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pankajp	Four new zonal offices for operations	Lead	[-]
Posts: 347 (01/29/07 01:31:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None From Economic times of 29-January-2007 Rlys moots zonal offices FOR more operational efficiency, the railway ministry plans to introduce four zonal offices to improve co-ordination between functioning of a cluster of railway divisions and the Railway Board. This is being done to maximise operational efficiency in passenger and freight movement. An announcement to this effect is likely to be made in the 2007-08 Rail-Budget. The Railway Board and the railway ministry are working on the possibility of introducing four new offices of Director General of Operations (DGOperations) for the north, south, east and west regions, senior railways officials told ET on Saturday.
subbu98	more posts.	#1	[-]
Posts: 182 (01/29/07 06:32:27) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Four General Manager rank posts for the traffic department. It would be interesting to see how the complicated matrix perceives the development. If the GMs of the Zonal Railways would be accountable to the new DG (Operations) in matters of traffic. Or would it be the COMs? The support structure for the new DGs should also make an interesting case study in HR management.
BP	yet another layer	#2	[-]
Posts: 69 (01/29/07 09:25:18) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	this is not just HR or blinkered vision but politics. 1st u convince a minister to create new zones for better mgmt, efficiency and control and then add another layer. this layer may be 1 dept today, in 5 yrs, most of us who feel choked in the bottleneck of umbrella batches, will ensure that there is a dg (fixed asset / rolling stock / finance / hr) duly supported by SAG/SG/JAGs. having worked in zonal rly hqs, i really didnot understand what value was added there, except may be some control / coordination / issue resolution. adding one more layer above zonal rly whilst increases the distance between field and top mgmt (rly bd), it also reduces the visibility/control of rly bd in respcet of grassroot issues. in a way taking away power from bd is a good thing, however to rest this power in an intermediate body like dg(ops) would be a disaster. all executive powers of bd shud rest with gm or drm. in todays world when predominant feeling is that delayering is the mantra for faster execution / implementation, this institution of dg(ops) is nothing but politics that would utlimately lead to more conflicts and cultural clashes than resolving it.
irse	Re: yet another layer	#3	[-]
Posts: 124 (01/29/07 18:41:22) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	this item was also discussed in iricen's irse discussion forum.present status appears to be as frozen as indicated by Former ME sri SPS Jain "To the best of my knowledge , these posts have been frozen, not surrendered,upon intervention by ME and ML. It will be very difficult for MR to go to Cabinet again to withdraw his own proposal.. If not withdrawn, it will be appropriate that each major deptt is allocated one post each. In any case there will always be lot of friction between The GMs and DGs, if these posts are operated ,affecting operations and output very adversely.- sps jain former ME" However if minister announce it in budget speech ,then it will become a policy statement & will be implimented
subbu98	Power	#4	[-]
Posts: 182 (01/29/07 22:42:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	What would anyone mean by taking away power from the Board? There has to be certain power vested with the Board for being the Ministry of Railways, no? That's how ministries work? Not unless of course we are envisaging large scale policy shift in matters of public administration and channel of submission in the government itself.
irse	Re: Power	#5	[-]
Posts: 124 (01/29/07 23:50:39) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I under that coordination among 16 zones is supposed to be done by Railway Board in General & for traffic,MT in particular. This move appears to be acceptance of facts that it isdifficult to coordinate 16 railways from Railways board .This fact may be common for all the deptt The move to post DG(Operation) may curtail the power of GM & Board in General & increase power of MT in particular who may be controlling authority for them if such thing happen in divn & DRM(op) is posted to coorinate 3-srdom of adjoining region ,then God help railways
pankajp	Further details	#6	[-]
Posts: 347 (01/30/07 21:18:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Economic Times Kolkata edition 30-01-2007 economictimes.indiatimes....523893.cms Railways plan 4 zonal units to rev up operations DEBJOY SENGUPTA TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2007 12:00:01 AM] KOLKATA: For more operational efficiency, the railway ministry plans to introduce four zonal offices to improve co-ordination between functioning of a cluster of railway divisions and the Railway Board. This is being done to maximise operational efficiency in passenger and freight movement. An announcement to this effect is likely to be made in the 2007-08 Rail Budget. The Railway Board and the railway ministry are working on the possibility of introducing four new offices of Director General of Operations (DG-Operations). North, south, east and western regions will have one office each and these are likely to be set up in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, railways officials said. For instance, the DG-Operations (East) may be responsible for enhancing efficiencies of divisions like eastern railway, south eastern railway, north east frontier railway, east central, and east coast railway. The DG-Operations offices will be positioned between the Railway Board and clusters of railway divisions in a specific region, and will report to the Railway Board, the official said. The offices are being introduced with the idea of effecting better functioning of the proposed dedicated freight corridor. It will enable faster train movement between divisions both goods and passenger trains, and better planning for each regions and help sustain 10-11% growth in freight. Marketing is likely to be more focused if such offices are introduced, the official said. -------------------
pankajp	some more news	#7	[-]
Posts: 347 (09/14/07 01:33:11) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	in.news.yahoo.com/070913/48/6kqkn.html
Dinesh K Gupta	दो कदम &am	#8	[-]
Posts: 99 (09/14/07 21:27:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	पहले नये zones कि operational efficiency बढ़ेगी। फिर DG-O, co-ordination के लिये। पहले जो existing zones हैं उनके operational efficiency की बात करना ज़रूरी है। कितने ऐसे zones है जहां पर inter-divisional review for Gaurds & Drivers ठीक से implement हुआ है? inter-zone कि बात बाद कि बात है। DG-Operations के पास ऐसे कौन सी अधिकार होंगे जो आज GMs के पास नही हैं। ER के drivers गाड़ी लेकर NJP तक आ गये तो एक recognized union ने NJP में उन्हें पकड़ लिया। matter solve करनें के लिये GM और RB दोनों को involve होना पड़ा। लेकिन अभी भी ये implement नहीं हो पाया है। DG-O के पास ऐसे कौन से अधिकार होंगे जो इसे implement कर देंगे? union को by-pass करने का अधिकार होगा? या union matters- GM कि देखरेख में रहेगा।
Dinesh K Gupta	sorry	#9	[-]
Posts: 99 (09/14/07 21:29:01) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	sorry, the board does not support hindi font of hindi-kalam dinesh
pkatre	OH !!	#10	[-]
Posts: 145 (09/17/07 02:07:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	And I thought the DG (oprations) were talking among themselves (train nos and all what else!!) and Dinesh had somehow managed to get the transcript. Parag.
irse	new zones	#11	[-]
Posts: 124 (09/17/07 09:55:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	An intresting mail from saudi arbiaon subject recived yesterday & like to share The magnificent era of the Railways as a non-biased Organization of the Central Government has gone by and political strength & personal interests are ruling that has sown the seeds of hatred as the creation of newer zones, divisions and their boundaries are fixed with Envy, State Patriotism and Political muscle power rather than with necessity, service oriented-ness and National Patriotism. A few of the examples are creation of Salem division and the tussle that followed, demands for shifting WR to Ahmedabad, the separation of Vishakapatnam from E.Co to SC, separate zone for Kerala, the question of future merging of the KR with IR and its subsequent zones/divisions, the debate whether Pollachi should remain with Palakkad etc, etc and the list never ends but keeps adding by the day. The situation goes bad to worse as Political parties keep changing at the Centre and personal preferences over-ride national interests. To end such atrocities the following may be considered ideal: 1)All the zones shall be scrapped and instead four major regions such as North, South, East and West be formed. The Offices of these regions shall be in the rail bhavan or in the Capital- Delhi and not in any State. The Regional offices shall be headed by the Regional General Manager (RGM) in the cadre of a senior IAS Officer, appointed by the Central Government and he shall report to the Railway Board. 2)The railway lines falling within each State shall be under the control of a General Manager (GM) of the State and the GM shall report to the RGM and also for obtaining the funds allotted in the budget for each State. The Office of the GM shall be in the State Capital, with Railway hospital and other such necessities. 3)Suitable Divisional Managers responsible for the functioning of the divisions within the State shall report to the GM. 4)The requisite for a division shall not be less than 500 Km. 5)The GM of each state thus assisted by his Divisional Mangers (DM) shall be responsible for the traffic within the State and also for the over all development of the railways within the State in accordance with budget provisions. 6)The system of zonal marking on the Coaches, Wagons and Locomotives and other places shall be done away with and instead IR followed by the State initials as seen in Motor Vehicles shall appear (eg) IR- KER, IR-TN, IR-KRN,IR-AP,IR-WB (Kerala-KER, TN-TamilNadu, KRN-Karnataka, WB-West Bengal etc). These are to identify rakes/locos and its base stations/sheds for maintenance purposes. The IR prefixed carries the motto that properties belong to the Indian Railways under the Central Government and not State Government. The POH however, shall be carried out by the Factories/Workshops situated in different places exclusively under the banner of IR. These methods will finally end now and in future all the un- necessary tug of war between Zones, Divisions, States, Politics and personal gains/ motivation and will have a system of friendship and unity. Philip Abraham. Saudi Arabia

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