RTI Act
Right to Information Act 2005In accordance with Headquarters office Lr.No.541-LC/111 – 2005 dated 26.08.2005, following information is made available under section 4(1)(b) of the RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005.
Functions and Duties of the Organization.
The office has been entrusted with audit of accounts of the South Central Railway as envisaged under various sections of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (DPC) Act, 1971.
Powers and Duties of its Officers and Employees:
Distribution of work among officers is as follows:
| Director General of Audit | Reports, Efficiency-Cum-Performance Audit, Coordination section, Internal Audit and overall supervision of entire office |
| DIRECTOR (Administration & Traffic) | Administration, Bills, Office Management & Welfare, Traffic Audit, Traffic Headquarters, Division Hyderabad, Division Nanded, Books Heqdquarters & Costing Cell. |
| DY.DIRECTOR(Construction, Worskhop & Stores) | Construction/Secunderabad & Vijayawada, Division Secunderabad, Division Vijayawada, Division Guntur, Division Guntakal, Workshop & Stores/Lallaguda, Coach Repair Shop/Tirupati, Wagon Repair Shop/Guntupalli, Stores Headquarters & Contract Audit, Headquarters Sections - Inspection Headquarters & Expenditure Headquarters |
Procedure for decision-making process and channels of supervision and accountability:
Office is responsible for audit of all accounts relating to South Central Railway, and accounts relating to Indian Institute of Signal Engineering & Telecommunication, Secunderabad, and Railway Recruitment Board, Secunderabad which are independent units, functioning directly under the control of the Railway Board. The operation, management and accounting of South Central Railway are organised on Divisional and unit basis. Hence, our audit unit offices are correspondingly organised, for effective functioning.
The activities of the Headquarters sections, apart from attending to administrative matters and personal claims, include vetting and issue of Inspection Reports from field parties to the concerned departments and their pursuance, through Group Officers. Group Officers are assisted by Sr. Audit Officers/Audit Officers, Assistant Audit Officers and Senior Auditors/Auditors posted in Headquarters.
The decision making process is initiated at sections through Asst.Audit Officers with final decision taken by Group Officers or Head of the Department, wherever necessary.
Norms set by it for the discharge of the functions:
The functions in the various cadres are discharged in accordance with provisions contained in various Manuals and Auditing Standards.
Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records used by its employees for discharging its functions:
Rules and regulations framed by the Government of India and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India are used in discharge of these functions. Apart from various rules governing Central Civil Services (like Leave, Pensions, CCA Rules, etc.), Manual of Standing Orders (Audit) (issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India), Manual of Audit (Railways) etc are also used for this purpose.
A statement of the categories of the documents held by is or under its control:
- As far as documents of the Auditee Organisation i.e., Zonal Railway are concerned, they are retuned back after examination.
- This office has copies of the following Audit Reports prepared by the
- Audit Reports of Union Government (Railways)
- Audit Reports of Union Government (Railway Finance)
- Performance Audit Reports
- This office also keeps copies of the printed Appropriation Accounts and Budget documents of the Union Railway.
The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representation by the members of the public, in relation the formulation of policy or implementation thereof:
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A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted by it. Additionally, information as to whether the meetings of these are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible to the public:
Following Committees have been setup are in operation:
- Committee to deal with cases relating to Sexual Harassment of Female Employees.
- Committee to monitor the grievances of SC/ST employees under the chairmanship of Director/Dy.Director(Admn) Pensioners Welfare Committee under the Chairmanship of Director/ Dy.Director (Admn) Disaster Management Committee under the Chairmanship of Director General of Audit.
The above mentioned committee meetings are not open to public. The minutes will be drawn as and when the meetings are held by these committees.
A directory of its officers and employees:Gradation List of Office of the Director General of Audit is prepared and maintained by the Administration Section of this office.
The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations:
Scales of pay of each category of post and number of persons in that category is mentioned below:
| Group ‘A’ Officers | Pay Band (Rs.) | Grade Pay (Rs.) |
|---|---|---|
| Sr. Audit Officer | 15600-39100(PB-3) | 5400 |
| Group ‘B’ Officers | ||
| Asst. Audit Officer/Sr.Data Processor/Hindi Officer | 9300-34800 (PB-2) | 4800 |
| Private Secretary | 9300-34800 (PB-2) | 4800 |
| Data Processor | 9300-34800(PB-2) | 4600 |
| Group ‘B’ Officers (Non-Gazetted) | ||
| Supervisor/ Welfare Assistant | 9300-34800 (PB-2) | 4800 |
| Personal Assistant | 9300-34800 (PB-2) | 4200 |
| Group ‘C’ Officials | ||
| Sr. Hindi Translator | 9300-34800 (PB-2) | 4600 |
| Jr. Hindi Translator/Sr. Auditor | 9300-34800 (PB-2) | 4200 |
| Console Operator/Auditor | 5200-20200 (PB-1) | 2800 |
| Stenographer/Data Entry Operator | 5200-20200 (PB-1) | 2400 |
| Clerk/Staff Car Driver/SG Record Keeper/FSG Record Keeper | 5200-20200 (PB-1) | 1900 |
| Multi Tasking Staff | 5200-20200 (PB-1) | 1800 |
| Sanctioned Strength | Men in Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category of Posts | Permanent | Temporary | Casual | Permanent | Temporary | Casual |
| Sr.AuO | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| AAuO | 52 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Supervisor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Welfare Assistant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sr.Auditor | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Auditor | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| PS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Personal Assistant(Sten GI.B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stenographer(Sten.GII.G.C) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clerk/Typist (Excl. Hindi Typist) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hindi Typist | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hindi Officer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sr.Hindi Translator | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jr.Hindi Translator | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SG Record Keeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Staff Car Driver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sr.Data Processor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Data Processor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Console Operator | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEO Gr-B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DEO Gr-A | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Multi Tasking Staff | 33 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
The budget allocated to each of its agency indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made.
Budget allocation is made by the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The bill passing authority is the PAO/AG/A.P for all Group A Officers and the FA & CAO/S.C.Railway for all Group B and C staff of this Office.
Details of the information available to, or held by it, reduced in a electronic form
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The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use.
Regulation of fee and cost as prescribed by the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) vide Notification dated 16.09.2005 are as follows:
- A request for obtaining information under sub Section(1) of section 6 shall be accompanied by an application fee of rupees ten by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to the Chief Cashier(Hqrs.), South Central Railway, Secunderabad.
- For providing the information under sub Section (1) of section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to the Chief Cashier(Hqrs.), South Central Railway, Secunderabad of the Public authority at the following rates:
- rupees two for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or copied
- actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper
- actual cost or price for samples or models; and
- for inspection of records, no fee for the first hour and a fee of rupees five for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter
- For providing the information under sub – section (5) of Section 7 the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to the Chief Cashier (Hqrs.), S.C.Railway, Secunderabad of the public authority at the following rates.
- For information provided in diskette or floppy rupees fifty per diskette or floppy; and
- For information provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication.
The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers
Director/Dy. Director (Administration) is designated as Public Information Officer
Postal Address:
Director (Administration)
O/o the Director General of Audit,
South Central Railway,
SECUNDERABAD – 500071
Phone No. 040-27830686
FAX No.:040-27832554
E-mail ID: pdarlySCR@cag.gov.in