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Chapter 1: Organisation of the Signal & Telecommunication Department Section 1: Signal and Telecommunication Department - An Overview 1.1.1 The efficient upkeep of Signal and Telecommunication assets of the Railways is the responsibility of the Open Line Organisa...

Chapter 1: Organisation of the Signal & Telecommunication Department Section 1: Signal and Telecommunication Department - An Overview 1.1.1 The efficient upkeep of Signal and Telecommunication assets of the Railways is the responsibility of the Open Line Organisation of the Signal and Telecommunication Department. Major construction activities of the Railways may be under the administrative control of a Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) reporting directly to the General Manager of an Open Line or under administrative control of a General Manager (Construction)/Chief Administrative Officer (Construction). 1.1.2 Structure of Open Line Organisation (a) The Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (PCSTE) is the Administrative and Principal Head of the Signal and Telecommunication Department and is responsible to the General Manager for the efficient and economical working of the Department. (b) The Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer may be assisted in his work by one or more heads of the department (HODs). (c) These HODs are designated as per their area of work such as; Chief Signal Engineer, Chief Communication Engineer, Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Planning etc. They are incharge of their respective areas of control. Their work is, however, coordinated by the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer who is responsible to the General Manager of the Railway. (d) Heads of the Department (HODs) in turn, may be assisted at the Headquarters by a team of Officers of the level of Deputy Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineers, Senior/Executive Signal and Telecommunication Engineers and Assistant/Assistant Executive Signal and Telecommunication Engineers as required. HODs shall provide necessary direction and control for the efficient discharge of their duties. (e) The Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer will lay down the duties of each of the Officers of the Headquarters and Divisions. (f) The expression "Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer" wherever used in this Manual implies HODs as mentioned in Para 1.1.2(c) and Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) unless the contrary is clear from the context. (g) The Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer shall be over all in charge of staff cadre - Gazetted and non-Gazetted. Chapter 1: Organisation Of The Signal & Telecommunication Department Page 1 of 530 1.1.3 Construction Organisation/Project Organisation/RE Organisation (a) The expression “Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction)” wherever used in this Manual shall also include CSTE/Projects, CSTE/Works, CSTE/CORE or any other post in Indian Railways in equivalent or higher grade (SAG/HAG) created for execution of works. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) shall provide necessary direction and control for the efficient and cost effective execution of all works under his charge. (b) The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) may be assisted at the Headquarters by a team of officers of the level of Deputy Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Engineers, Senior Signal and Telecommunication Engineers, Assistant Signal and Telecommunication Engineers as required. (c) The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) shall maintain liaison with the Open Line Organisation and shall follow the general policies and procedure laid down for the execution of works. In cases where a different policy or procedure becomes necessary to be followed, he shall do so after due consultation with the Open Line Organisation to adopt an accepted policy or procedure. (d) The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) shall exercise necessary budgetary control within the allotment of funds at his disposal and shall co-ordinate with Head of Construction Organisation for compilation of budget at every budgetary stage. (e) The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) shall co- ordinate with the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer with regards to the placement of personnel for the various assignments under his charge keeping in view the overall career development of such personnel. (f) In the case of certain major joint projects for Survey, or construction, the Signal and Telecommunication unit may be constituted as a self-contained unit under the administrative control of the head of the Project. (g) In such cases, the Head of the Signal and Telecommunication Unit shall be responsible for co-ordination with the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer as mentioned in paragraphs 1.1.3 (c) and 1.1.3 (e). Note: These instructions for construction organisation with suitable modification will apply to the other Heads of the department (HODs) in Signal & Telecom departments when entrusted with specific execution of works. Chapter 1: Organisation Of The Signal & Telecommunication Department Page 2 of 530 1.1.4 Divisional Officers (a) A Signal and Telecommunication Engineer of appropriate grade is incharge of the Signal and Telecommunication Branch on each Division. He will be responsible to the Divisional Railway Manager for the maintenance as well as correct functioning of the installations under his charge. In case more than one officer in the highest grade are available on a division, senior most officer may be nominated as Incharge of S&T Department in the Division. (b) He is under the technical control of the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer to whom he is responsible for all technical matters. He may be assisted by a team of officers of the same grade or in lower grades. The Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer will lay down the duties of the various officers of the Signal and Telecommunication Branch on the Division. The term “Senior Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer" includes Senior Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer in Junior Administrative Grade/Selection Grade and Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Senior Scale) holding charge of S&T in a division. 1.1.5 Extra Divisional Organisation: (a) The following are the extra Divisional Organisations of the Signal and Telecommunication Department on the Railways: Signal and Telecommunication Workshops; Signal and Telecommunication Training School/Centre; Field Units of Construction Organisation including Project /Works/CORE; Any other unit designated by the Railway. (b) Each of these Organisations is under the control of an officer of appropriate grade who is responsible for its efficient functioning to the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineers (Construction) directly or through an officer of the Headquarters Office in the appropriate grade. The controlling officer may be assisted by a team of officers in various grades as required. Section 2: Officers 1.2.1 Strength of Officers: Strength of officers in the Headquarters Office of Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer, Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction), Divisional offices and in extra divisional organisations shall generally be in accordance with the extant guidelines of Railway Board. 1.2.2 Officer`s Designation and Abbreviations: The typical designations along with their abbreviation of various posts of S&T officers and staff are given below. There may be other designations for S&T officers and staff of equivalent level depending on their nature of duty/place of posting etc. Chapter 1: Organisation Of The Signal & Telecommunication Department Page 3 of 530  Post Designation (a) Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer Zonal PCSTE Railway/CORE/Metro (b) Chief Signal Engineer CSE (c) Chief Telecommunication Engineer CCE (d) Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Construction CSTE/C (e) Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/projects CSTE/P (f) Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Planning CSTE/Plg (g) Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Design & Drawing CSTE/D&D (h) Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Works CSTE/W (i) Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Headquarters CSTE/HQ (j) Chief Workshop Manager CWM (k) Deputy Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer Dy. CSTE (l) Senior Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer Sr. DSTE (m) Divisional/Executive/Senior Signal and Telecommunication DSTE/ESTE/ Engineer SSTE (n) Assistant Divisional/Assistant Signal and Telecommunication ADSTE/ASTE Engineer Section 3: Technical Staff 1.3.1 Technical Staff: The following are the technical staff of the Signal and Telecommunication Department for the purpose of this Manual. (a) Senior Section Engineer (SSE) (Signal), Junior Engineer (JE) (Signal) and artisan staff under their charge. (b) Senior Section Engineer/(Design & Drawing) (SSE/D&D), Junior Engineer/(JE/D&D) and staff; and (c) Senior Section Engineer (SSE), Junior Engineer (JE) and artisan staff of Signal and Telecommunication Workshop. Chapter 1: Organisation Of The Signal & Telecommunication Department Page 4 of 530 1.3.2 The Signal supervisors, are designated as; Post Designation Senior Section Engineer Incharge Signal: SSE/(Signal)/Incharge Sectional Senior Section Engineer Signal: Sectional SSE(Signal) Junior Engineer Signal: JE (Signal) Senior Section Engineer/Junior Engineer-Head quarter SSE/JE (HQ) Senior Section Engineer/Stores SSE (Stores) 1.3.3 The duties and responsibilities of Senior Section Engineer/Sectional and Junior Engineer would be same, unless specifically mentioned and is clear from the context. (a) The Sectional SSE/JE (Signal) is directly responsible for installation and maintenance of his section. (b) The SSE (Signal)/Incharge supervises the work of one or more Sectional Senior Section Engineers and Junior Engineer (Signals) and are responsible to the Assistant/Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer in appropriate grade. (c) Some Technical Supervisors (i.e. SSEs/JEs) are - headquartered in the Office of the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction), Dy Chief Signal and Telecommunication/Sr. Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer and assist in discharging his technical duties. Note: (i) If the divisional officer is in Selection grade/JA grade, the prefix senior (Sr) is added to DSTE. (ii) Dy. Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Construction may be designated as Dy. Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Project/Work/RE as per executing unit as applicable. 1.3.4 Staff under SSE/JE Signal (a) Each Sectional SSE/JE (Signal) shall be assisted by one or more Signal Technicians and maintenance gangs. (b) Each SSE(Signal)/(Incharge), Sectional SSE/JE(Signal) shall be provided with one or more special gang/gangs consisting of Signal Technicians, Artisan staff and Assistants for attending to maintenance requirements that may be considered normally beyond the scope of maintenance by Technician of particular station. (c) Each SSE(Signal)/(Incharge) shall be provided with necessary manpower assistance for management and security of office and stores. Pick up van, utility vehicle, Material handling machines, Material trolleys etc. as per requirement shall be provided at stores. Online network connectivity also to be provided to Stores. Chapter 1: Organisation Of The Signal & Telecommunication Department Page 5 of 530  (d) Each Sectional SSE/JE (Signal) may be provided with trolley/motor trolley/utility vehicle. Where trolley is provided adequate number of trolley men/Helpers shall also be provided. (e) Each Sectional SSE/JE (Signal) shall be assisted by appropriate staff as provided for a SSE (Signal)/(Incharge). 1.3.5 Strength of staff (a) The strength of SSE/JE, Signal Technicians, Sectional gangs and office staff shall be generally in accordance with an approved yard stick of the Railway Board. (b) Where such a yard stick is not available, the Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer shall frame a suitable one with due consideration to the standard of signalling, type of installation, size of yards, density of train services and general importance of the section. 1.3.6 Drawing Office Organisation (a) Senior Section Engineer (Design and Drawing): SSE(D&D) (b) Junior Engineer (Design and Drawing ): JE(D&D) 1.3.7 Responsibility of drawing Office (a) Drawing and design office of Zonal Railway for open line & Construction organisation is generally situated at Zonal HQ. This will be handled by JAG/SG officer who may be assisted by Sr. Scale/Jr. Scale officers & SSE's/JEs D&D. (b) This office is primarily responsible for preparation and checking of various designs and documents such as Signal Interlocking Plan, Control Table, Panel/VDU Diagram, Wiring Diagrams, Application logic Circuits, Interface circuits, Installation drawings, Earthing diagrams etc., as per latest policies and guidelines of Railway Board and Zonal Railway HQ office. (c) Organisation for Design and Drawing with Division and other field units of Construction, Project etc. shall be manned by JE/SSE (Signal) who will be designated as JE/SSE (D&D). (d) A similar but smaller drawing office may be established in field units viz., Sr.DSTE/Dy.CSTE’s for their needs, such as Location drawings, Cable Layout Plan, Cable Core distribution Plan, Track Circuit Bonding Plans, Traction Bonding Plan etc. 1.3.8 Other Staff (a) Signal Technician/Signal Maintainer (SM)/Technician(Signal) (b) Assistant (S&T) Or Helper Chapter 1: Organisation Of The Signal & Telecommunication Department Page 6 of 530