Indian Railway Accounts Service
- Indian Railway Accounts Service
The Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) is a cadre of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Accounts and Finance Management of the Indian Railways
Recruitment
The recruitment to the cadre is done through the Civil Services Examination
The selection exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India. The UPSC is responsible for recruiting middle and top-level bureaucrats for the Government of India
Role and Function
Organisation
At the Railway Board level, the traffic department is headed by Member(Finance), who is a secretary level officer. He is assisted by Additional Members/ Advisors who are of the rank of additional secretary to the Government of India.Within each sub-wing of the IRAS, there are directorates which are headed by an Executive Director, a joint-secretary rank officer.
References
Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways
Indian Railway Organisational Structure
External links
The IRAS Association [http://www.irastimes.org/]
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