K'B'Nanda

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IRAS AT CROSSROADS

• by
• K.B.Nanda
• Executive Director Accounts

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• Indian Railway Accounts Service is of more than
  80 years vintage
• Is the oldest service other than the IAAS
  through which it branched off

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OBJECTIVES

• To throw up burning issues affecting the
  fraternity
• To provide a listening post for issues agitating
  the minds of officers
• To invite ideas suggestions for improving
  career prospects
• To draw a road map for the future

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IRAS comprises the biggest Accounts service after
IAAS
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Accounts among Railway Services
Organized service strength as on 01-01-2008
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IDEAL CAREER CHART OF AN IRAS OFFICER
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NORMS FOR POSTINGS

• IRAS officers with working spouse should be
  accommodated at the same station as far as
  possible
• Inter-station transfers should be minimum in
  SG/SAG due to childrens education
• Compassionate postings should be allowed twice in
  a career for 3 years each
• On promotion, junior-most officer will move out
  in case no vacancy exists in the same station

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VALUE ADDITION- PROPOSED

• Each IRAS officer to receive professional/manageme
  nt/specialised training for at least 2 weeks
  every 2 years
• Every officer should be exposed to training in
  railway working abroad at least once in his /her
  career preferably within the first 15 years of
  service
• Officers must acquire a degree in ICWAI/ICAI or
  MBA/Fin or in Public Policy conducted by reputed
  institutions like NIFM, IIMs, IIPA,MDI etc.
  before attaining SG

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VALUE ADDITIONS

• Training schedule for IRAS probationers being
  revised (Details in the next slide)
• 2. Foreign training has been made a composite
  part of AMP being conducted by Railway Staff
  College

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Revised training schedule of IRAS probationers
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FOREIGN TRAINING
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PROMOTIONS SCENARIO- IDEAL Vs ACTUAL
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TIME-BOUND PROMOTIONS HOW TO IMPLEMENT?

• In order to clear the backlog in SAG/HAG
  promotions,deputations to be encouraged to
  PSUs/General Branches in SAG
• All posts of FACAOs (co-ordinating) on the Zonal
  Railways to be in HAG
• More posts in General branch to be attempted for
  cadre balancing
• Deputation to NTPC/SEBs to be pursued
• Exchange programme with the IAAS and IP FAS to
  be pursued
• Cadre-management to be handled entirely by IRAS
  without interference from non stake holders
• Posting as Joint Secy. Cum FA in other Ministries
  to be pursued with FM

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DEPUTATIONS INDIA/FOREIGN
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IRAS OFFICERS IN GENERAL BRANCHES
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C-TARA (Centralised Training Academy for Railway
Accounts)

• The training institute at Secunderabad has been
  in existence since the last 3 years
• The Institute is at present being utilised only
  for holding weekly courses for Group B C
  personnel
• The institute needs to be equipped with manpower
  and proper training programmes so as to enable it
  to train IRAS officers
• The institute needs to be developed as a centre
  of excellence in Finance Management on the lines
  of similar institutions set up by sister
  departments

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CONCLUSION

• The IRAS may be an 80 year old service but it is
  not aged
• There are many areas where work needs to be done
• There is no room for despondency
• All of us need to work together to take the
  service to greater heights
• IRAS promises a bright future

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Thank You