff of Accounts Department Possible changes in Appendix III examination system

IRAS RETREAT GOA SEPTEMBER 2002 - Programme       - Day 1         Theme 1: Role of Finance & Accounts in the changing economic scenario.       - Day 2         Theme 2: Systems Improvement in Accounting: Internal Audit & Finance.       - Day 3         Theme 3: Towards Professional Excellence. - Inaugural Address    by Shri S. Murali, F.C.(Railways). - Keynote Address    by Shri N.Parthasarathy, Member, Telecom Commission. - Inaugural Address    by Shri S.N. Trivedi, A.M.(Finance). - Special Address    by Shri M.A.Sundaram, Retd. IRAS Officer. - Valedictory Address    by Shri A. Prasad, Director, NIFM. - An Irreverent Look at IRAS Retreat    by Shri S. Parthasarathy, FA&CAO/ICF, with inputs from Shri Ranjanesh Sahai,    DyCAO(G)CR. - Restructuring Finance into ex-cadre Verappan   A follow up on Mr S. Parthasrathy's ireverent look   by Shri S. Subramhanyan, Sr.Professor/RSC. - IRAS for IRAS    by Shri Alok Bhatnagar, EDFC/Railway Board & Webmaster/IRAS Times.   - The Road Map    Draft Recommendations of the Retreat.   Some photographs of the Retreat Please click here to download a folder containing some Powerpoint Presentations made at the Retreat. You will have to unzip the downloaded file to get the Powerpoint files.     Please close this window to return to the Main Site. This IRAS Times site has been designed and developed for IRAS Association by Alok Bhatnagar, EDF(C&RM), Railway Board, New Delhi. The IRAS Directory has been developed by Harsh Kumar, EDF(X)II, Railway Board. Copyright reserved.