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CHAPTER- Ill
CONTROL MECHANISM OF RAILWAY MINISTRY. RAILWAY BOARD.
ZONAL RAILWAYS AND DIVISIOANL RAILWAY MANAGERS
The control mechanism of the Railway Administration of Indian
Railways is a three tier system.
The Railway Board in Delhi is the apex body, legally competent
to take any decision relating to any matter concerning the Railway
administration for smooth, efficient and effective functioning.
The chairman of the Railway Board is the top most officer of the
Railway administration. The chairman and all the Board members are
the jewels and assets to the nation.
Ennumerated here below a table showing the Railway Ministry
and Railway Board in New Delhi, the General Managers in the
respective Zonal Railways and the respective Divisional Railway
Managers who are all strongly welded under an unitary control and ,
command of the Railway Board, functioning efficiently and effectively
with common objective and common goal.
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CONTROL MECHANISM OF INDIAN RIALWAY: UNITARY CONTROL AND COMMAND
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE [MINISTER OF RIALWAYSI
MINISTER OF STATE MINISTER OF STATE I FOR RAILWAYS- MSR(A) FOR RAILWAYS- MSR(B)
1 7
RAILWAY BOARD! .l.
I CHAIRMAN RL y BOARq t
* t ~ t ~ * Member Member Member Member I Member Financial
Electrical Staff Engineering Mechanical Traffic Commissioner
~ J, ~ 1 ~
Director General Director General Estt. I Admt. Rly Health Service RPF Matters I Matters
--Secretary
GENERALMANAGERS ~------~ Zonal Railways (Old) New Zonal Railways Production Units Other Production Lnits
I General Manager) I OSD (Officer on General Manager I General Manage~ Special duty)
I. 2. ~
.L
Central Eastern Northern
I 0. East Central I I . East Coast 12. North Central·
4. North-eastern 13. North Western, 5. North East Frontier 14. South East Central 6. Southern 15. South Western 7. South Central 16. West Central 8. South Eastern 9. Western
17. Chittaranjan Loco Motive Works
18. Diesel Locomotive Works
19. Integral Coach Factory 20. Rail Coach Factory 21. Wheel and Axle Plant
Source: Indian Railway Journal August- 2002, Published by the Ministry of Railways & Railway Board. New Delhi- 110002
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22. NF Railway Construction
23. Metro Railway Kolkata
24. Central Org. for Rly Electricied
DIRECTOR GENERAL 25. RDSO Lucknow 26. Rly staff collage
Bododare 27. Central Org. for moder
nization of workshop
LEGAL MEANING OF ZONAL RAILWAYS AND GENERAL
MANAGER
Zonal Railways : Chapter- II of Section 3 and sub sec : 1, 2, 3
& 4 Railway Act 1989, envisages as under:
1. "The Central Government may, for the purpose of the
efficient administration of the Government Railways, by
notification, constitute such Railways into as many Zonal
Railways as it may . deem fit and specify in such
notification the names and headquarters of such Zonal
Railways as the areas in respect of which they shall
exercise jurisdiction.
2. The Zonal Railways existing immediately before the
commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be Zonal
Railways, constituted under sub-section (1)
3. The Central Govt. may, by notification, declare any unit of
the Railways engaged 1n research, development
designing, construction or production of rolling stock, its
parts or other equipment used on a Railway, to be a Zonal
Railway.
4. The Central Govt. may, by notification, abolish any Zonal
Railway or constitute any new Zonal Railway out of any
existing Zonal Railway or Zonal Railways, change the
name or headquarters of any Zonal Railway or determine
the areas in respect of which a Zonal Railway shall
exercise jurisdiction.
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"Railway Administration" : - Section 2 Sub-section 32(a) defines
"Railway administration" in relation to : -
(a) " a Government railway, means the General Manager
of a Zonal Railway and
(b) a non-government railway, means the person who is
the owner or lessee of the railway or the person
working the Railway under an agreement.
LEGAL MEANING OF RAILWAY
Under sub-section 31 of section 2 of Rly (Second Amendment)
Act. 2003 (51 of 2003) Railway means a Rly or any portion of
the Railway, for the public carriage of passengers or goods and
includes : -
a. All lands within the fences or other boundary makes
including the limits of the land appurtenant to a railway.
b. All line of rails, siding or yards, or branches used for the
purpose of or in connection with a railway.
c. All electric traction equipments, power supply and•
distribution installations used for the purpose of, or in
connection with, a railway.
d. All rolling stock, stations, offices, warehouses, wharves,
workshops, manufactories, fixed plant and machinery,
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roads and streets, running rooms, rest houses, institutes,
hospitals, water works, water supply installations, staff
dwellings and any other works, constructed for the
purpose of or in connection with, railway.
e. All vehicles which are used on any road for the purpose of
traffic of a railway and owned, hired or worked by the
Railway and .
All ferries, ships, boats and rafts which are used in any
canal, river, lake or other navigable island waters for the
purpose of the traffic of a Rly owned, hired or worked by a
railway administration but does not include-
1. A tramway wholly within the municipal area and
11. Lines of rails built in any exhibition ground, fair, park
or any other place solely for the purpose of
recreation.
Further section 4 Sub-section 1 & 2 of Railway Act 1989 deals
with the "Appointment of General Manager" which envisages as
under : - (1) " The Central Govt. shall, by notification, appoint a
person to be the General Manager of a Zonal Railway.
(2) The General superintendence and control of a Zonal
Railway shall vast in the General Manager.
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1.
2.
3.
SYNOPSIS OF GENERAL MANAGERS
Total number of Zonal Railway (Old) 9 Zones 40 Divisions
manned by General Managers.
Total number of newly created Zonal 7 Zones 24 New Divisions
Railways manned by General Manager
Total 16 Zones 64 Divisions
Total number of Production units 8 X
manned by the General Managers
Total Zones manned by General Manager = 16
Total Production units manned by General Manager = 8
Grand Total
Total member of units manned
by the Director General
RDSO Lucknow (UP),
Railway staff college
Bododara (Gujrat)
Central Organization for
modernization of workshop
Manned by GM = 24
manned by DG (Director General)
manned by DG (Director General)
manned by DG (Director General)
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CONTROL MECHANISM OF ZONAL RAILWAYS
!GENERAL MANAGER (GM)\
t ~dditional General Manager (AGM)\
l ~nior Deputy General Manager (Sr. DGM)
ASSISTED BY THE FOLLOWING
OFFICERS IN. THE ZONAL RAILWAYS
Principal Officials under administration control of General
Manager in the head quarter of General Manager.
1. Chief Operating Manager (COM)
2. Chief Mechanical Manager (CME)
3. Principal Chief Engineer (PCE)
4. Chief Electrical Engineer (CEE)
5. Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer (FA & CAO)
6. Chief signal & Telecom Engineer (CSTE)
7. Controller of stores (COS)
8. Chief security commissioner (CSC)
9. Chief Safety Officer (CSO)
10. Chief Commercial Manager (CCM)
11. Chief Personal Officer (CPO)
12. Chief Medical Director (CMD)
13. Principal Director of Audit (PDA)
14. Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO)
Source : Library S. E. Rly & CPRO Garden Reach, Kolkata collected from different Railway Magazins & other records, published by the Ministry of Railways, Rly. Board, New Delhi.
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CONTROL MECHNISM OF ZONAL RAILWAYS' HEADQUARTS
Zonal Railways (Old) and new manned by the General
Managers with the names of the respective headquarters and the
name of the divisions.
r_ ~ri.-T/ z anal Railways Head Name of the Tot~ i No. : '
3
14
5
6
7
-1 N orthern R
E R
ts R
ailway
astern ailway
outh Eastern ailway
-·-----·
:c I !
I
entral Railway
estern w R ailway _
N R
N R
orth ailway
orth ailway
Frontier
Eastern
Quarters
New Delhi
Kolkata
Kolkata Garden Reach
Mumbai
Mumbai
Guwahati
Gorakhpur
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Divisions Divisions I --- ---
Ambala, New Delhi, 05 Firozpur, Lucknow,
Moradabad --
Sealdah, Howrah, 04 Asansol & Maida
-----
Chakradharpur, 04 I
Kharagpur (including Shalimar)
Adra and Ranchi -- ------
Mumbai, Bhusabal, 05 Nagpur, Solanpur
and Pune --
Mumbai, Badodara, 05 Ratlam, Rajkot,
Bhavnagar
Katihar Jn, 05 Alipurduar Jn. Lumding Jn. Tinsukia Jn. Maligaon Jn.
--lzzatnagar, 03
Lucknow and Varanasi
South Central I s€cundra- Secundrabad, 04 Railway bad Hydrabad,
i Vijaywada, I Guntakal
8
9 Southern Chennai Chennai, Polghat 05 Railway Jn., Trivandram
L Central, Maduri Jn.
& Tiruchirapally
To tal ?onal Rlys (Old) 9+ TOTAL 40 + Divisions
.. Source : lnd1an Ra1lway Journal of August 2002 Published by the M1n1stry of Railways
(Railway Board) New Delhi 110002.
CONTROL MECHNISM OF THE NEWLY CR.EATED, ZONAL RAILWAYS HEADQUARTS
Creation of New Zonal Railways manned by the General
Managers with the names of respective headquarters and the names
of the divisions.
- - r----- --- ·r -- --- --Sri. ronal Railways I Head
--1----~
Name of the TotaiJ No. 1 Quarteffi Divisions Divisions
------ _]__
B/F 40 I r---- --~··- --
10 West Central Jabalpur Jabalpur, Bhopal 03 Railway (C. Rly) Kota (W.
Rly)
11 North Western Joipur Jodhpur, Bikaner 04 Railway (N. Rly) Joipur,
Ajmer (W.R)
12 South East Bilaspur Bilaspur, Nagpur 03 Central Railway (S.E.R) Raipur
(New Divn. From S.E. Rly)
TOTAL (New) Zonal Rlys - 3 + TOTAL 50+ Divisions
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8/F 50+
13 East Coast Rly. Bhubanes Khurda Road, 03 war Waltair Sambalpur
(S. E. Rly)
14 East Central Hazipur Sonpur, Samastipur 05 Rly (N. E. Rly),
Danapur, Mugalsarai and
Dhanpur (E. Rly) r-------- --\- - -- -- ---
I
15 i North Central Allahabad Allahabad (N. Rly) 03 Railway Jhansi (C. Rly)
Agra (New Divn. From C. Rly)
-16 South Western Hubli Banglore, Mysore 03
Railway (S. Rly) and Hubli (S. C. Rly)
TOTAL (New) Zonal Rlys = 7 Grand Total 64 GRAND TOTAL 9 + 7 = 16 Divisions
. Source _- Indian Railway Journal August 2002 published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) New Delhi- 110002.
NAMES OF THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTION UNITS MANNED BY
THE GENERAL MANAGERS I DIRECTOH GENERAL OF THE
INDIAN RAILWAYS. (GMs- 8, DGs- 3)
~ ----,---
Sri. No. I Name of the Production Unit Manned by GM I
1 Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, GM Chittaranjuan
2 Diesel Locomotive works, GM Varanasi
3 Integral Coach factory, Perambur GM
4 Rail Coach Factory GM
5 Wheel and Axle Plant GM j__ I
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---
~----6--- -~F. Railway (Constr~cbon) GM
17 ! Metro Railway Kolk~t~--- GM r- 8 ! Central Organisatio;;-f;~ailway I GM Electrification
a. RDSO, Lucknow (UP) DG I
b_ i Railway Staff College Bododara ! (Gujrat)
DG
r- C. . Central Organisation for
L __ ___ _l modernization <?f Work __ s_h_o_P __ ----'--------
DG
Source : Indian Railway Journal for August 2002, published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) New Delhi- 11 0002_
CONTROL MECHANISM OF THE RAILWAY DIVISIONS OF THE
INDIAN RAILWAYS
IDivision~iJway Manage~
[Add I. Divisional Railway Manage~
V\ssisted by the following officers :/
Senior Officers under the control of Divisional Railway Manager in a
division.
1. Senior Divisional Operating Manager
2. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager
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(Sr. DOM)
(Sr. DCM)
3. Senior Divisional Engineer Co-ord Sr. DEN
4. Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer Sr. DME
5. Senior Accounts Officer Sr. DAO
6. Senior Electrical Engineer I TRD Sr. DEEITRD
7. Senior Electrical Engineer I OP Sr. DEEIOP
8. Senior Electronic Data Processing Sr. DPMI(Eiectronic) Manager
9. Sr. Divisional Controller of Stores Sr. DCS
10. Sr. Divisional Engineer I L -1 Sr. DEN (L-1)
11. Sr. Divisional Engineer I L- Ul Sr. DEN (L-111)
12. Sr. Divisional Engineer I L-IV Sr. DEN (L-IV)
13. Divisional Safety Officer Sr. DSO
14. Senior Personal Officer Sr. DPO
15. Senior Divisional Security Commissioners Sr. DSC
16. Senior Divisional Signal & Telecom Engineer Sr. DSTE
17. Chief Medical Officer CMO
Source : Railway year book 93 of S. E. Railway, Calcutta from SER Library.
The Divisional Railway Manager is the head of a division. He is
assisted by a group of experienced Senior Officers and Engineers,
each hold charge of a specific department.
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As already discussed in the just earlier, Chapter - Ill, the
division of a Railway system plays a very vital role. Division always
works in the grass root level.
The senior officers get sufficient scope to get in touch with the
working force on the ground level. These officers in day to day work,
can l)llderstand the various problems faced by them and sorted out at
the spot to the extent it is possible for better and smooth functioning
of the division.
General Manager is the head. of the Zonal Railways. He is
normally assisted by a group of Principal Officers as per table
projected earlier, besides AGM and Sr. DGM.
In some Zonal Railways, when the construction work resumes
either for laying Railway track or signal or Electrification etc some
other principal officers are deployed under the control and command
of the General Manager as under:
1. Chief Administrative Officer I Construction.
2. Chief Electtical Engineer I Construction.
3. Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer I
Construction.
4. Chief Signa! & Telecom Engineer I Construction
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This apart, where there exists Railway service commission then
this also placed under the control of GM with his designation
being the Chairman, Railway service commission .......... .
DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER IN-CHARGE OF A DIVISION
Each of the Railway divisions is headed by a Senior Officer, by
desig·nation, Divisional Railway Manager. He is assisted by a group of
subordinate experienced Officers of different branches under his
direct administrative control.
He is an intelligent, effective and efficient representative - not
only of the General Manager of the Zonal Railways, but also of the
Railway Board as he functions in the grass root level of the division,
directly acquintented with the various problems faced by the division.
Therefore, he can aptly be termed like that of a Governor of a state,
a representative of the President, dealing with multi - problems of the
division.
The. common belief is that in a division, the Divisional Railway
Manager is known as the General Manager, but though it is not, he is
the most Senior experienced Officer of the division, well conversant
with the pros and cons of the important problems of all the respective
branches under his administrative control. Being the only decision
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making officer in the division, he keeps constant vigil and maintains
an effective supervision for the smooth running of the division under
his charge.
Another issue requires mention that the geographical area of
the Railway division, according to some senior Police and RPF
Officers, should be divided and designed at per with the district area
of the state for effective control of Railway crime - particularly in
regard to the prevention of crime committed by inter-state criminals.
The feasibility, though appears absurd, requires examination by the
experts.
The geographical area of a Railway division is unlike the area of
a district in a state. The Railway division may be spread over in more
than one districts of a state and may even extend in other state; but
surely under the same Railway Zone.
RAILWAY CONTROL ROOM FUNCTIONS ROUND THE CLOCK
Modernized control room functions round the clock in the
Railway Board, Zonal head quarters of the General Managers and
also in all the head quarters of Divisional Railway Managers of the
Indian Railways. Experienced expert technocrats are also deployed
round the clock to keep the communication system alive. During the
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research work occas1ons were there to see the control rooms of
Howrah, Sealdah, Garden Reach, Bhubaneswar and Chennai.
Control Room is a vital installation. It is the heart of the
Railways sophisticated communication system. It is guarded round
the clock by RPF personals.
It 1s normally commissioned in a spec1ous air conditioned
building, having multi cubicals, occupied by the section controllers,
besides such other small apartments for different departments of the
Railways.
Each apartment is segregated from others. Sound energy of
loud voice soon gets decipated. The concept is that the soundless
apartments enhances concentration of work. No irritation prevails. No
gossip is allowed. Control room is an appropriate seat of code of
conduct and culture. Control room is the store house of information.
The in charge of the control room is manned by an officer having
vast experience of Railways train operational system, particularly
about the control room. He assists the various section controllers or
other co-related departments in case if any problem crops up.
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The senior officers of the various departments also dash down
to the control room as a routine process and also keep close contact
with superiors and juniors.
In case of any emergent circumstances viz accident, derailment
or any other serious incidents of crime viz Dacoity, Robbery, murder,
rape, out rasing the modesty of women, assault on the Railway
employees on duty, hold up of trains and squatting on the Rly track
etc, quick information is disseminated to the R.P.F., G.R.P, Dist
Police including concerned senior Officers by this control room,
followed by further developments. Such messages are also
transmitted to the Zonal Railways and in turn to the Rly Board. In this
way the net work of the control room functions in the lpdian Railway.
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ANNEXURE- 8
CONTROL MECHANISM OF GOVERNMENT RAILWAY POLICE (GRP)
RANK IG RAILWAYS
DIG RAILWAYS
SP RAILWAYS
DSP/SDPO
INSPECTOR I OC AND OTHER RANKS
SOURCE OF POWER AND ORIGIN :
STATE GOVERNEMNT
,., INSPECTOR GENERAL OF
GOVERNMENT RAilWAY POLICE I.P.S.
1 DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
GOVT. RAILWAY POLICE I.P.S.
l SUPERINTENDENT
GOVT. RAILWAY POLICE I.P.S.
~
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
GOVT. RAILWAY POLICE
(PROVNCIAL CIVIL SERVICE)
1J'
I
INSPECTORINCHARGE(GAZETTED)OR
OFFICER - INCHARGE INCLUDING OTHER
RANKS- Sl, AS!, HEAD CONSTABLE,
CONSTABLE
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A glimpse of the background of GRPs in a nutshell
During research, an endeavour was made to back trace the
duties, functions of the present G.R. P. particularly in regard to
security and policing. GRP steps into the domain of the Indian
Railways on deputation from the state police. They are relieved of by
a separate strength after ceasation of the deputation period of five
years. Railway administration bears 50% of the total cost for their
maintenance in the Railways.
GRP handles normally traditional types of crime in the Railways
against human body and property of Passengers. They also deal with
Railway crime in regard to booked consignments, viz wagon breaking
in goods trains or Rly yard or in platform, goods sheds and Rly
premises besides also investigate other Railway properties owned by
the Railway administration viz mechanical fittings, carriage and
wagon fitting, OHE, EMU, Coal, signal fittings etc. They investigate
these types of cases, either on receipt of written complaint from the
Railways authority or from R.P.F.
In fact, the GRP is supposed to investigate all cases enshrined
in the Indian Penal Code 1860 or other special laws or local Laws for
the time being in force. The frequency of the offences discernible in
the Railways at present, are appended below.
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CRIMES HANDLED BY GRPS IN RAILWAYS:-
OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY OF PASSENGERS. RAILWAY
PROPERTY : AND HUMAN BODY UNDER IPC.
. Sri. Types of Crime- handled by GRPs Legal Provisions
11 . Dacoity 395 IPC
: . 2. ~:?acoity with murder 3961PC I
·-·-
3. Assembly for making preparation . to 399 I 402 IPC
I Commit Dacoity
4. Robbery 392 IPC
15. Attempt to Commit Robbery 3931PC I
-
16. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity with 3981PC
I deadly weapons. ,___
j 7. Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause 397 IPC I
death or grievous hunt . -·---- - - -·- --
8. i Theft of Passengers property 379 IPC I I
1- -I
9. I
411 IPC Recovery of Stolen property I
10. Necklace snatching & pick pockets 1n 3791PC trains and Rly premises or attempt
11. Extortion and its attempt 384 IPC I 511 IPC
12. Criminal breach of trust 406 to 409 I PC
13. Cheating by personation 419 IPC
14. Cheating the Rly administration with 420 I 468 I 471 forgery and falsification of records IPC
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14. Unlawful assembly
15. Rioting with deadly weapons
143 IPC
147 I 148 I 149 IPC
c__ __ _,_ ____ ----------~----'--------- _j
OFFENCES AGAINST RAILWAY PROPERTY : Under I. PC
16. Wagon breaking, theft of booked 461 I 379 IPC consignments from running trains yards or 379 IPC
. goodshed and platform I ·-
_,
17. Theft of Railways own properties : These 379 I-PC properties include Electrical, Mechanical, Engineering Store, Cash, Signal & Telecom, Workshop & stores, EMU, OHE, Yard & other office. I
..J
N. B. : - All the offences against Railway Property in which the
properties recovered with offenders arrested, are handled by RPF
under Railway Property (Unlawful possession) Act. 1966; but in cases
where no arrest and recovery could be made, RPF is not empowered
to register a cognizable case uls 154 cxpc. Such cases are registered
by GRP against unknown and investigate, on complaint received from
Rly authority.
OFFENCES AGAINST HUMAN BODY :
Sri. !
Types of Crime Legal Provisions
1. Culpable homicide 3041PC
2. Attempt to Commit culpalde homicide 3081PC
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3. Murder 302 IPC --· ·-· ------ ., -
4. Attempt to Murder 307 IPC ---~- . ·- -
, _____
5. Assault or Criminal force to women with 354 IPC I
the intend to outrage her modesty
6. Rape 376 IPC
7. Attempt to commit rape 376 I 511 IPC
8. Sexual harrasment, Molestation 354 IPC ·-
9. Eve Teasing 509 IPC
10. Hurt 323 IPC
11. Grievous Hurt 325 IPC
12. Assault or Criminal force to deter public 353 IPC servant from discharge of his duty
·----- --
13. Voluntary causing hurt to deter public. 332 IPC servant from his duty I
333~~c- --l ----·----
14. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty. I
-
15. Wrongful restraint. 341 IPC
16. Wrongful Confinement 342 IPC
17. Kidnapping for ransom 364A IPC
18. Drugging of passengers & theft of 328 I 379 IPC lug gages
19. Sabortage Tempering of track and signals- 150 Rly. Act. 1989
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OFFENCES UNDER LOCAL LAWS AND SPECIAL LAWS
1. Offences under Railway Act 1989
2. Arms Act 1959
3. The Prevention of Food and Adulteration Act 1950
4. The essential commodities Act 1955
5. Excise Act 1876
6. Explosive Act. 1884
7. Motor Vehicles Act 1939
8. Narcotic Drug & Psychotrophic Substances Act..
9. lnvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. 2000.
1 0. Acts of Terrorism and Bomb blast and other laws.
ENDEAVOUR TO TRACE THE ORIGIN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENTS OF GRPS
1. Indian witnessed the birth of the long cherished " Indian
Railways" in Indian soil on 16th April, 1853 under British rule
from CHATRAPATI SHIVAJI TERMINUS to Thane and
chugged into the history of Indian Railways.
2. In 1854, the East India Company on next year of birth of Rly,
felt the necessity of ensuring security and protection of
Railways property and employed some personals and
designated them as POLICE.
3. In 1860, Lord Mecaulay's Indian Penal Code came into force.
4. In 1861, Police Act came into Force. Police coverage of
Railway was introduced at the full cost of the company.
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It is to be marked that under the British rule, the East India
Company felt the need of Police control all over India in Railways
under unitary command. Different committees and commissions were
formed, thereafter also.
5. Railway· Police Committee 1872 In 1872, the
recommendations of the Rly Police Committee.
For the first time East India Company Organised "Riy
Police" and gave new name as "Government Police" (the
Precursor of GRP) for Law enforcement, investigation of Crime
& Platform orders.
Another recommendation was also accepted. The
company Police (the precursor of RPF), was re-named as
"WATCH AND WARD" for the duties in Railways. The
respective duties were segregated and implemented after 9
(nine) years.
6. Indian Police commission, 1902- 03 :
•!• This commission recommended "Provincial system" of
Rly Police Administration over the "Riy Administration
system".
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•!• Recommended close co-ordination between Rly police
and Rly Administration.
•!• Seperation of watch and word duties from Rly Police
•!• Close co-operation between Railway and Dist Police.
7. Railway Police Committee 1907:
In 1907, the Police committee recommend that for Class- A"
Crime duties, the cost to be paid by the provincial Govt. and for
Class - "8" Order duties" the cost to be paid by the Railway
administration.
8. The Railway Police Committee 1921 :
In 1921, the recommendations of the committee were as
follows:-
•!• Provincial system of organization for Railway Police.
•!• A special detective and Investigation Agency to be set up
in each province.
•!• Power of search to OC of Rly Police Station.
•!• Watch and ward to be recognized as a Rly Unit.
•!• Uniform Rules and procedures throughout India.
•!• Close co-operation between the Rly and Oist. Police.
•!• Police Guards for protection on night trains.
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An Observation
. During the pre-independence period, after acceptance of the
recommendations of the Railway Police Committee 1921, the
present GRP came into existence with the name as "Government
Railway Police" and still continuing with a British legacy in the
title.
It is discernible that the British-Indian rulers were the "ASSET
CREATORS" in India. Corrossive commercialism was their principal
objective. Soon after the birth of Railways in Indian soil in 1853 in the
first phase, they linked mostly the coal belts, iron ore Bauxite and
Manganes mines, other units of raw materials and the military units
etc by rail roads, direct to the ports for quick shipment in the dying
industrial factories of England where from, the finished products were
re-shipped to all the British Colonies including India for sale and
profit. Thus the commercial objectives dominated their minds for
amassment of wealth. Agriculture and Industries of India greatly
suffered. People gradually became more poor. Femine vehemently
striked the doors of the Indians.
This commercial objectives prompted the British rulers to
ensure "security and Policing" of the Railway administration so that
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their quick communication system is not obstructed or deterred due to
theft or any other causes.
The British rulers during a short span of 67 years (1921 -1854)
constituted as many as 4 (four) commissions for ensuring "Security
and Policing" in the Railways. The . expertised opinions and
recommendations of the respective commissions were marshelled
and analysed by the subsequent commissions, keeping in view of the
socio - economic conditions of the society during the material time
and finally accepted the recommendations of the Police committee
1921. In this way for the last 84 years (1921 - 2005), the GRP has
been functioning the Indian Railways for safe voyage.
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ANNEXURE - C& D
CONTROL MECHANISM - R .. P.F. I R.P.S.F.
EMERGENCE OF RIALWAY PROTECTION FORCE (R.P.F.) AND
RAILWAY PROTECTION SPECIAL FORCE (R.P.S.F.) IN THE
HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAYS.
The Railway Protection Force (R.P.F), a youthful bright star,
after traversing a long distance of 104 years (1957 - 1853) in two
Organisations without any legal status, at length, emerged on August
8, 1957 in the history of Indian Railways, as a statutory force, clothed
with legal powers en-acted by the Indian Parliament under Railway
Protection Force Act. 1957, with the object of better protection and
security to the Railway Property.
More precisely, it stepped into the Railways' family after 10 (ten)
years of independence and by this time attained nearly triple maturity
of the age of 48 (forty eight) years.
DUTIES & FUNCTIONS AND R.P.S.F. OF R.P.F. AS PER R.P.F
ACT 1957
Section II of the R.P.F Act envisages inter alia the following
duties of R.P.F and R.P.S.F.
11 (a) Promptly to execute all orders Lawfully issued to him
by the superior authority.
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11 (b) To protect and safe guard Railway Property.
11 (c) To remove any obstruction in the movement of Railway
Property.
11 (d) To do any other act conducive to the better protection
and security of Railway Property.
ADITIONAL POWERS BY THE AMENDMENT OF R.P.F. ACT 2003
AND RAILWAY ACT 1989/2003
11 (e) In the title of Principal Act the words "Railway Property"
shall be substituted as "Railway Property, passenger
area and passengers". R.P.F. will be able to take steps
for prevention of cognizable offence against
passengers and would be legally empowered to arrest
offenders. Again under the Rly Acts, RPF has been
·empowered to arrest, inquire into and prosecute in 29
offences.
"RAIL SURAKSHAK PLEDGE" OF THE R.P.F. BEFORE THE
NATION.
"My highest duty is service to the nation whatever be the
cost. My most sacred commitment is giving protection to
Railway property, whatever be the temptation trials and
tribulations.
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My deepest love is towards my dutiful comrades, whatever
be the sacrifice.
My greatest dedication is to my motto "YASHO
LABHASWA" Whatever be the price".
Source : - "Rail Surakshak" special issue, Part- II, Vol 123, Sept 20, Printed at Northern Rly Press, Panjabi Bagh, Rohtak Road, Delhi 35.
RAILWAY CRIMES HANDLED BY R.P.F. AND R.P.S.F.
A. BOOKED CONSIGNMENT (RAILWAY PROPERTY)
RTT/R (Running Train Theft)
YT (Yard Theft)
G.R.P.T (Goods, Parcel and Platform Theft)
PILFERAGE (Committing theft by Partial Extractions)
B. THEFT OF RAILWAY MATERIALS OWNED BY RAILWAY ADMATERIALS (RAILWAY PROPERTY)
Electrical Fittings
Mechanical Fittings
Engineering Fittings
Stores
Chash
Signal and Telecom Fittings
Workshop and stores
EMU
OHE (Over head Electrical)
Yard & other Offices
C. RP (UP) ACT 1966 (RL Y PROPERTY UNLAWFUL
POSSESSION ACT 1966
D. OFFENCES UNDER RAILWAY ACT 1989.
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RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE R.P.F I R.P.S.F.
MISSION STATEMENT
"We shall protect and safe guard Railway property and goods
entrusted to Railways. Promote the safety and security of the
travelling public on Indian Railways".
OBJECTIVES
"We shall carry on an unrelenting fight against criminals in
protecting Railway property.
Facilitate passenger safety and security by removing all
Antisocial elements from trains and Railway premises.
Co-operate with other department of the Railways in
improving the efficiency and the image to the Indian Railways.
Act as a bridge between the Government Railway Policel Local
Police and Railway Administration.
Adopt all modern technology and management techniques
in the persuit of these objective".
Source: R.P.F. Magazine & news letter of Nov- DEC 98, published by the DG R.P.F, Railway Board, New Delhi.
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R.P.F. I R.P.S.F TECHNICALLY TRAINED SKILLED ARMED
FORCE
R.P.F. is technically skilled and capable of identifying Railway
properties of various 'types, used in EMU, Traction Locomotives,
Signal, Railway Carriage and Wagons, Electrical, Engineering fittings
etc which are susceptible to thefts.
They are also trained with the commercial rules including pre
steps to be taken for booking goods or parcel consignments including
the procedures of booking, during transit, after termination of transit
period. All these help them to defect and prevent thefts of Railway
Property.
They are also acquinted with the Railway passengers anguish
and feelings of sleepless journey with in-security in trains and Railway
premises and fully capable of taking suitable preventive measures, of
passengers area and passengers and also while escorting trains.
All these expertised knowledges have been accentuated with
the knowledge of legal procedures of search, arrest recovery, seizure,
legal inquiry and prosecution of the offenders arrested under RP (UP)
Act '66 and under of Railway Act. 1989, effectively, securing
approximately cent percent convictions.
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Separate R.P.F. Public Prosecutors under control of each
Divisional Security Commissioner, are also provided in the several
trial courts for assisting the Magistrates in the trial courts, in the
adversary system of judicial proceeding while marshelling prosecution
evidences in the court of law, in accordance with the provision
evidence Act 1872. An Asstt. Security Commissioner (Prosecution) is
the head of the prosecution in the Zonal Rlys under IG R.P.F.
The result of trial under these two different Acts is satisfactory.
Conviction statistics would follow in Chapter (V).
Besides the basic sophisticated training of modern Arms and
ammunitions, the force has also been trained to combat un-rest in
Railways due to hold up of trains, Dharna, Rail Rokho, Squatting on
the Railway tracks, Dispersal of violent mob and obstruction of
movement of trains and Railway property.
Thus this new Armed force of the Indian unton has had
emerged in the Indian Railways as competent, reliable and
dependable and effective force to ensure security and better
protection to the passengers in trains and in passengers area
independently.
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NEW EN - ACTMENTS INCREASED ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
Additional responsibilities of R. P. F. were increased after
enactment of the following Acts during 1966 -· 2003
After the en - actments of the R.P.F. Act 1957, the followin.g
Acts came into force : -
1. R.P.F. was exclusively empowered to conduct inquiry and
prosecution fo the offenders arrested with Railway property
under RP(UP) Act 66 in the court of law. The force is also
legally empowered for prosecution and conducting trial assisting
the Magistrate in the judical proceeding.
2. RPF was conferred with the status of Armed Force of the union
in 1985, by amending the RPF Act 1957 and thus brought the
force at par with other c~ntral Para - Military Forces (CPMF) of
the union of lnida. This amendment came into force on 201h
September 1985. This day is now observed as the "RAISING
DAY" of the Force every year.
3. Additional powers. of arrest, seizure, inquiry and prosecution
have been specially given to the RPF in 29 offences by
Railways (Amendment) Act 2003 of Rly Act. 1989. The
amendment came into force.
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4. In the amendment of RPF Act 1957 in 2003, the defination of
the "Railway Property" has been enlarged, by incorporating
passenger area and passengers. Thus in the principal Act, the
word "Railway Property" shall be substituted as "Railway
Property passenger area and passengers".
EMERGENCE OF R.P.S.F (RAILWAY PROTECTION SPECIAL
FORCE) IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN RAILWAYS
Railway Protection special Force (R.P.S.F) was formed in 1962.
This force was specially raised to give intensive protection to the
Railway track, vital installations of Railways, in trains and passengers,
specially in the insurgency affected areas.
This force also enjoys all the powers enjoyed by the R.P.F.
This R.P.S.F force is one of the best forces technically skilled in
Railways functioning. This is a specially designed Armed force of
RPF, trained with sophisticated training no less competent than other
para-military forces, dedicated in the service of Railway - be it train
escorting to protect passengers or to combat armed encounters with
desperate Railways criminals or in-surgency areas of the country or in
preventing damage or destruction of Railway property during un-rest
of employees with outside desperadoes or in Railway strike or in
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matters of dispersal of violent mob or squatting and obstructing train
movement or in the rescue operation of abducted Railway Officers
and staff in co-operation with state police for ransom or in Election
duties of state and parliament.
This force is under the control of DG RPF, Railway Board, New
Delhi .. He is assisted by a very senior officer in the rank of Inspector
General RPSF in the Rly. Board. RPSF is under his direct control.
The force is spread over in Indian Railways, under the control and
command of a commandant RPSF of each unit.
This force, within a very short period, proved its competency
and dependability. It bagged heaps of rewards, applause and
appreciation from press and public, from different Ministers including
Railway Minister and even the Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
It is also worth mentioning that both the R.P.F and R.P.S.F
faced as many as 49 Armed encounters, with very desperate Railway
criminals at different places in Indian R.ailways in which, 30 Criminals
were killed and 12 injured. In the same encounters 9 Jawans were
also killed and 57 injured during the period 96-97 to 2003- 2004.
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A HISTORICAL LETTER
Copy of the letter of Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
dated June 26, 1984 addressed to Sri. M. D. Dikshit, Director
General RPF, Rail Bhaban, New Delhi.
Dear Shri Dikshit,
Prime Minister's Home New Delhi
June,26, 1984
I write to convey through you to the Officers and men of
your forces, my appreciation of the sense of duty and courage
displayed by them in very difficult circumstances in Panjab.
My heartfelt sympathies to the families of those who lost
their lives or were injured in terrorist violence.
Sri. M. D. Dlkshit Director General Railway Protection Force & Railway Protection Special Force Rail Bhaban New Delhi.
Yours sincerely
Sd/- Indira Gandhi
Source : RAIL SURAKSHAK. Special Issue, Published at Nortern Railway Press, panjabi Bagh Rotak Road, Delhi- 35
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DEDICATED SERVICES ·
A GREAT SACRIFICE TO THE NATION BY R.P.F./ R.P.S.F.
JAWANS.
ARMED ENCOUNERS
R.P.F I R.P.S.F Jawans had to face 49 armed encounters with
desperate Railway criminals wherein they resorted firing, in exercise
of right of private defence, in all over India. In these encounters 30
Railway criminals were killed and 12 injured.
On the other side as many as 9 Jawans breathed their last and
57 injured, according to a statistics from 96-97 to 2003 - 2004,
projected below :
r----- --l : Years . Armed No. of : I encounters criminals I___ _ I with criminals killed
Criminals injured
Jawans --Death of1 injured Jawans
--96-97 I 18 9 4 1 o o 97-98 18 8 4 19 1
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98-99 9 5 1 18 1 r-----r----------r-------4---------+---~--~--------
99-00 5 1 0 2 2
00-01 5 1 1 5 1
01-02 2 2 0 1 0
02-03 9 4 2
03-04 3 0 0 Grand Total
49 30 12
1 4
1 0
57 9
Source : From the statistics, for the period 96-97 to 2003-2004, published by the Directorate of Statistics and Economics Ministry of Railways, (Railway Board) Government of India, New Delhi.)
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ANNEXURE- E
CONTROL MECHANISM OF RAILWAY COMMERCIAL STAFF IN ZONAL RAILWAYS
PRINCIPAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER ZONAL RAILWAYS UNDER
ADMINISTATIVE CONTROL OF GENERAL MANAGER
SENIOR DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER IN EVERY DIVISION UNDER
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER
ASSISTED BY SEVERAL OTHER COMMERCIAL OFFICERS
DCS & ACSs
CHIEF INSPECTOR OF TICKETS (CIT), HEAD INSPECTOR OF TICKET (HIT), TRAIN TICKET EXAMINER
(T.T.E.), TICKET COLLECTER (TC), ANTI FRAUD SQUADS ETC.
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RAILWAYS COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT IS AN ADDITIONAL
ARMY OF THE RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION
The commercial department of the Railway plays a vital role in
the process of revenue earning. The presence of a "Black Coat"
either in trains or in Railway premises generates a great fear and
psychological impact not only in the minds of the free-trippers but also
equally in the minds of perfect gentlemen, educated men, political
brasses and even in the minds of the Railwaymen carrying excess
men than the legally authorized men. The powerful officers of the
central Govt. or the state govt travelling on proxy unauthorisely are
not free from the fear and psychological impact.
The mental equilibrium of all such persons suddenly gets
disturbed. The vision of the presence of sufficient TTEs and RPF and
GRP in the operation, hits him like a comet, paralyzing his mental
balance. The impact of his pleasure-trip becomes counter -
productive. This fear and Psychological impact continues so long the
operation continues.
The mental strength of the helpless boarders, regain in phases,
the sooner they dis-appear.
Therefore, this domestic civilian strong Army of the Railway is
more powerful than the National Army fighting big battles, in
achieving the objectives.
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The Offenders can handly escape from the vision of "Black
Coat" like that of the eagles eyes of bus conductors, as we see daily.
This army relentlessly wage war against the free-trippers or
persons as depicted above, carrying unbooked luggages, booking
parcels under weight, fraudulently traveling without pass or valied
ticket, transfer of ticket by selling, beggars and hawkers etc.
Thi~ domestic army is also sufficiently armed with legal powers
1n addition to the "black coat". They enjoy the power of arrest &
prosecution by producing the offenders directly before the Magistrate,
U/S 179 Rly Act 1989 for trial. After trial, Railway administration
realizes the fare while the state realizes the fine. This also en-hance
the states exchequer.
Massive checking is also frequently organized at different mass
contact sections and mid=way and other distant places, with sufficient
GRP & RPF and with or without the Railway Magistrate. This is very
productive.
Such checks also produces co-relative effect enormously.
Window - counter selling of tickets get increased. All free trippers
purchase tickets. They fear to travel without ticket.
In this way this domestic army en-hances the Railways revenue
earning. In every efforts of such operations, sense of duty generates
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good planning, secrecy, sincerity and effectiveness. These are the
core words of great success. An act without objective mind amounts
to cheating of self as also the organization.
In the present scenario of the social fabrick, this "effectiveness"
is a sine quanon for implementation of any law. Co-operation and co
ordination, though exist still, are very weak two thin strings only. They
can be termed as "Paper tigers", in-operative in the practical field
unless spirit of sincerity and dynamism prevail.
Secret planning is designed for effectiveness. Senior officers
presence is necessary to emanate productive results, like that of CBI
and Vigilance in their operations. There cannot be any valied reasons
as to why t~e superior officers of each of the co--ordinated forces are
not deployed or if even deployed a very junior officer, as a routinic
process, nothing productive is achieved. There must be fault some
where to be cared. Frequency of such conjoint operations by surprise,
particularly in the sections where free-trippers and criminals operate
should be increased. The offenders arrested can be prosecuted
under different sections of law, either on specific complaints of the
victim or with suo moto complaint by the Law enforcement authorities.
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ANNEXURE- F
CONTROL MECHANISM OF RAILWAY VIGILANCE
MEMBER STAFF RAILWAY BOARD
NEW DELHI
DIRECTORATE OF VIGILANCE
RAILWAY BOARD NEW DELHI
SENIOR DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER INCHARGE OF VIGILANCE
IN ZONAL RAILWAYS
CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICER IN THE HEADQUATERS OF GM, ASSISTED BY A NUMBER OF
ASSTT. VIGILENCE OFFICERS
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RAILWAY VIGILANCE, A DOMESTIC ARMY OF THE RL Y ADMINISTRATION
The Railway Vigilance is one of the most important
departments, no less competent than the Law enforcement agencies
fighting outside offenders against Railway crime.
The principal objective of the department of vigilance, as
transpired during research, is to detect and prevent corruptions
indulged by the Railway Officials may it be committed by high ranking
officers the TTE in the long distance passengers mail or express or in
the booking offices and parcel Offices reservation offices where
money transaction with public is made.
As reflected in the chart, there exists a Directorate of vigilance
in the Railway Board which is reported to be very active. Different
special squads are formed, surprise drives are conducted, domestic
corrupt practices of Rly personals are inquired into, departmental
reports are processed and punished. Indian Rly's achievement of
vigilance operation is projected in a separate table.
Similar procedure is also adopted by the department of
vigilance, placed under Sr. D.G.M. in the Zonal Rlys.
The Directorate of Vigilance Railway Board, New Delhi, under
control of Member staff and also the Zonal Rly Vigilance under control
of Sr. D.G.M are constituted by expertised Railway Officers of proved
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ability and integrity from various departments. This domestic army
wage war within the domestic sphere of Railways against the corrupt
practices of the Railway personals who commit various types
offences viz corruption, forgery, cheating with full negligence and
other offences. They eat up the Rlys earnings, causing loss to the Rly
revenue.
According to an information received during research that black
spot of massive corruptions are Rly workshops, Rly stores and
Depots of various other departments where purchased or supplied
goods are received short in reality, on the plea of varification as per
list. In the process some days are consumed. Ledger posting is
intentionally delayed. Short materials are shown quickly issued for
replacement or repairs in order to create strong defence in case of
detection.
W:1en all the evidences disappear, the ledger posting is done
showing correct receipt, though it is a travesty of truth. This type of
offence is committed with the un-holy alliance of the supplier and the
Rly Officials who swallow the cost of the un-despatched stores in
reality while paper transaction is shown as all correct.
Such offences are committed in places where bulk purchase is
done and bulk supply is made. The perpetrators of such offence,
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stand liable for criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, forgery,
cheating and falsification of accounts with common intention under
Indian Penal Code of 1860. These cases are not reported normally.
The involvement of some expert Rly Officials indulge in such crimes
skillfully systematically like "white caller crimes".
It has been also gathered during research that the activities of
the vigilance are reportedly confirmed in booking offices, parcel,
goods offices and in long distance mail or express trains. The
detection of the cases in the above range is satisfactory.
However, as stated above the canvas of the vigilance vigil need
be enlarged to bring a better result in the system, particularly in
matter of bulk purchase of properties from the open market, it is
suggested.
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