Indian Railways organisational structure
Indian Railways is a
Railway Board
In March 1905, the railway branch of the
- General managers of various zones
- Heads of functional divisions
- Heads/Managers of production units
- Heads of Public Sector Undertakings
- Heads of railway institutes
- Heads of special divisions
Functional division
The organization is divided into separate functional groups of
Zonal management
In 1944, all the railway companies in existence at the time were taken over by the Government.
- ^ as of March 2023
Structure
In every zone, the functional verticals are represented by head of departments (HODs) responsible for the respective functions in the zone.[37] Each division has functional staff who report to the geographical divisional managers and functional HODs in a matrix organization and are tasked with the operation and maintenance of assets.[14]
Department | HOD | Divisional manager | Function |
---|---|---|---|
Stores | Principal Chief Materials Manager (PCMM) | Sr. Divisional Material Manager | Material stores for maintenance of infrastructure |
Mechanical | Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer (PCME) | Sr. Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Diesel) | Maintenance of diesel locomotives |
Sr. Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Carriage & Wagon) | Maintenance of rolling stock | ||
Electrical | Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE) | Sr. Divisional Electrical Engineer (General) | Maintenance of station lighting and power supply |
Sr. Divisional Electrical Engineer (Traction distribution) | Maintenance of overhead equipment | ||
Sr. Divisional Electrical Engineer (Traction rolling stock) | Maintenance of electric locomotives and Multiple units | ||
Signal & Telecommunication | Principal Chief Signal & Telecom Engineer (PCSTE) | Sr. Divisional Signal & Telecommunication Engineer (DSTE) | Management of the signalling and telecommunication infrastructure |
Engineering | Principal Chief Engineer (PCE) | Sr. Divisional Engineer | Maintenance of fixed assets |
Sectional Sr. Divisional Engineer | |||
Operations | Principal Chief Operations Manager (PCOM) | Sr. Divisional Operations Manager | Train operations |
Accounts | Principal Financial Advisor (PFA) | Sr. Divisional Finance Manager | Accounting and financials |
Commercial | Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM) | Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager | Passenger ticketing, checking, freight booking and fare collection |
Medical | Principal Chief Medical Director (PCMD) | Chief Medical Superintendent | Providing medical facilities |
Safety | Principal Chief Safety Officer (PCSO) | Sr. Divisional Safety Officer | Safety of train operations |
Personnel | Principal Chief Personnel Officer (PCPO) | Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer | Human resources |
Security | Principal Chief Safety Officer (PCSO) | Sr. Divisional Security Commissioner | Security of railway material, passenger and belongings |
Management | Additional General Manager (AGM) | Divisional Railway Manager | Management of all departments |
Human Resources
Staff are classified into gazetted (Groups A and B) and non-gazetted (Groups C and D) employees with gazetted employees carrying out executive/managerial level tasks.[38] As of March 2022, Groups A & B constitute 1.5% of the total workforce, while Group C & D account for 98.5%.[16] 80% of Group-A employees are recruited through Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS) with remaining through promotions.[39] The various Group A cadres are as below include:[40]
- Central Civil Services recruitment through Civil Services Examination (CSE)
- Central Engineering Services recruitment through Engineering Services Examination (ESE)
- Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE)
- Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE)
- Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers(IRSME)
- Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE)
- Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS)
- Central Health Science Services recruitment through Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE)
- Indian railway medical service(IRMS)
Group B employees are recruited by departmental promotional exams of Group C employees. Recruitment of Group C employees are through exams conducted by the Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB) and Group D staffs are recruited by zonal Railway Recruitment Cells (RRC).[41] Indian Railways operates seven centralized training institutes and 295 training centers.[16]
See also
References
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- ^ Indian Railways Establishment Manual (Report). RRCB. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2023.