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The Railways Act, 1989 is an Act of the Parliament of India which regulates all aspects of rail transport. The Act came into force in 1989, replacing the Railways Act of 1890. The Act provides in detail the legislative provisions regarding railway zones, construction and maintenance of works, passenger and employee services.
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.
Indian Railway, the world's largest network (under a single management), consists of more than 100,000 Loco Pilots (Drivers) and Train Managers (Guards), which forms the basic functioning team, responsible for Train Operations. They are the highest salaried staffs among the group C staffs in Indian Railways and get many more benefits.
The Railways Act 1921; The Transport Act 1947; The Railways Act 1993; The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003; The Railways Act 2005; The Railway and Canal Traffic Acts 1854 to 1894 is the collective title of the following Acts: [3] The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 31) The Regulation of Railways Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict ...
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". It has the power to search, arrest, enquire, and prosecute ...
On one hand, IRTS officers co-ordinate among various technical departments of the Indian Railways, while on the other hand, they form the public interface of the Indian Railways. Colloquially called Traffic Officers, they are the primary facilitators of Railway services right from Planning of freight movement, Passenger transport, Passenger ...
The recruitment and promotion to various grades of RBSS are governed by Railway Board Secretariat Service Rules, 1969 notified on 11 Oct 1969 and a number of modifications and amendments made to the principle rules thereafter last being through Railway Board Secretariat Service (Amendment) Rules, 2004 notified in December 2004. [12]
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 ...