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Expenditure
by
Shri. R.L. Wasnik*
SYNOPSIS
This topic aims to generate awareness towards Railway financing sources and activities involved in
Railway Budget and machineries involved right from planning to execution of project and control
measures for economy in expenditure with role of accounts as a link between executives and
management in brief. Focus is also been highlighted on nature of expenditure and its accountal in brief.
2. Financial Organisation
The professional head of the Railway financial
Organisation is known as Financial Commissioner and
represents the Govt.of India , finance department on
Rly.board. He/She is also the ex officio Secretary to the
Govt.of India in Ministry of Railways in financial Matter and
vested with full powers for sanction of Railways expenditure
subject to the control of Minister of Finance. In the event of
disagreement on opinion between FC and other Members
of the Board the FC has the right to refer the matter to
Finance Minister.
On zonal Railway level the overall administration of finance
is vested with Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer
as Principal head of the Department with the duty of
implementing the instructions issued by FC on all the
administrative and accounting matters duly communicating
the same to General Manager. Divisional head of Accounts
Department is designated as Sr.Divl.Finance Manager
alongwith the team of Assisting Team of Dy.FA& CAOS,
SR.AFAs, AFAs and DFMs and ADFMs & Workshop
Account Officers respectively on headquarters as well as
on division along with the number of SR.SOs and SOs for
the smooth functioning of the administration.
b)
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ii) Works
iii) Estimates
iv) Tenders
v) Contracts
vi) Stores Indents & Purchase orders
vii) Delegation of powers
x) Misc. matters
The Railway
1.
2.
3.
3. Development fund
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revenue or Capital.
A)
B)
Stages of Budget:
Stage-1 original grant
Stage -2
Stage -3
Stage -4
Stage -5
Stage -6
Stage -7
2.
3.
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Activity of work
xxx (three
digit numeric)
Object of expd.
xx (two digit)
Q- DRF,
R- OLWR,
S- DF
Planhead &
Object of Exp.
Sub detailed head
alpha
x-1,x-2,x-3,x-4
x-5,x-6
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