Introduction
Indian Railways, a multi-gauge, multi-traction system, runs around 11,000 trains every day of which 7000 are passenger trains. The Indian Railway Board was constituted in 1922, with a Chief Commissioner of Railways as its head, who was solely responsible to the Government for decisions on technical matters and for advising the Government on matters of policy. In April, 1951 the post of Chief Commissioner was abolished and the seniormost functional Member was appointed the Chairman of the Board.
Organization
The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's Rail transport.
Organizational Structure - Key Points
- There is one Union Minister of Railways and Minister of State for Railways.
- Manoj Sinha and Rajen Gohain are the current (2018) Minister of State for Railways.
- The Railway Board, the body of the Indian Railways reports to the Minister of Railways.
- The Railway Board comprises one Chairman, five "members of the Railway Board.", and a Financial Commissioner (who is the representative of the Ministry of Finance in the Railway Board). The Railway Board also includes a Director-General (Railway Health Services) and a Director-General (Railway Protection Force). A number of directorates report to the Railway Board.
- The Ministry of Railways is housed inside Rail Bhavan in New Delhi.
Members
| Members of Railway Board | |
|---|---|
| Chairman Railway Board | Ashwani Lohani |
| Member (Traction) | Ghan Shyam Singh |
| Member Engineering | M.K. Gupta |
| Member Traffic- | Mohd. Jamshed |
| Director General (S&T)- | Akhil Agrawal |
| Director General (RHS) | Dr. Anil Kumar |
| Director General (RPF) | Dharmendra Kumar |
| Member Staff - | D.K. Gayen |
| Member (Rolling Stock) | Ravindra Gupta |
| Financial Commissioner - | A.K. Prasad |
| Director General (Personnel)- | Anand Mathur |
| Director General (RS) | A.K. Goel |
| RLY UNIT | GM/ CAO/ DIR. | SERVICE |
|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL | D K SHARMA | IRSEE |
| EASTERN | HARINDRA RAO | IRSEE |
| NORTHERN | VISHWESH CHAUBE | IRSE |
| NORTH EASTERN | RAJIV AGARWAL | IRSEE |
| N F | LOKESH NARAYAN, AGM (L/A) | IRSSE |
| N F (CONS.) | N K PRASAD | IRPS |
| SOUTHERN | R K KULSHRESHTA | IRSEE |
| SOUTH CENTRAL | V K YADAV | IRSEE |
| SOUTH EASTERN | S N AGARWAL | IRSE |
| WESTERN | ANIL KUMAR GUPTA | IRSEE |
| CLW | V P PATHAK | IRSS |
| DLW | RASHMI GOEL | IRAS |
| ICF | SUDHANSHU MANI | IRSME |
| RCF/KXH | RATAN LAL | IRSEE |
| ICF | SUDHANSHU MANI | IRSME |
| MCF | RAJESH AGRAWAL | IRSME |
| ICF | SUDHANSHU MANI | IRSME |
| MCF | RAJESH AGRAWAL | IRSME |
| RAIL WHEEL FACTORY | O P AGARWAL | IRSE |
| CORE / ALD | S P TRIVEDI | IRSSE |
| METRO / KOLKATA | AJAY VIJAYVERGIYA | IRSSE |
| RDSO / LKO | MARGOOB HUSSAIN | IRSEE |
| NAIR / VADODARA | RAJEEV GUPTA | IRSME |
| EAST CENTRAL | RAJEEV AGARWAL (L/A) | IRSEE |
| EAST COAST | UMESH SINGH | IRSS |
| NORTH CENTRAL | M C CHAUHAN | IRSEE |
| NORTH WESTERN | T P SINGH | IRTS |
| SOUTH EAST CENTRAL | S S SOIN | IRSEE |
| SOUTH WESTERN | A K GUPTA | IRSME |
| WEST CENTRAL | GIRISH PILLAI | IRTS |
| COFMOW (CAO/R) | MANOJ JOSHI, HAG | IRSME |
| D M W (CAO/R) | RAMESH KUMAR HAG | IRSME |
| RWP/BELA (CAO) | R C MEENA, SAG | IRSME |
| IRIEEN / NASIK | PRADEEP JAIN, NFHAG | IRSEE |
| IRIMEE / JAMALPUR | G. MALLAYA | IRSME |
| IRICEN / PUNE | A K MISHRA | IRSE |
| IRISET / SEC. | L P SINHA, HAG | IRSSE |
| IRITM / LKO | A P SINGH | IRTS |
| CAMTECH / GWALIOR | D GOVIND KUMAR, P.ED / HAG | IRSME |
| IROAF (CAO) | CHET RAM, HAG | IRSME |
| WPO/PATNA | ANIL KUMAR, HAG | IRSME |
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