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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INDIAN RAILWAYSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INDIAN RAILWAYS

INDIAN RAILWAYS HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA.IT WAS FIRST ADOPTED IN THE 1960s WHEN COMPUTERIZED PASSENGER AND FREIGHT REVENUE ACCOUNTING, OPERATING STATISTICS,PAY ROLL AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT WERE INTRODUCED USING IBM 1401 COMPUTER PLACED IN ZONAL DATA CENTRES OF INDIAN RAILWAYS.

TODAY,INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS POISED TO SPREAD RAPIDLY IN THE INDIAN RAILWAYS.

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COMPUTERISATION ANDCOMPUTERISATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (C & IS)INFORMATION SYSTEM (C & IS)

DIRECTORATE OF RAILWAY BOARDDIRECTORATE OF RAILWAY BOARD

• C& IS DIRECTORATE IS A NODAL DIRECTORATE FOR C& IS DIRECTORATE IS A NODAL DIRECTORATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL PROJECTS ON INDIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL PROJECTS ON INDIAN RAILWAYS WHICH ARE CHARGED TO PLAN HEAD RAILWAYS WHICH ARE CHARGED TO PLAN HEAD COMPUTERIZATION.COMPUTERIZATION.

• IT DEVELOPS NORMS, STANDARDS, MAINTENANCE IT DEVELOPS NORMS, STANDARDS, MAINTENANCE OF MANUALS IN THE AREA OF COMPUTERIZATION.OF MANUALS IN THE AREA OF COMPUTERIZATION.

• IT PREPARES INFORMATION TECNOLOGY PLAN FOR IT PREPARES INFORMATION TECNOLOGY PLAN FOR THE INDIAN RAILWAYS.THE INDIAN RAILWAYS.

• IT COORDINATES TRAINING EFFORTS IN IT COORDINATES TRAINING EFFORTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AREAS.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AREAS.

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VISION STATEMENTVISION STATEMENT

INDIAN RAILWAYS SHALL INCULCATE A CULTURE OF USING INDIAN RAILWAYS SHALL INCULCATE A CULTURE OF USING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ITS DAY TO DAY WORKING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ITS DAY TO DAY WORKING SO AS TO PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO MEET SO AS TO PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO MEET WITH ITS CUSTOMERS AND ITS OWN REQUIREMENTS AND WITH ITS CUSTOMERS AND ITS OWN REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS.EXPECTATIONS.

(SOURCE: “VISION 2025 : TECHNOLOGY FOR INFORMATION” BY (SOURCE: “VISION 2025 : TECHNOLOGY FOR INFORMATION” BY C&IS DIRECTORATE)C&IS DIRECTORATE)

44

CENTRE FOR RAILWAY CENTRE FOR RAILWAY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CRIS)INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CRIS)

• IN 1986,Ministry of Railways established the CENTRE FOR RAILWAY IN 1986,Ministry of Railways established the CENTRE FOR RAILWAY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CRIS), Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 21 to be INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CRIS), Chanakyapuri, New Delhi - 21 to be an umbrella organization for all computer activities on Indian an umbrella organization for all computer activities on Indian Railways (IR).Railways (IR).

• CRIS is a registered society having an autonomous status and CRIS is a registered society having an autonomous status and

headed by Managing Director .CRIS is mainly a project oriented headed by Managing Director .CRIS is mainly a project oriented organisation engaged in development of major computer systems organisation engaged in development of major computer systems on the Railways.on the Railways.

• CRIS started functioning from July,1987.CRIS started functioning from July,1987.

• CRIS is entrusted with the task of design, development and CRIS is entrusted with the task of design, development and implementation of the FOIS, along with its associated implementation of the FOIS, along with its associated communications infrastructure. communications infrastructure.

55

LAURELS FOR CRISLAURELS FOR CRIS

• FOIS IS SELECTED AS THE BEST IT PROJECT IN FOIS IS SELECTED AS THE BEST IT PROJECT IN SOUTH ASIA DURING 2006 BY PC QUEST MAGAZINE.SOUTH ASIA DURING 2006 BY PC QUEST MAGAZINE.

• April 21, 2008 - Prime Minister Award for Excellence April 21, 2008 - Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public Administration to CRISin Public Administration to CRIS

• May 1, 2008 - IBM Beacon and Top Star Awards to CMay 1, 2008 - IBM Beacon and Top Star Awards to CRIS for E-WorkingRIS for E-Working

• June 2,2008 - CRIS recognized as laureate for its casJune 2,2008 - CRIS recognized as laureate for its case study "E-working - a less paper initiative"e study "E-working - a less paper initiative"

66

WELCOME TO FOISWELCOME TO FOIS

77

FOIS IS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING FOIS IS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY IN IREFFICIENCY IN IR

Using FOIS, the Railways have been able to Using FOIS, the Railways have been able to reduce the turn around time for freight reduce the turn around time for freight wagons from 8 days to about 5.5 days. And, wagons from 8 days to about 5.5 days. And, there has been a 10% jump in wagon-loading there has been a 10% jump in wagon-loading in the past three years without needing to in the past three years without needing to add more wagons. Because the information add more wagons. Because the information is directly captured digitally and is fed into a is directly captured digitally and is fed into a relational database (Oracle), report can be relational database (Oracle), report can be generated used by operational and policy generated used by operational and policy planners with whatever pivots they require. planners with whatever pivots they require.

88

FREIGHT OPERATIONS FREIGHT OPERATIONS INFORMATION SYSTEM (FOIS)INFORMATION SYSTEM (FOIS)

• FOIS comprises the Rake Management System FOIS comprises the Rake Management System (RMS) for handling the operating portion and (RMS) for handling the operating portion and Terminal Management System (TMS) pertaining to Terminal Management System (TMS) pertaining to the commercial transactions. the commercial transactions.

• The RMS is responsible for tracking and managing The RMS is responsible for tracking and managing freight wagons, freight-class locomotives and other freight wagons, freight-class locomotives and other operations of the freight system. operations of the freight system.

• The TMS deals with demand registration, Forwarding The TMS deals with demand registration, Forwarding Note registration, loading, RR generation, collection Note registration, loading, RR generation, collection of railway dues, remittance etc.of railway dues, remittance etc.

99

FOIS IS COMPULSORYFOIS IS COMPULSORY

• As per the Railway Board Freight Marketing As per the Railway Board Freight Marketing Circular No.10 of 2006, all future sidings shall Circular No.10 of 2006, all future sidings shall have FOIS terminal.have FOIS terminal.

• As per the Railway Board Freight Marketing As per the Railway Board Freight Marketing Circular No.16 of 2007, Circular No.16 of 2007, automatic timing devices linked tospecified track circuits would have to be installed by the Siding Owner (in sidings which are working under TILES scheme) for ascertaining placement and release timings.

1010

TERMINAL MANAGEMENT TERMINAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSYSTEM

Terminal Management System (TMS) Terminal Management System (TMS) captures all commercial information relating captures all commercial information relating to goods traffic from booking to deliveryto goods traffic from booking to delivery

1111

TMS MAIN SCREEN

1212

JPO FOR TMSJPO FOR TMS

THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE CIRCULAR NO.2 OF 2005 CONTAINS CIRCULAR NO.2 OF 2005 CONTAINS THE JOINT PROCEDURE ORDER FOR THE JOINT PROCEDURE ORDER FOR TMS AND IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN TMS AND IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR TMS IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR TMS WORKING.WORKING.

1313

DEMAND REGISTRATION IN DEMAND REGISTRATION IN TMSTMS

1414

DEMAND REGISTRATIONDEMAND REGISTRATION• THE DETAILS TO BE FED INCLUDE TIME OF THE DETAILS TO BE FED INCLUDE TIME OF

REGISTRATION,CONSIGNOR CODE,GROUP RAKE REGISTRATION,CONSIGNOR CODE,GROUP RAKE COMMODITY NAME,TRAFFIC TYPE,CONSIGNEE CODE,TO COMMODITY NAME,TRAFFIC TYPE,CONSIGNEE CODE,TO STATION ETC.STATION ETC.

• PROVISION IS AVAILABLE TO REGISTER DEMANDS FOR PROVISION IS AVAILABLE TO REGISTER DEMANDS FOR MINI RAKE,TWO POINT RAKE AND MULTI POINT RAKE ETC.MINI RAKE,TWO POINT RAKE AND MULTI POINT RAKE ETC.

• THERE IS PROVISION TO CHANGE THE DESTINATION FOR THERE IS PROVISION TO CHANGE THE DESTINATION FOR PRIVATE SIDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES.PRIVATE SIDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES.

• THE SOUTHERN ZONE PENDING DEMANDS IN TMS ARE THE SOUTHERN ZONE PENDING DEMANDS IN TMS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY WEBSITE UNDER DISPLAYED IN THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY WEBSITE UNDER THE LINK THE LINK http://www.southernrailway.org/odr.phphttp://www.southernrailway.org/odr.php

1515

FORWARDING NOTEFORWARDING NOTE

1616

F/NOTE REGISTRATION IN TMSF/NOTE REGISTRATION IN TMS

• NO OF WAGONS, COMMODITY CODE,WEIGHT,ROUTE,RATE NO OF WAGONS, COMMODITY CODE,WEIGHT,ROUTE,RATE TYPE,CHARGED VIA ETC. ARE FED IN TMS.TYPE,CHARGED VIA ETC. ARE FED IN TMS.

• WHILE SAVING THE DETAILS OF F/NOTE REGISTRATION, WHILE SAVING THE DETAILS OF F/NOTE REGISTRATION, THE F/NOTE NUMBER IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED BY THE F/NOTE NUMBER IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED BY THE SYSTEM.THE SYSTEM.

• THIS NUMBER IS USED FOR PLACING THE WAGONS WHICH THIS NUMBER IS USED FOR PLACING THE WAGONS WHICH ARE COVERED BY THE SUBJECT F/NOTE.ARE COVERED BY THE SUBJECT F/NOTE.

• THERE ARE ADEQUATE PROVISIONS TO MODIFY F/NOTE THERE ARE ADEQUATE PROVISIONS TO MODIFY F/NOTE SUBJECT TO THE RULES IN FORCE.SUBJECT TO THE RULES IN FORCE.

• THROUGH TMS,A MAXIMUM OF 12 RAILWAY RECEIPTS THROUGH TMS,A MAXIMUM OF 12 RAILWAY RECEIPTS CAN BE ISSUED FOR A EIGHT WHEELED BG WAGON IN CAN BE ISSUED FOR A EIGHT WHEELED BG WAGON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE ACCORDANCE WITH THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE CIRCULAR NO.11 OF 2003.CIRCULAR NO.11 OF 2003.

1717

OUTWARD INDEX IN TMSOUTWARD INDEX IN TMS

1818

PROVISION TO CHARGE FREIGHT CHARGES THROUGH PROVISION TO CHARGE FREIGHT CHARGES THROUGH DIFFERENT VIAs FOR THE SAME DESTINATIONDIFFERENT VIAs FOR THE SAME DESTINATION

1919

TMS ACCEPTS DEMAND REGISTRATION TMS ACCEPTS DEMAND REGISTRATION THROUGH LSD AND WDRFTHROUGH LSD AND WDRF

2020

ALLOTMENT,RELEASE,RELEASECOMPLETE,REMOVAL & REMOVAL ALLOTMENT,RELEASE,RELEASECOMPLETE,REMOVAL & REMOVAL CONFIRM OF WAGONS IN OUTWARD CYCLE OF TMSCONFIRM OF WAGONS IN OUTWARD CYCLE OF TMS

• AFTER ARRIVAL OF WAGONS,WAGONS ARE ALLOTTED IN TMS USING AFTER ARRIVAL OF WAGONS,WAGONS ARE ALLOTTED IN TMS USING THE MACHINE GENERATED F/NOTE NUMBER.THE MACHINE GENERATED F/NOTE NUMBER.

• AFTER COMPLETION OF LOADING,THE RELEASE TIME IS ENTERED IN AFTER COMPLETION OF LOADING,THE RELEASE TIME IS ENTERED IN TMS WAGON WISE INDIVIDIVALLY.TMS WAGON WISE INDIVIDIVALLY.

• AFTER RELEASE OF WAGONS, THE ‘RELEASE COMPLETE’ OPTION IS AFTER RELEASE OF WAGONS, THE ‘RELEASE COMPLETE’ OPTION IS INVOKED.INVOKED.

• THEREAFTER, ‘REMOVAL’ OPTION IS INVOKED.THEREAFTER, ‘REMOVAL’ OPTION IS INVOKED.

• THEN, ‘REMOVAL CONFIRM’ OPTION IS EXERCISED.THEN, ‘REMOVAL CONFIRM’ OPTION IS EXERCISED.

• ONLY AFTER PERFORMING THE ‘REMOVAL CONFIRM’ OPTION, THE ONLY AFTER PERFORMING THE ‘REMOVAL CONFIRM’ OPTION, THE WAGONS CAN BE MOVED IN RMS AND THE LOADING FIGURES ARE WAGONS CAN BE MOVED IN RMS AND THE LOADING FIGURES ARE REFLECTED IN WEB REPORTSREFLECTED IN WEB REPORTS..

2121

REPEAT WAY BILLREPEAT WAY BILL• ““Through this task information regarding repeated pattern of traffic in respect of Through this task information regarding repeated pattern of traffic in respect of

each consignor, for each destination, for a Group Rake Commodity, Rake each consignor, for each destination, for a Group Rake Commodity, Rake Commodity & Commodity with its seven digit numeric Commodity code, Commodity & Commodity with its seven digit numeric Commodity code, consignee, Traffic type, wagon registration fee applicable or not, type of consignee, Traffic type, wagon registration fee applicable or not, type of equipment used, Rate type i.e. Class Rate/Station to Station Rate/Military Rate equipment used, Rate type i.e. Class Rate/Station to Station Rate/Military Rate or Per Kilometre Rate, Risk Rate, Payment mode in respect of wagon or Per Kilometre Rate, Risk Rate, Payment mode in respect of wagon registration fee/Freight/Local Charges, Rake type, Stock type & No. of units, registration fee/Freight/Local Charges, Rake type, Stock type & No. of units, Rebate if any – then its code and rebate in percentage or in amount etc. shall be Rebate if any – then its code and rebate in percentage or in amount etc. shall be fed once by the Goods Staff in the system and its data will be retrieved in fed once by the Goods Staff in the system and its data will be retrieved in various tasks of the system viz. Programmed Traffic, Demand Registration, RR various tasks of the system viz. Programmed Traffic, Demand Registration, RR generation and various reports concerning to repeated pattern of traffic.”-generation and various reports concerning to repeated pattern of traffic.”-Para Para 4.2 of Railway Board Freight rate circular 02 of 2005.4.2 of Railway Board Freight rate circular 02 of 2005.

• Rebates for short lead traffic can be granted in TMS without registration of Rebates for short lead traffic can be granted in TMS without registration of demand through repeat way bill.demand through repeat way bill.

  • To grant all other rebates , demand should be registered through repeat way bill.To grant all other rebates , demand should be registered through repeat way bill.

2222

REPEAT WAY BILL IN TMSREPEAT WAY BILL IN TMS

2323

LOADING TASK IN TMSLOADING TASK IN TMS

• AFTER COMPLETION OF LOADING, THE AFTER COMPLETION OF LOADING, THE FORWARDING NOTE REMARKS,NO OF FORWARDING NOTE REMARKS,NO OF PACKAGES,ACTUAL WEIGHT ARE FED IN THE PACKAGES,ACTUAL WEIGHT ARE FED IN THE SYSTEM.SYSTEM.

• THERE IS PROVISION TO CORRECT THE THERE IS PROVISION TO CORRECT THE WRONG DETAILS IN THE LOADING REGISTER WRONG DETAILS IN THE LOADING REGISTER BEFORE INVOKING THE ‘CONFIRM LOADING’ BEFORE INVOKING THE ‘CONFIRM LOADING’ TASK.TASK.

2424

FORWARDING NOTE FORWARDING NOTE REMARKSREMARKS

2525

LOADING TASK IN TMSLOADING TASK IN TMS

2626

MODIFICATION OF ENTRIES OF TMS MODIFICATION OF ENTRIES OF TMS LOADING REGISTERLOADING REGISTER

2727

WEIGHMENT IN PRIVATE SIDINGS WEIGHMENT IN PRIVATE SIDINGS AND TMSAND TMS

• AS PER THE AS PER THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE CIRCULAR NO.12 OF 2007RATE CIRCULAR NO.12 OF 2007, THE , THE ELECTRONIC-IN MOTION WEIGH ELECTRONIC-IN MOTION WEIGH BRIDGE WHICH IS INSTALLED IN THE BRIDGE WHICH IS INSTALLED IN THE PREMISES OF THE SIDING OWNER PREMISES OF THE SIDING OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO BE LINKED WITH SHOULD HAVE TO BE LINKED WITH FOIS AT THE COST OF THE PARTY SO FOIS AT THE COST OF THE PARTY SO THAT THE RR IS BASED ON ACTUAL THAT THE RR IS BASED ON ACTUAL WEIGHMENT .WEIGHMENT .

2828

ISSUE OF RR AFTER WEIGHMENT OF ISSUE OF RR AFTER WEIGHMENT OF CONSIGNMENT AT WEIGH BRIDGECONSIGNMENT AT WEIGH BRIDGE

• RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE CIRCULAR 86 OF 2006RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE CIRCULAR 86 OF 2006 LAYS DETAILED GUIDE LINES ON THE ISSUE OF RR LAYS DETAILED GUIDE LINES ON THE ISSUE OF RR AFTER WEIGHMENT.AFTER WEIGHMENT.

• THE RR CAN BE PREPARED ON SENDER’S WEIGHT THE RR CAN BE PREPARED ON SENDER’S WEIGHT ONLY WHEN THE WEIGHMENT DETAILS CAN NOT BE ONLY WHEN THE WEIGHMENT DETAILS CAN NOT BE OBTAINED WITHIN 48 HOURS FROM THE TIME OF OBTAINED WITHIN 48 HOURS FROM THE TIME OF LOADING.LOADING.

• THE WEIGHMENT DETAILS ARE COLLECTED THROUGH THE WEIGHMENT DETAILS ARE COLLECTED THROUGH FAX FROM THE WEIGHBRIDGE STATIONS AND THEN FAX FROM THE WEIGHBRIDGE STATIONS AND THEN THE TMS LOCATIONS PREPARE RR DULY ENTERING THE TMS LOCATIONS PREPARE RR DULY ENTERING THE WEIGHMENT DETAILS IN THE ‘ACTUAL WEIGHT’ THE WEIGHMENT DETAILS IN THE ‘ACTUAL WEIGHT’ COLUMN OF LOADING REGISTER IN TMS.COLUMN OF LOADING REGISTER IN TMS.

2929

EXCERPTS OF RC-86 OF 2006 ON FOIS AND WEIGHMENTEXCERPTS OF RC-86 OF 2006 ON FOIS AND WEIGHMENT

• A reliable means of communication should be set up between the Associated and alternate associated weighbridges and the corresponding loading point for communicating results of the weighment to the loading point.

• Means of communication mentioned above could be a FAX to begin with.

• Eventually, it has to be upgraded to inter-system communication between the weighbridge and the TMS module of FOIS. FOIS will provide TMS terminal at every weighbridge location. Railway should advise the commissioning of communication system at the weighbridge station, immediately after its commissioning.

• However, if FOIS terminal is provided at the weighbridge station but interface between weighbridge and TMS is not developed, weighbridge staff should enter the weighment of wagons/rakes manually in the TMS module of FOIS provided at weighbridge station.

• FOIS will develop an interface between the weighbridge and TMS so that the weighment information is directly transmitted from weighbridge to the TMS system.

3030

RR GENERATIONRR GENERATION

3131

INVOIKING ‘EXPECTED FREIGHT’MENU OF TMS BEFORE INVOIKING ‘EXPECTED FREIGHT’MENU OF TMS BEFORE SAVING DETAILS OF RR GENEATIONSAVING DETAILS OF RR GENEATION

3232

GENERATION OF RR WITH CORRECT GENERATION OF RR WITH CORRECT FREIGHT CHARGESFREIGHT CHARGES

• DURING RR GENERATION,PAID/TOPAY,VALUE OF GOODS (FOR DURING RR GENERATION,PAID/TOPAY,VALUE OF GOODS (FOR COLLECTION OF PCEV CHARGES),PAYMENT MODE,OTHER COLLECTION OF PCEV CHARGES),PAYMENT MODE,OTHER CHARGES,AUTHORITY DETAILS (FOR GRANTING THE TRAIN LOAD CHARGES,AUTHORITY DETAILS (FOR GRANTING THE TRAIN LOAD WHEN THE NUMBER OF WAGONS SUPPLIED ARE LESS THAN THE WHEN THE NUMBER OF WAGONS SUPPLIED ARE LESS THAN THE PRESCRIBED STANDARD SIZE RAKE ON ADMINISTRATIVE PRESCRIBED STANDARD SIZE RAKE ON ADMINISTRATIVE GROUNDS),RISK RATE ETC. ARE TO BE FED BY THE TMS USER.GROUNDS),RISK RATE ETC. ARE TO BE FED BY THE TMS USER.

• BEFORE SAVING THE DETAILS IN THE RR GENERATION SCREEN, BEFORE SAVING THE DETAILS IN THE RR GENERATION SCREEN, ‘EXPECTED FREIGHT’ MENU OF TMS IS INVOKED TO ASCERTAIN ‘EXPECTED FREIGHT’ MENU OF TMS IS INVOKED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE MANUALLY CALCULATED FREIGHT CHARGES WHETHER THE MANUALLY CALCULATED FREIGHT CHARGES TALLIES WITH THE SYSTEM GENERATED FREIGHT CHARGES.IF THE TALLIES WITH THE SYSTEM GENERATED FREIGHT CHARGES.IF THE SYSTEM CACULATED FREIGHT CHARGES ARE LESS THAN SYSTEM CACULATED FREIGHT CHARGES ARE LESS THAN MANUALLY CALCULATED FREIGHT CHARGES, THEN THE MANUALLY CALCULATED FREIGHT CHARGES, THEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ARE FED AS ‘UNDERCHARGES’ IN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ARE FED AS ‘UNDERCHARGES’ IN THE ‘OTHER CHARGES’ COLUMN OF RR GENERATION. THE ‘OTHER CHARGES’ COLUMN OF RR GENERATION.

3333

E-PAYMENT ONLY AT TMS E-PAYMENT ONLY AT TMS LOCATIONSLOCATIONS

• E-Payment facility is available only at terminals where Terminal Management System (TMS) has been commissioned.

• Payment under e-payment scheme will be limited to payment of freight charges at present. Railway may consider payment of other charges through e-payment at a later stage.

• E-Payment Scheme provides a facility to rail users to make payment of freight charges directly from their National Bank account to Railway’s Bank account through electronic means. Railway aims to promote this mode of payment by their customers.

• Electronic payment system will be a 24x7 facility under which transactions will be made round the clock and on all the days of

the year.

3434

RC 39 OF 2008 on E-PAYMENTRC 39 OF 2008 on E-PAYMENT• The Railway Board Freight Rate Circular No.39 of 2008The Railway Board Freight Rate Circular No.39 of 2008 gives detailed gives detailed

guidelines for E-payment.guidelines for E-payment.

• Any rail customer having regular business with Railway may apply to the Chief Commercial Manager (CCM) of the Zonal Railway on which the booking station is located.

• Acceptance of a proposal for instruction of e-payment facility shall be subject to an undertaking by the customer through a Tri Partite Agreement to abide by the conditions laid down in this E-payment scheme and any other conditions that the Zonal Railway may decide and add.

• In case a consignment is booked under e-payment scheme, diversionor dump depot booking of such consignments shall not be made till the relevant software is ready. Till that time, such transactions will have to be accounted for manually.

3535

E-PAYMENT LOG IN TMSE-PAYMENT LOG IN TMS

3636

CUSTOMER CAN TAKE THE PRINT OUT THE RR AT HIS CUSTOMER CAN TAKE THE PRINT OUT THE RR AT HIS DESIRED LOCATIONDESIRED LOCATION

• CRIS IS WORKING ON A PROPOSAL IN WHICH THE CRIS IS WORKING ON A PROPOSAL IN WHICH THE PRINT OUTS OF THE RAILWAY RECEIPTS CAN BE PRINT OUTS OF THE RAILWAY RECEIPTS CAN BE TAKEN BY THE CUSTOMERS AT THEIR DESIRED TAKEN BY THE CUSTOMERS AT THEIR DESIRED LOCATIONS THROUGH INTERNET.LOCATIONS THROUGH INTERNET.

(SOURCE:(SOURCE:http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072802390500.htm)http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/07/28/stories/2005072802390500.htm)

• THIS PROPOSAL IS SIMILAR TO THE PASSENGERS THIS PROPOSAL IS SIMILAR TO THE PASSENGERS TAKING THE PRINT OUT OF THEIR RESERVATION TAKING THE PRINT OUT OF THEIR RESERVATION TICKETS (ELECTRONIC RESERVATION SLIP) AT TICKETS (ELECTRONIC RESERVATION SLIP) AT THEIR HOMES THROUGH INTERNET.THEIR HOMES THROUGH INTERNET.

3737

DEMURRAGE REPORTING IN DEMURRAGE REPORTING IN TMSTMS

3838

REBOOKING AND DIVERSION IN TMSREBOOKING AND DIVERSION IN TMS

• FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN TMS TO REBOOK FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN TMS TO REBOOK /DIVERT THE CONSIGNMENTS STRICTLY /DIVERT THE CONSIGNMENTS STRICTLY ACCORDING TO THE RULES IN FORCE.ACCORDING TO THE RULES IN FORCE.

• PARA 11 OF THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT PARA 11 OF THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE CIRCULAR NO.2 OF 2005 SPEAKS OF RATE CIRCULAR NO.2 OF 2005 SPEAKS OF DIVERSION TASKS IN TMS.DIVERSION TASKS IN TMS.

• PARA13 OF THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT PARA13 OF THE RAILWAY BOARD FREIGHT RATE CIRCULAR NO.2 OF 2005 SPEAKS OF RATE CIRCULAR NO.2 OF 2005 SPEAKS OF REBOOKING TASK IN TMS.REBOOKING TASK IN TMS.

3939

COLLECTION OF DIVERSION FEES IN TMSCOLLECTION OF DIVERSION FEES IN TMS

4040

GOODS BALANCE SHEET IN TMSGOODS BALANCE SHEET IN TMS

4141

TMS QUERIESTMS QUERIES

4242

OUTWARD QUERIES MENUS IN TMSOUTWARD QUERIES MENUS IN TMS

4343

INWARD CYCLE FROM PLACEMENT TO RELEASEINWARD CYCLE FROM PLACEMENT TO RELEASE

• WAGONS ARE COMMERCIALLY PLACED IN WAGONS ARE COMMERCIALLY PLACED IN TMS FOR UNLOADING.TMS FOR UNLOADING.

• THE UNLOADING COMPLETION TIME IS THE UNLOADING COMPLETION TIME IS ENTERED FOR EACH WAGON INDIVIDUALLY.ENTERED FOR EACH WAGON INDIVIDUALLY.

• THE RELEASE CODE ‘RE’ (RELEASED AS THE RELEASE CODE ‘RE’ (RELEASED AS EMPTY) IS USED FOR RELEASING THE EMPTY) IS USED FOR RELEASING THE INWARD WAGONS INDIVIDUALLY ON INWARD WAGONS INDIVIDUALLY ON COMPLETION OF UNLOADING PROCESS.COMPLETION OF UNLOADING PROCESS.

• THEN ‘RELEASE COMPLETE’ OPTION IS THEN ‘RELEASE COMPLETE’ OPTION IS INVOKED.INVOKED.

4444

INWARD CYCLE FROM REMOVAL TO DELIVERYINWARD CYCLE FROM REMOVAL TO DELIVERY

• AFTER PERFORMING THE ‘RELEASE COMPLETE’ AFTER PERFORMING THE ‘RELEASE COMPLETE’ OPERATION,’REMOVAL’ AND ‘REMOVAL CONFIRM’ OPERATION,’REMOVAL’ AND ‘REMOVAL CONFIRM’ MENUS ARE INVOKED.MENUS ARE INVOKED.

• ONLY AFTER PERFORMING ‘REMOVAL CONFIRM’ ONLY AFTER PERFORMING ‘REMOVAL CONFIRM’ OPERATION, THE WAGONS CAN BE MOVED IN FOIS.OPERATION, THE WAGONS CAN BE MOVED IN FOIS.

• NOW, ‘UNLOADING REGISTER’ MENU IS CLICKED TO NOW, ‘UNLOADING REGISTER’ MENU IS CLICKED TO UNLOAD THE CONSIGNMENTS.UNLOAD THE CONSIGNMENTS.

• THEN ‘BOOK DELIVERY’ IS EFFECTED IN TMS.THEN ‘BOOK DELIVERY’ IS EFFECTED IN TMS.• THERE ARE PROVISIONS TO COLLECT THERE ARE PROVISIONS TO COLLECT

DEMURRAGE,WHARFAGE,UNDER CHARGES & LOCAL DEMURRAGE,WHARFAGE,UNDER CHARGES & LOCAL CHARGES IN THE GOODS DELIVERY BOOK OF TMS.CHARGES IN THE GOODS DELIVERY BOOK OF TMS.

• FINALLY THE DELIVERY BOOK IS CLOSED.FINALLY THE DELIVERY BOOK IS CLOSED.

4545

NORMAL DELIVERY BOOK OF TMSNORMAL DELIVERY BOOK OF TMS

4646

INWARD MENUS OF TMSINWARD MENUS OF TMS

4747

MESSAGE CAN BE SENT TO ALL LOCATIONS IN IR THROUGH FOIS

4848

DAY END OPERATION IN TMSDAY END OPERATION IN TMS

Day end closing task gives a prompt for checking all Day end closing task gives a prompt for checking all unfinished jobs, like Unloading / Loading Books. This unfinished jobs, like Unloading / Loading Books. This task is to be invoked by the Goods Staff before the task is to be invoked by the Goods Staff before the close of the day. It also provides the various print-outs close of the day. It also provides the various print-outs of the cash book i.e. Head-wise  Accruals, Collections, of the cash book i.e. Head-wise  Accruals, Collections, Remittances during the day. System also provides Remittances during the day. System also provides print-out Handling of wagons both Inward & Out-ward print-out Handling of wagons both Inward & Out-ward and the last numbers generated viz Demand number, and the last numbers generated viz Demand number, Forwarding Note number, Invoice Index number and Forwarding Note number, Invoice Index number and “RR stationary number”. In case of non-operation of “RR stationary number”. In case of non-operation of TMS on the following day, these printouts help to carry TMS on the following day, these printouts help to carry out the work manually. out the work manually. 

4949

DAY END TASK IN TMSDAY END TASK IN TMS

5050

MESSAGES AND CIRCULARS THROUGH FOISMESSAGES AND CIRCULARS THROUGH FOIS

• ANY PROBLEM IN FOIS WORKING CAN BE BROUGHT TO ANY PROBLEM IN FOIS WORKING CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS/ZONAL THE NOTICE OF DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS/ZONAL HEADQUATERS/OCC/CRIS/NDLS THROUGH FOIS HEADQUATERS/OCC/CRIS/NDLS THROUGH FOIS MESSAGE. MESSAGE.

• ZONAL OCCs AND OCC/CRIS/NDLS ARE FUNCTIONING ZONAL OCCs AND OCC/CRIS/NDLS ARE FUNCTIONING ROUND THE CLOCK TO RENDER HELP TO FOIS ROUND THE CLOCK TO RENDER HELP TO FOIS LOCATIONS.LOCATIONS.

• THERE IS PROVISION TO POST NOTIFICATIONS, THERE IS PROVISION TO POST NOTIFICATIONS, CIRCULARS IN FOIS BY ZONAL HEADQUARTERS AND CIRCULARS IN FOIS BY ZONAL HEADQUARTERS AND OCC/CRIS/NDLS UNDER A SEPARATE MENU.OCC/CRIS/NDLS UNDER A SEPARATE MENU.

5151

WEB REPORTS BY CRISWEB REPORTS BY CRIS

5252

WEB REPORTS MEANT FOR CCM WEB REPORTS MEANT FOR CCM IN FOIS IN FOIS

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WEB REPORTS FOR ALLWEB REPORTS FOR ALL• BASED ON THE VARIOUS INPUTS OF TMS & RMS OF VARIOUS LOCATIONS BASED ON THE VARIOUS INPUTS OF TMS & RMS OF VARIOUS LOCATIONS

OVER IR, SEPARATE WEB REPORTS ARE GENERATED BY OCC/CRIS/NDLS.OVER IR, SEPARATE WEB REPORTS ARE GENERATED BY OCC/CRIS/NDLS.

• THESE WEB REPORTS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE WEB ADDRESS THESE WEB REPORTS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE WEB ADDRESS http://10.60.200.50014/Webhttp://10.60.200.50014/WebReportsReports//..

• SEPARATE WEB REPORTS ARE GENERATED FOR SrDCMs AND SrDOMs AT SEPARATE WEB REPORTS ARE GENERATED FOR SrDCMs AND SrDOMs AT THE DIVISIONAL LEVELS AND SEPARATE WEB REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED THE DIVISIONAL LEVELS AND SEPARATE WEB REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED FOR CFTMs AND COMs AT THE ZONAL LEVELS.BESIDES THESE WEB FOR CFTMs AND COMs AT THE ZONAL LEVELS.BESIDES THESE WEB REPORTS, SPECIAL WEB REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED FOR RAILWAY BOARD REPORTS, SPECIAL WEB REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED FOR RAILWAY BOARD ALSO.ALSO.

• THESE WEB REPORTS HELP THE ADMINISTRATION TO CLOSELY MONITOR THESE WEB REPORTS HELP THE ADMINISTRATION TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES.THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES.

• REQUESTS FOR PUBLISHING OF SPECIAL REPORTS ARE ENTERTAINED BY REQUESTS FOR PUBLISHING OF SPECIAL REPORTS ARE ENTERTAINED BY THE OCC/CRIS/NDLS AT THE REQUESTS OF THE ZONAL HEADQUARTERS. THE OCC/CRIS/NDLS AT THE REQUESTS OF THE ZONAL HEADQUARTERS.

• WEB REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND HINDI.WEB REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND HINDI.

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LAUNCHING OF FIRST QUARTERLY LEAFLET “FOIS NEWS”, ON 03.04.2007 LAUNCHING OF FIRST QUARTERLY LEAFLET “FOIS NEWS”, ON 03.04.2007 BY SHRI.ABRAHAM JACOB, THE THEN COM/MASBY SHRI.ABRAHAM JACOB, THE THEN COM/MAS

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LAUNCHING OF FOIS NEWS BY SRHQLAUNCHING OF FOIS NEWS BY SRHQ• ““FOIS NEWS”, THE QUARTERLY LEAFLET WAS LAUNCHED DURING FOIS NEWS”, THE QUARTERLY LEAFLET WAS LAUNCHED DURING

APRIL 2007 BY SRHQ.APRIL 2007 BY SRHQ.

• IT IS INTENDED TO POPULARISE FOIS AT THE FIELD LEVEL.IT IS INTENDED TO POPULARISE FOIS AT THE FIELD LEVEL.

• THIS ATTEMPT TO ISSUE A SEPARATE PERIODICAL FOR FOIS IS THE THIS ATTEMPT TO ISSUE A SEPARATE PERIODICAL FOR FOIS IS THE FIRST IN THE INDIAN RAILWAYS.FIRST IN THE INDIAN RAILWAYS.

• GUIDELINES,NAVIGATIONS,FACTS & FIGURES OF VARIOUS IT GUIDELINES,NAVIGATIONS,FACTS & FIGURES OF VARIOUS IT PROJECTS, MODIFICATIONS IN FOIS SOFTWARE ETC. ARE BEING PROJECTS, MODIFICATIONS IN FOIS SOFTWARE ETC. ARE BEING COVERED IN “FOIS NEWS”.COVERED IN “FOIS NEWS”.

• OCC/SRHQ/MAS TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE THESE LEAFLETS REACH OCC/SRHQ/MAS TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE THESE LEAFLETS REACH THE FOIS LOCATIONS OVER SR.THE FOIS LOCATIONS OVER SR.

• THESE LEAFLETS ARE SENT TO OTHER ZONAL RAILWAYS ALSO IN THESE LEAFLETS ARE SENT TO OTHER ZONAL RAILWAYS ALSO IN VIEW OF THE SPECIFIC REQUESTS OF FROM THEM.VIEW OF THE SPECIFIC REQUESTS OF FROM THEM.

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RELEASING OF THE FIRST EVER FOIS INSPECTION REGISTER IN RELEASING OF THE FIRST EVER FOIS INSPECTION REGISTER IN IR BY SHRI.ABRAHAM JACOB, THE THEN COM/MAS ON IR BY SHRI.ABRAHAM JACOB, THE THEN COM/MAS ON

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RELEASING OF FIRST EVER FOIS FAILURE REGISTER IN IR ON 21.02.2007 RELEASING OF FIRST EVER FOIS FAILURE REGISTER IN IR ON 21.02.2007 BY SHRI.ABRAHOM JACOB THE THEN COM/MASBY SHRI.ABRAHOM JACOB THE THEN COM/MAS

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CAO/FOIS/CRIS/NDLS HAS ADVISED ALL CAO/FOIS/CRIS/NDLS HAS ADVISED ALL ZONAL RAILWAYS TO ADOPT THE ZONAL RAILWAYS TO ADOPT THE FAILURE REGISTER AND FOIS FAILURE REGISTER AND FOIS INSPECTION REGISTER AS DEVISED BY INSPECTION REGISTER AS DEVISED BY THE SRHQ.THE SRHQ.

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MODIFICATIONS OF FOIS SOFTWAREMODIFICATIONS OF FOIS SOFTWARE

• BASED ON THE FEED BACK OF THE USERS, BASED ON THE FEED BACK OF THE USERS, BOTH RMS AND TMS SOFTWARES ARE BOTH RMS AND TMS SOFTWARES ARE CONSTANTLY UPGRADED. CONSTANTLY UPGRADED.

• CRIS OBTAINS CLARIFICATIONS FROM THE CRIS OBTAINS CLARIFICATIONS FROM THE RAILWAY BOARD, IF NECESSARY BEFORE RAILWAY BOARD, IF NECESSARY BEFORE MAKING SOFTWARE CHANGES.MAKING SOFTWARE CHANGES.

• CRIS CONSTANTLY WORKS ON FOIS CRIS CONSTANTLY WORKS ON FOIS SOFTWARE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF DAY TO DAY WORKING AND RELEASES NEW DAY TO DAY WORKING AND RELEASES NEW IMPROVED VERSIONS PERIODICALLY.IMPROVED VERSIONS PERIODICALLY.

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CONCLUSION OF IT VISION 2025 DOCUMENTCONCLUSION OF IT VISION 2025 DOCUMENT

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS THE ONLY ENABLING METHOD AVAILABLE ONLY ENABLING METHOD AVAILABLE THAT CAN ALLOW FOR THE MOST COST THAT CAN ALLOW FOR THE MOST COST EFFICIENT OPTIMIZATION OF RAILWAY EFFICIENT OPTIMIZATION OF RAILWAY RESOURCES, INCLUDING LINE RESOURCES, INCLUDING LINE CAPACITY-NOW ARE IN THE CAPACITY-NOW ARE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

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