COMMISSION OF RAILWAY SAFETY (CRS)

About:

• Parent Ministry:
  • CRS works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
    
    
  • It has been done so as to ensure that an independent authority not reporting to Ministry of Railways can inquiry in matter of Railway Safety.
    
    
  
  
  
• Mandate: It is the rail safety authority in India and performs the following key duties –
  • Inspects new railways to determine whether they are fit for operation
    
    
  • To make periodical inspections of any railway or of any rolling stock
    
    
  • To inquire under this Act into the cause of any accident on a Railway;
    
    
  
  
  
• Legal Backing: The Commission functions according to rules framed under the Railways Act, 1989 and executive instructions issued from time to time.
  
  
• HQ: Its head office is in the North-East Railway Compound in Lucknow.
  
  
• Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS): The Commission is headed by a CCRS, who acts as Principal Technical Advisor to the Central Government in all matters pertaining to railway safety.