Indian Railway General Managers' Commercial Matters PDF

1/27/25, 8:40 PM APPENDTX T Powers of General Managers in Ccommcrcial Matters APPENDIX I Powers of General Managers in Commercial Matters...

1/27/25, 8:40 PM APPENDTX T Powers of General Managers in Ccommcrcial Matters APPENDIX I Powers of General Managers in Commercial Matters (Para 103) Note : The powers of the General Manager in financial and other matters are detailed in Appendix 11 to Chapter V of Indian Railway Financial Code. Volume I. These powers were liberalised and revised vide Board's letter No. F(X)II/86/PW/6 dated 5-5-1987. The powers notified in this letter, as revised from time to time, are given below so far as they pertain to Commercial matters. 1. In supersession of existing orders on the subject, the President is pleased to make the following rules specifying the areas in which the General Managers may not sanction expenditure or deal with other matters without previous sanction or the higher authority. 2. Subject to the observance of these rules, the General Managers shall have powers to sanction expenditure and to delegate their powers to authorities subordinate to them along with powers to re-delegate them to lower authorities. 3. Any delegation or re-delegation of powers by the General Managers to authorities subordinate to them should be made only in consultation with the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer of the Railways and will be subject to the existing codal provision as well as other regulations/instructions issued by Railway Board from time to lime. In the event of a difference of opinion between the General Manager and the Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer, the matter should be referred to Railway Board for orders. 4. The exercise of the powers delegated shall be subject to existing Code Provisions. Rules and Regulations as well as restrictions imposed from time to time by Railway Board in the context of economy in expenditure or otherwise. RULES 5. The previous sanction of the higher authority is necessary. (i) To the refund of fare and freight, otherwise than in accordance with relevant Tariff Rules, in excess of Rs. 20,000 in each case. (ii) To the write-off of amounts due to the Railways, otherwise than when they are irrecoverable, in excess of Rs. 10,000 in each case. Note : Items (26) and (27) do not apply to wharfage, demurrage, storage and lost property charges which may be written off or refunded by Railway Administration without the sanction of higher authority. (iii) (a) to the filing or defending of an appeal in the Supreme Court; (b) to the engagement of a Railway Counsel on scale of fees higher than that prescribed by Ministry of Law and Justice: (c) to the engagement of counsel at more than Rs. 1,050 per day in Supreme Court or in any of the High Courts or at more than Rs. 750 per day elsewhere; (d) to payment of fees in excess of scales of fees fixed by the High Courts concerned. (iv) (a) to the payment of arbitration fees to private persons in excess of Rs. 5,000 in each case. Note: The circumstances under which such appointment of private persons has been made should, however, be brought to the notice of the Board. (b) to the payment of contribution/subscription to a medical institution, if medical aid is rendered by such institution to Railway employees, in excess of Rs. 1,000 per annum. https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRCTCD/TrafficCommericalDepartmentAppendix1.htm 1/3 1/27/25, 8:40 PM APPENDTX T Powers of General Managers in Ccommcrcial Matters (c) to the payment of contribution or subscription to a professional institution in excess of Rs. 2,500 per annum in each case. Note : (1) The General Manager will have full powers for payment of fees to surveyors engaged for the assessment of the value of damaged consignments. (2) In respect of any item for which no scale has been laid down in any of the extent orders, the Railway Administration shall have no powers. (v) To the payment of compensation in cases of Railway accidents, otherwise than as specified below:- (a) Ordinary Passengers (including In accordance with Rules framed by the Government servants, other than those Central Government under Section 129 specified in category (b) below and their of the Rly. Act. 1989. dependents). (b) Military men, being or travelling on No powers. All cases to be submitted to military duty, the higher authority. (c) Compensation to public (other than Upto Rs. 10.000. Railway passengers) for injury to person or damage to property caused by accidents as a result of negligence or carelessness on the part of Railway. (d) Claims decreed by a Court of Law. Full powers to pay any sum so decreed. (e) Claims settled out of court with Upto Rs. 25,000 in any single case. advice of Law Officer of Government. (vi) To the payment of claims, otherwise than as specified below or claims for compensation other than those relating to goods lost or damaged and those arising out of Railway accidents— (a) Claims settled out of Court Upto Rs- 10'000 in each case. (b) Claims decreed by a Court of Law. Full powers subject to the condition that particulars of cases involving expenditure of more than Rs. 25.000 in each case should be reported to Railway Board for information. Note: The powers under item vi(a) above should not be re-delegated to subordinate authorities. (vii) Claims settled by arbitration award Full powers, subject to the conditions against any dispute arising out of a that the Railway Board should be contract. informed of the details—. (a) Where payment to a contractor as a result of the arbitrator's award exceeded by more than Rs. 50,000 of the amount considered due by the Railway Administration before the arbitration proceedings began; (b) Where deficiencies in the General conditions of contract or of procedure laid down by the Railway Board came to light. Note : The powers under item (vii) above should not be re-delegated to authorities below the level of HODs. (viii) To the write off of irrecoverable losses of cash, stores, tools and plant— (a) exceeding Rs. 1 lakh in value when a Railway employee is in any way responsible for the loss. https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRCTCD/TrafficCommericalDepartmentAppendix1.htm 2/3 1/27/25, 8:40 PM APPENDTX T Powers of General Managers in Ccommcrcial Matters (b) exceeding Rs. 2 lakhs in value when a Railway employee is not in any way responsible for the loss. Note : (1) Every important case of loss should be brought to the notice of the Railway Board, as soon as possible, after its discovery. When the loss involved does not exceed Rs. 50,000 the case need not be reported unless it represents unusual features or reveals serious defects in procedure. (2) Inefficient balances under Suspense Heads not exceeding Rs. 1 lakh can also be written off by the General Manager. (ix) The powers of the General Managers in the matter of quoting station to station rates etc. arc contained in Chapter II of this Code. https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRCTCD/TrafficCommericalDepartmentAppendix1.htm 3/3