Commission of Railway Safety
- Railway Inspectorate
- Janak Kumar Garg, Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS)[3]
The Commission of Railway Safety is a government commission of India. Subordinate to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by The Railways Act, 1989.
The agency investigates serious rail accidents. Its head office is in the North-East Railway Compound in Lucknow.[4][5] As of 2023, Shri Janak Kumar Garg (IRSEE:1987) is the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS).[6][7][8]
Organisational structure and jurisdiction
The commission is headed by a Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), at Lucknow, who also acts as Principal Technical Advisor to the Central Government in all matters pertaining to railway safety. Working under the administrative control of CCRS are 9 Commissioners of Railway Safety (CRS), each one exercising jurisdiction over one or more of the 17 Zonal Railways. In addition, Metro Railway (Kolkata), DMRC (Delhi), MRTS (Chennai) and Konkan Railway also fall under their jurisdiction.[9] There are 5 deputy commissioners of railway safety posted in the headquarters at Lucknow for assisting the CCRS as and when required. In addition, there are 2 field deputy commissioners, one each in Mumbai and Kolkata, to assist the commissioners of railway safety in matters concerning the signalling and telecommunication disciplines.[10]
See also
- Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau – Indian air accident investigation agency
References
- ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Commission of Railway Safety Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 19 February 2012. "Ashok Marg, NE Railway compound , Lucknow- 226001."
- ^ "Annual Report 2009-2010[permanent dead link]." Commission of Railway Safety. 1. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Commission of Railway Safety - Directory". www.crs.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Rail Safety Commissioner begins probe - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "MUD must appoint its own Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety: E.Sreedharan". RailNews Media India Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Commission of Railway Safety". www.crs.gov.in. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
External links
- Official website of The Commission of Railway Safety
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