Railways forms panel to examine proposals for new zones/Divisions

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                          GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

                                                   MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

                                                      ( RAILWAY BOARD )

No.ERB - 1/2012/23/27                                                                New Delhi, Dated, 25-6.2012

                                                                 ORDER

      Ministry of Railway ( Railway Board ) have decided ti constitute an SAG level committee to examine and evaluate the demands /requests received in the State Government and varies ministers / MP's / MLA's ,etc for the creation of New Zonal / Division . The committee consist of the following :-

                                      

          1.     Exe. Director / Finance , Railway Board,        Convener 

                  2.     Exe. Director / Planing , Railway Board,         Member

                  3.     Exe. Director / TT(M) , Railway Board,             Member

                 4.      Exe. Director / L&A-III , Railway Board,            Member
                 5.      Exe. Director / E(N) , Railway Board,                Member
                 6.      Exe. Director / E&R , Railway Board,                Member


2.   The terms of  reference of the committee will be as under :-
               i). Analyze the requests / Demands received  from various State Government and  
                   Ministers / MP's / MLA's ,etc for the creation of New Zonal / Division, since 2009 ,
                    for the creation of New Zonal / Divisions, from the following angles:- 
                  
                  * Operational feasibility,
                  *  Financial implications,
                  * Administrative Issues ,
                  * Staff Matters & Industrial Relation (IR) Issues,
                  * Infrastructure availability & other requirments.
                 
                On  the basis of the above analyze , examine the feasibility   of creation of the 
                proposed Zones / Divisions accordingly  reorganization of existing Zones/ Divisions.
               
               ii). The committee may also consult the Zonal Railways in this regards.
               iii). The views of the Federations / Unions may be obtained for those proposal which
                       are found feasible.
3. The Headquarters of the committee will be at New Delhi.
4.  The committee should submit its report within a period of six month from the date of its  
    constitution.
5. The convener and members of the committee will be eligible to draw TA / DA as per the 
    existing rules.

                                                                                                         (  J.M.S. Rawat )

                                                                                                      Under Secretary (Estt.)

                                                                                                         Railway Board .

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