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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Public recruitment body in India Railway Recruitment Control Board Abbreviation RRCB Formation 27 April 1998 ; 26 years ago (1998-04-27) Type Governmental Purpose Recruitment Headquarters Rail Bhavan Location New Delhi, India Region served India Parent organization Railway Board ...
The Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) is a Prestigious Group 'A' Central Civil Service cadre of the Government of India. The central civil servants of this service are responsible for managing the Human Resources of the Indian Railways and welfare of railway employees and their families. Railways has a work force of about 1.4 million ...
In 1950, the railway board was re-constituted to four members with the senior-most functional member appointed the chairman of the board with no absolute over riding power. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In October 1954, the chairman of the board was made responsible for decisions on technical and policy matters, with the status of a principal secretary to the ...
Every expenditure in Indian Railways has to pass through Financial scrutiny. The IRAS cadre exercises substantial control over the affairs of the Indian Railways. Officers of Indian Railway Accounts Service serve in various government ministries on deputation as Deputy Secretary/Director, Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary.
In 2019, based on the 'Bibek Debroy committee' report of 2015, the Cabinet of India approved the plan to merge eight railway services. In 2022, the government released a gazette notification about the merger of existing eight services, which fall under the Central Civil Services, into a new Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS).
Indian Railways is further divided into 18 administrative zones (17 operational), headed by general managers who report to the board along with the heads of other institutions and undertakings owned by the Indian Railways. [17] The railway board consists of a chairman, four members responsible for operations, business development, human ...
Pakistan Railways provides an important mode of transportation for commuters and connects distant parts of the country with Lahore for business, sightseeing, pilgrimage, and education. The Lahore railway station , built during the British colonial era, is located in the heart of the city and serves as the major entry and exit point of the city.
After the opening of the Agra–Delhi Chord railway in 1905, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and the North Western State Railway started a new through service between Bombay and Lahore, going through Agra, Mathura, Ambala and Amritsar. The new service, christened The Punjab Mail, commenced operations from 15 March 1905.