Brief History of the office of the Principal Director of Audit:

This office was formed as the Office of the Chief Auditor, South Central Railway with effect from 2nd October 1966 when South Central Railway Zone was formed. The office was subsequently renamed as Office of the Director of Audit in 1979 and to its present name viz., Office of the Principal Director of Audit in 1990.

Audit Duties:

The Principal Director of Audit is responsible for  Audit of Accounts of the South Central Railway Zone, Review and Certification of the Annual Finance and Appropriation Accounts of the Zonal Railway.  Audit of transactions relating to Receipts and Payments through Central Audit and Local Inspections.  Contribution of material for CAG’s Report on the Union Government (Railways)viz., Draft Paras, Local Reviews and Central Reviews.

Principal Director of Audit - Ms. Amandeep Chatha Director (T & CWS) - Shri.T.S.R.Gupta Dy. Director (A & Hqrs) - Ms. Sherin M S

South Central Railway was formed on 02.10.1966, when Hubli and Vijayawada Divisions of Southern Railway and Solapur and Secunderabad Divisions of Central Railway were carved out and merged into a new zone. Subsequently, Guntakal Division of Southern Railway was merged with South Central Railway on 02.10.1977 and Solapur Division was remerged with Central Railway. Secunderabad Division was split into two Divisions viz., Secunderabad and Hyderabad on 17.02.1978. With effect from 01.04.2003, six full- fledged divisions viz., Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal, Guntur and Nanded are in operation on South Central Railway. Hubli Division, which was earlier in South Central Railway, has become a part of the South Western Railway with Zonal Hqrs. at Hubli.

Jurisdiction: South Central Railway serves the major portion of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and small portions of Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Madhya Pradesh. Profile: 1 Route K M 5922.09 (BG: 5746.16) (MG: 175.93) 2 Number of Divisions 06 3 Number of Stations 704 4 Number of States covered 06 5 Originating earnings 2015-16 13212.17 Cr 6 Apportioned earnings 2015-16 15131.04 7 No. of originating passengers 2015- 36675 Millions 16 8 Originating loading 2015-16 107.16 Million Tonnes 9 Operating Ratio 2015-16 79.03 10 Number of Trains run daily 736 Mail/Express Trains 261 Passenger Trains 357 MMTS Trains 118 11 Staff Strength as on 31.03.2016 Total Staff Sanctioned Actual 100901 88299

Route Kilometerage: (as on 31.03.2016)

The total kilometerage of the South Central Railway (State wise & Gauge-wise) is as under:

State BG MG Total Andhra Pradesh 2739.501 0 2739.501 Telangana 1676.175 0 1676.175 Maharashtra 96.945 105.750 102.695 Karnataka 326.676 0 326.676 Madhya Pradesh 0 70.180 70.180 Tamilnadu 6.860 0 6.860 Total 5746.157 175.930 5922.087