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CHAPTER I
ORGANISATION OF THE SIGNAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT
SECTION ' A'
Officers
Signal and Telecommunication Department—An Overview
1.1. The efficient upkeep of Signal and Telecommunication assets of the Railways is the responsibility of the Open Line Organisation of the Signal and Telecommunication Engineering Department. The major construction activities of the Railways may be under the administrative control of a Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) reporting directly to the General Manager of an Open Line or under the independent administrative control of a Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) or General Manager (Construction) reporting directly to the Railway Board.
Structure of Open Line Organisation
1.2. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer is the Administrative and Professional Head of the Signal and Telecommunication Department and is responsible to the General Manager for the efficient and economical working of the Department.
1.3. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer may be assisted in his work by one or more Chief Signal Engineers and/or Chief Telecommunication Engineers. Wherever provided, the Chief Signal Engineer and Chief Telecommunication
Engineer are in independent charge of their respective areas or control. Their work is, however,
co-ordinate by the Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer who is responsible to the General Manager.
1.4.1. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer as well as the Chief Signal Engineer and the Chief
Telecommunication Engineer, where provided, is assisted at the Headquarters by a team of Officers who may consist of Deputy Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineers, Senior Signal and Telecommunication Engineers and Assistant Signal and Telecommunication Engineers.
1.4.2. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer will lay down the duties of each of the Officers of the Headquarters Organisation.
1.5. The expression " Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer " wherever used in this Manual includes Chief Signal Engineer, Chief Telecommunication Engineer and Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) unless the contrary is clear from the context.
1.6. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer shall be in charge of staff cadre—
gazetted and non-gazetted.
Construction Organisation
1.7. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) shall provide necessary direction and control for the efficient and economical execution of all works under his charge.
1.8. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) is assisted at the Headquarters by a team of Officers who may consist of Deputy Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineers, Senior Signal and Telecommunication Engineers and Assistant Signal and Telecommunication Engineers,
1.9. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) shall maintain liaison with the Open Line Organisation and shall follow the general policies and procedure laid down for the execution of works. In cases where a different policy or procedure becomes necessary to be followed, he shall do so after due consultation with the Open Line Organisation to adopt an accepted policy or procedure.
1.10. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) shall exercise necessary budgetary control within the allotment of funds at his disposal and shall co-ordinate with the Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer for compilation of budget at every budgetary stage.
1.11. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction) shall co-ordinate with the Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer with regards to the placement of personnel for the various assignments under his charge keeping in view the overall career development of such personnel.
1.12. In the case of certain major joint projects for Survey, or construction, the Signal and Telecommunication unit may be constituted as a self contained unit under the administrative control of the head of the Project. In such cases, the Head of the Signal and Telecommunication Branch shall be responsible for co-ordination with the Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer as mentioned in paragraphs 1.9 and 1.11.
Divisional Officers
1.13. A Signal and Telecommunication Engineer of appropriate grade is in charge of the
Signaling and Telecommunication Branch on each Division. He is responsible to the Divisional Railway Manager for the maintenance as well as correct functioning of the installations under his charge.
He is under the technical control of the Chief Signal and
Telecommunication Engineer to whom he is responsible for all technical
matters. He may be assisted by a team of officers of the same grade or
in lower grades. In case more than one officer, in the highest grade is
available on a Division, one of them may be nominated as the
coordinating officer. The Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer will lay down the duties of the various officers of the Signal and Telecommunication Branch on the Division.
1.14. The term "Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer" includes Senior Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Junior Administrative Grade) and Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Senior Scale) holding charge of a division.
Extra Divisional Organisation
1.15. The following are the extra Divisional Organisations o f the Signal and Telecommunication Department on the Railways :—
(a) Signal and Telecommunication Workshops ;
(b) Signal and Telecommunication Training School ;
(c) Microwave Organisation ;
(d) Field Units of Construction Organisation ;
(e) Any other unit designated by the railway.
1.16. Each of these Organisations is under the control of an Officer of appropriate grade who is responsible for its efficient functioning to the Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineers (Construction) directly or through an Officer of the Headquarters Office in the appropriate grade. The controlling Officer may be assisted by a team of officers in various grades as required.
SECTION 'B'
Strength of Officers
1.17. Strength of Officers in the Headquarters Office of Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer, Chief
Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Construction), Divisional Offices and in extra divisional organisations shall generally be in accordance with the studies conducted by the Efficiency Beereau of the Railway Beard.
SECTION ' C'
Technical Staff
1.18.1. The following are the technical staff of the Signal and Telecommunication Department
for the purpose of this Manual.
(a) Signal Inspectors, artisan staff under their charge
(b) Drawing office staff ; and
(c) Supervisory and artisan staff of Signal and Telecommunication Workshop.
1. 18.2. The Signal Inspectors are classified as Sectional Signal Inspectors, Senior
Signal inspectors, 'Chief Signal Inspectors and Technical Inspectors.
1.18.3. The Sectional Signal Inspectors are directly in charge of installation and maintenance of signalling on a section.
1.18.4. The Senior Signal Inspectors are directly in charge of installation and maintenance of more important sections.
1.18.5. The Chief Signal Inspectors supervise the work of one or more Sectional Signal Inspectors Senior Signal Inspectors and are responsible
to the Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer.
1.18.6. The Technical Inspectors are headquartered in the Office of the Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer/Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer and assist him in discharging his technical duties.
1.19. Staff under Inspectors :
1 19.1. Each Sectional Signal Inspector shall be assisted by one or more maintainers and maintenance gangs.
1.19.2. Each Sectional/Chief Signal Inspector shall be provided with one or more special gang/ gangs for attending to maintenance requirements that may be considered normally beyond the scope of maintenance.
1.19.3. Each Chief Signal Inspector shall be provided with office/stores clerks and stores khalasis depending on the quantum of office/stores work. Adequate number of chowkidars for guarding railway material in his custody shall also be provided where necessary.
1.19.4. Each Signal Inspector except Technical Inspector may be provided with a trolley or a motor trolley. Adequate number of trolleymen shall also be provided.
1.19 5. Each Senior Signal Inspector shall be assisted by appropriate staff as provided for a Sectional Signal Inspector.
SECTION ' D'
Strength, Charges, Designations
1.20. Strength and Charges of staff :
The strength and charges of Inspectors, Maintainers, Sectional gangs and office staff shall be generally in accordance with an approved yard stick framed by the Efficiency Bureau of the Railway Board.
Where such a yard stick is not available, the Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer shall frame a suitable one with due consideration to the standard of signalling,
type of installation, size of yards, density of train services and general importance of the section.
1.21. Designation and Code initials :
The designations and code initials of Officers, Inspectors and Maintainers shall be as under ::
1.21.1. Officers :
(a) Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer
C. S. T. E.
(b) Chief Signal Engineer
C. S. E.
(c) Chief Telecommunication Engineer
C. C. E.
(d) Deputy Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer
Dy. C. S. T. E.,
(e) Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer
D. S. T. E.
Note.—If the Divisional Officer is in Junior Administrative Grade, the Prefix Senior (Sr.) is added to D. S. T. E.
(f) Senior Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (in Headquarters and extra divisional organisations).
S. S. T. E.
(g) Assistant Signal and Telecommunication Engineer.
S. S. T. E.
1.21.2. Inspectors :
(a) Chief Signal Inspector
C. S. I.
(b) Senior Signal Inspector
S. S. I.
(c) Sectional Signal Inspector
S. I.
(d) Technical Inspector T. I.
1.21.3. Maintainers
(a) Mechanical Signal Maintainers M. S. M.
(b) Electrical Signal Maintainer E. S. M.
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