Lok Sabha Question No. 2967 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Commission of Railway Safety
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED : 2967 (To be answered on the January 2018)

Commission of Railway Safety

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SHRI SR VIJAYAKUMAR

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Commission of Railway Safety works under the administrative control of the Ministry 0f Civil Aviation;
- (c) whether the Commission also conducts statutory inquiries into serious train accidents and makes recommendations for improving safety on the Railways in India;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives and the details of the matters dealt by the Commission;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof and the number of inquiries conducted by the Commission during each of the last three years and the current year along with the recommendations made by the Commission on each inquiry; and
- (e) whether the Government has also decided recently to create one circle office of Com missioner of Metro Railway Safety for carrying out the functions of Commission of Metro Railway Safety under the Ministry and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b):Yes; Madam: The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety acts as Principal Technical Advisor to Central Government on Railway Safety issues. The duties of Commissioner of Railway Safety as out in the Chapter-III, section 6 of the Railways Act,1989 are as under:spelt

ii To make such periodicai or other inspections of any Railway or of any rolling

i. To inspect new railways with a view to determine whether they are fit to be opened for the public carriage of passengers; and to report thereon to the Central Government as required by or under this Act

stock used thereon as the Central Government may direct iii To make inquiry under this Act into the cause of any accident on a Railway and iv.To discharge such other duties as are conferred on him by or under this Act:

- (c): Madam\_ Yes;

(d): The number of inquiries conducted and recommendation made therein by the Commission during\_each of the last three years and the current year is as under: Year No: of inquiries No. of Recommendations

| 2014-15      |   13 |   49 |
|--------------|------|------|
| 2015-16      |   14 |   62 |
| 2016-17      |    8 |   52 |
| Current year |    5 |   33 |

The Commission has made 196 recommendations in last three years & current year; The main recommendations are as under:

iii.Railway must ensure that there are no unsafe practices followed in track maintenance as detected during site inspection:

iRailway should plan for replacement of 52 Kg/9o UTS D marked' rail with priority %n routes having important trains such as Rajdhani Express: Further 52 Kg/9o UTS 'D marked' rails also laid at vulnerable locations i.e. on bridge approaches, high embankments etc: should be planned for replacement on priority. iiAlI the sanctioned track renewal works should be undertaken on top priority in this section: bridges, iv Railway should strictly enforce the provisions of the General Rules with special emphasis on points affecting movement of train, responsibility for shunting, accident 0r obstruction, working in case of accident or failure of communications; precautions before comz mencing operations which would obstruct the line etc

vi Railway should ensure strict enforcement of provisions of G&SR para 5.13, 5.13/2 (a) & 5.14 while conducting shunting in a station yard:

VRailway should carry out periodic technical audit of track maintenance practices in the field and take remedial measures to ensure that manual provisions are complied with.

vii In view of repeated cases of signal passing at danger, it is necessary that locomotives are equipped with an effective ACDITPWSITCAS without further to prevent collisions and resultant loss of life. delay ix The motorman should not be permitted to work beyond 10 hours from sign on to sign off:

viii,Old coaches should be inspected in detail for corrosion and repaired during POH: Coaches with unrepaired corroded sole bar should not be allowed in trains. great xSecurity patrolling of the track should be carried out in the vulnerable sections

(e); Yes Madam; in exercise of the powers conferred by the section 7 of the Metro Railways (Operations and Maintenance) Act, 2002, Government of India has approved Creation of one circle office of Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) at New Delhi with Commissioner of Railway Safety (CMRS) as the head 0f the office to assign the statutory duties and responsibilities of work related to Metro Rail transportation's safety.