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The Commission of Railway Safety is a government commission of India. Subordinate to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by The Railways Act, 1989. The agency investigates serious rail accidents. Its head office was in the North-East Railway Compound in Lucknow.
12 June – A 16-year old boy was run over by a train on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway near Kurseong in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district. [236] 15 June – A 62-year old man from Kerala died as an improperly chained berth with its occupant passenger fell on him while he was lying on the lower berth of a sleeper coach of the Millennium ...
Based on cadre restructuring of RBSS as per cadre registration of CSS undertaken in 2004-05, [3] [4] [5] the vacancies in the Grade of Section Officer of Railway Board Secretariat Service are filled up 50% by Combined SO Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination organised annually by Union Public Service Commission [14] and 50% by ...
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. [1] In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. [2]
Railway budget of India was the Annual Financial Statement for Indian Railways administered by the Railway Board, which handles rail transport in India. It was presented every year by the Minister of Railways , representing the Ministry of Railways , in the Parliament .
An investigation was opened into the accident by the Commission of Railway Safety. Brake failure was stated by unidentified railway sources as the cause of the accident. [1] The train's driver and guard were seen by witnesses signalling that there was a problem with the train. [7]
Railway Protection Force (RPF) is an armed force of the Union [2] under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India.The force was established by the RPF Act, 1957, [3] enacted by the Indian Parliament for "the better protection and security of railway property and passenger area".
On 7 July 2023, the CBI arrested three railway officials believed to be responsible for the accident. Despite the statement of the railway authorities that the accident was not a reflection of the safety issues in the system, various questions were raised by journalists, politicians and retired railway employees.