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Introduction & Function of Division

Introduction

Ambala division is one of the five Railway divisions under of IR. The division is with a route kilometrerage of 1109 track kms approximately. This Division is the newest member of the Northern Railway family. It was created on July 1, 1987 by transferring 639 kms from the Division and 348 kms from the Firozpur Division. Ambala became fully operational with effect from August 15, 1988. 62% of the Division is in Punjab while the remaining portion serves , , , Rajasthan and the Union territory of . The Ambala division is headed by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). The division has 141 stations and includes the famous and picturesque - narrow- gauge section. Besides carrying prestigious passenger trains connecting Punjab with the rest of the country, the Division is an important freight handling center. Outward traffic includes food grains, fertilizer and cement. on an average, 1.6 lakh passengers are booked every day. Functions of the Division The Ambala Division is responsible to maintain the assets pertaining to various departments of Division and also for undertaking small construction works allotted by the Competent Authority. Apart from this all the operational and commercial activities are also carried out by the Division. The Division is also responsible for management of Human resources and ensures safety and security of the passengers and availability of required Passenger amenities.

Sections of Ambala division

Following are the sections of Ambala Division:-

MAIN LINE

1. SRE-DOA – 174.38 kms (22 Block Station & 1 Halt Station)

BRANCH LINE

2. RPJ-BTI-SGNR (Excluding SGNR) – 299.94 kms (28 Block Stations and 18 Halt stations) 3. SIR-DLPC – 163.27 kms (17 Block stations and 05 Halt stations) 4. HSR-JHL-LDH (Excluding LDH) – 209.61 kms (21 Block stations and 09 Halt stations) 5. UMB-KLK – 69.79 kms (08 Block stations) 6. CDG-SNL – 96.07 kms (09 Block stations) 7. KLK-SML (NG) – 95.57 kms (18 Block stations)

List of Auditee units of UMB Division

List of Total Departments Based on Activities for Annual Audit Plan 2020-21 (Expenditure Audit) Name of the Apex unit Brief Profile of the Auditee Core Activities of the Auditee Auditee Sr. DEN/C/UMB Principal Chief The Engineering department is Sr.DEN/C is responsible for Engineer headed by Sr.DEN/C (Senior maintenance of track, bridges, Divisional Engineer, Co- Level Crossings, service ordination). Ambala division buildings and residential consists of 04 sections which are buildings. Management of managed by a sectional Sr.DEN Railway Land is also an (Senior Divisional Engineer) or important function of this DEN (Divisional Engineer). department. The maintenance work is managed both through departmental personnel as well as outsourcing. Sr. DEE/G/ UMB Chief Chief Electrical engineer is the Sr.DEE is responsible for the Electrical Apex of this department. The supply of power (electricity) Engineer officers of this cadre are required for service buildings, responsible to maintain the assets Railway quarters, Platform stalls of the Electrical Department in and collection of charges from . This department the users. He is also responsible is mainly divided in following for proper maintenance of all branches General Service (G), electrical installations. The Sr. Traction Operation (TrO), DEE reports to the Divisional Traction distribution (TrD), Railway Manager of the Traction Rolling Stock (TRS). Division. Sr. Traction Rolling Stock includes Sr.DEE/TRD is the officer in DEE/TRD/UMB production and maintenance of immediate charge of the Traction Electric Locomotives, Electrical Distribution section and is Multiple Units (EMUs) and Main responsible for the maintenance Line EMUs (). Traction & functioning of OHE and TRD Distribution includes the installation & supply of power maintenance of substations (PS) (electricity) required for traction and Over Head Equipments (OHE) purpose. Sr. DEE/MEMU involved in movement of Rolling Sr.DEE/MEMU is responsible Stock. for the timely repair and maintenance and periodical schedule of MEMU Coaches assigned to the Depot. He is also responsible for working & maintenance of all tools & plant of the Shed. Sr. Sr.DEE/ELS is the head of the DEE/ELS/KJGY unit who is the overall in-charge of maintenance of electric locomotives and all other tools and plants in the electric loco shed. Sr. DME/UMB Principal Chief All the coaches and wagons are Sr. DME/C&W is responsible for Mechanical maintained by the Mechanical the maintenance of Carriages and Engineer Department. The main areas of Wagons as per maintenance responsibility of mechanical schedules and keeping them in good condition. Sr. DME/O&F is department includes Motive Power responsible for maintenance of availability, Crew Management, Loco of Loco Shed/KLK and Rolling Stock Management, running of Loco on line by Traffic restoration in case of deputing the Loco pilot for the accidents trains and maintenance of Diesel installations. Sr. DOM/UMB Chief The operating department is Operating concerned with the running of both Sr. DOM is responsible for Manager passengers and goods trains and is operating the passenger trains headed by Chief Operating (Mail/ Express and Passenger) Manager (COM) at the apex level. and goods trains’ efficiently Operating department is ensuring safety and punctuality. responsible for ensuring efficient, He/She is also responsible for safe and user friendly generation of empty wagons and transportation of freight and their movement to the loading passengers. The department also points. He/She ensures optimum arranges multi modal traffic in utilization of railway's assets by regular coordination with maximizing output with available Container Corporation of . inputs. This includes both traffic for export and traffic for domestic use. The Commercial department is Sr. DCM is responsible for headed by Chief Commercial implementing the policy Manager (CCM) at the apex level. decisions of the Railway Board This Department is concerned with relating to rates and routing of all facets of Commercial working, freight traffic as well as from selling tickets and booking instructions from Zonal goods through rendering services Headquarters and to ensure that Chief to passengers at stations and on correct fares and freight charges Sr. DCM/UMB Commercial board trains to dealing with are collected from the users for Manager compensation claims. the services/ facilities rendered by the Railways. Sr. DCM is responsible for commercial activities, which are also called as railway business, are of two types – Freight and Coaching. Again, Coaching is divided into two – Passenger and Parcel. The Signal and Telecommunication Department is Sr. DSTE is responsible for headed by Pr. Chief Signal and maintaining the Signals and Telecommunication Engineer Telecommunication equipment (PCSTE) at the apex level. At the in reliable condition for ensuring divisional level, Sr. DSTE (Senior smooth running of trains. The Principal Chief Divisional Signal & Telecom officers of this service are Signal and Engineer) is assisted by SS & JS responsible for managing the Sr. D.S.T.E/UMB Telecommunic grade officers designated as DSTE Signal ation Engineer (Divisional Signal & Telecom and Telecommunications Engine Engineer) and ADSTE (Assistant ering Organization of the Indian Divisional Signal & Telecom Railways Engineer). Signalling is vital to Railway Safety to cope with the rising traffic density and to meet with better safety standards. Safety aids like Track Circuiting and interlocking of level crossing gates and provision of telephones at manned level crossings had been increasingly adopted to further enhance safety in train operation. Sr. DMM/UMB Principal Chief The Stores department is Sr. DMM deals with task of local Material responsible purchase of stock and non-stock Manager for forecasting, planning, procure items and supply of uniforms, ment of stationery, forms etc. for material, logistics management, Division and includes all the and warehousing of Indian following: Railway's assets. It is also  Warehousing of Materials. responsible for giving material  Distribution of Materials to support to production of railway consignees. coaches, locomotives, and railway  Inventory Management. wagons. Realization of revenue by  Fabrication and Distribution selling of scrap is another major of Uniforms. function of the Stores Department.  Printing of Tickets, Money This is done by means of auctions, Value Books and Forms etc. tender sale, and staff sales.  Disposal of Scrap.

Sr. DFM/UMB Principal The Accounts Department is Sr. DFM headed accounts Financial mainly responsible for :- department at divisional level Advisor and and is mainly responsible to keep Chief  Keeping the accounts of the the Accounts of the Division, Accounts Northern Railway in carry out internal check of the Officer accordance with the prescribed transactions relating to receipts rules. and expenditure, tender advice to  Internal check of transactions Administration, whenever affecting the receipt and required in all matters involving expenditure of Northern Railway finances, compile Railway. Budget in consultation with other  Prompt settlement of proper Executive Departments and claims against Northern monitoring the budgetary Railway. control, discharge other  Tendering, as part of its management functions such as important functions, advice to providing financial data for the administration whenever management reporting and required or necessary in all participating in Tender matters involving Railway Committees for works, stores and finance. revenues. He is also responsible  Compilation of budgets in to ensure that there are no consultation with other financial irregularities and the departments and monitoring cannons of financial propriety are the budgetary control followed. procedures as may be laid down in the relevant orders and Code rules from time to time.  Generally discharging other management accounting functions such as providing financial data for management reporting, assisting inventory management, participation in purchase/contracting decisions and surveys for major schemes in accordance with relevant rules and orders.  Seeing that there are no financial irregularities in the transaction of the railway.

Sr. Principal Chief ('RPF) is Sr. DSC is responsible to protect DSC/RPF/UMB Security a security force, established by the and safeguard the Railway Commissioner Railway Protection Force Act, property and to combat crime 1957; enacted by the Indian against it. He performs other Parliament for "the better functions of an Armed Force of protection and security of railway the Union and exercise powers of property and passenger area" a Railway servant as conferred by or under the Railway Act. 1989. He is also responsible for providing escort to important Mail/ Express trains.

Sr. DPO/UMB Principal Chief The officers of this service are Sr. DPO is in-charge of Personnel responsible for managing recruitment of personnel, Officer the Human Resources of training, selections, promotions the Indian Railways and welfare of and transfers, enforcement of railway employees and their HOER, payment of salaries/ families. wages, advances and amounts due in settlement cases. He has to ensure proper maintenance of records like Service Registers, Leave Accounts, and Seniority lists. He is in-charge of staff amenities, welfare activities and Industrial Relations. CMS/UMB Principal Chief The Medical Department of CMS with the assistance of Medical Northern Railway provides Doctors working under him Director comprehensive health care to its renders Medical and Health employees both serving and retired services to serving/ retired and their families. employees and their dependents. The responsibilities regarding medical and health services include maintenance of sanitation, hygiene, cleanliness, safe drinking water and food, scientific disposal of hospital waste etc. besides providing prompt relief to passengers injured or taken seriously ill in trains or at Railway stations. Chairman, ED/RRB/ Each RRB consists of a Chairman, Railway Railway Member Secretary / Deputy Chairman Railway Recruitment Recruitment Secretary or an Assistant Secretary Board, Chandigarh has been Board, Board, New and non-gazetted staff. The entrusted with the work of Chandigarh Delhi Jurisdiction of RRB/Chandigarh advertising of vacancies of for recruitment of the Group 'C' various cadres, setting of Technical and Non-Technical question papers, evaluation of Categories is as under: question papers, preparation of results/panel, physical 1. Headquarter Office, Northern verification of original Railway, Baroda House, New certificates etc. Delhi 2. Delhi and Ambala Division of Northern Railway 3. Carriage & Wagon Workshop, Jagadhari 4. Store Depot of Jagadhari Workshop & Shakurbasti

Additional Chairman, The Railway Claims Tribunal was Additional Registrar is to render Registrar, Railway enacted to provide speedy disposal assistance to Members of RCT Railway Claims Claims of claims against the Railway for the smooth functioning of Tribunal, Tribunal, Administration Tribunal. Registration of claim Chandigarh Principal cases, Summoning of witnesses Bench, New etc, budget monitoring, Delhi. arrangement of infrastructure etc. are the main functions being done by addl. Registrar.

Auditee Units-Traffic Audit Ambala Division List of Total Stations on the basis of Commodities for Annual Audit Plan 2020-21 Sr.N Name of Name of Name of Name of Name of Commodities o. Deptt Apex Units Station Division 1 2 3 4 5 6 VERY BIG STATIONS 1 Commercial Principal Ambala Cantt Ambala Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised (Traffic) Chief & Coaching 2 Commercial Chandigarh Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised Manager & Coaching 3 (PCCM) Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 4 Barnala Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 5 Bathinda JN. Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 6 nagar, Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 7 Rampura Phul Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 8 Tapa Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 9 Sunam Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 10 Malout Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 11 JN. Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 12 Sangrur Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 13 Malerkotla Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 14 Dhulkot Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 15 Dhuri JN Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 16 JN Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 17 Nabha Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 18 Bhuchchu Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 19 Kiratpur Sahib Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 20 Khanna Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 21 Sirhind JN Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 22 Gidderbaha Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 23 Abohar Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 24 Chawapail Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 25 Roopnagar Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 26 Barwala Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 27 Bharatgarh Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 28 Lehragaga Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 29 Ahmedgarh Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 30 Govindgarh Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandised & Coaching

BIG STATIONS 1 Commercial Principal Bassipathana Ambala Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandise (Traffic) Chief d & Coaching 2 Commer Doraha Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandise cial d & Coaching 3 Manager Khamano Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandise d & Coaching 4 Kurali Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandise d & Coaching 5 Morinda Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandise d & Coaching 6 Dhappar Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandise d & Coaching MAJOR STATIONS 1 Commercial PCCM Nangaldam Ambala Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 2 (Traffic) Una Himachal Gen.Merchandised & Coaching 3 Kila Raipur Foodgrain,Fertilizer,Gen.Merchandise d & Coaching