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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 November 1961; 64 years ago (1961-11-01)[1] |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | 3rd Floor, Traffic Accounts Building, State Entry Road, New Delhi Pin: 110055 |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) |
| Website | www |
TheCommission of Railway Safety is a government commission ofIndia. Subordinate to theMinistry of Civil Aviation, the commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed byThe Railways Act, 1989.
The agency investigates serious rail accidents. Its head office is inNew Delhi.[3] As of 2023, Shri Janak Kumar Garg (IRSEE:1987) is the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS).[4][5][6]
The commission is headed by a Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), at Lucknow, who also acts as Principal Technical Advisor to the Central Government in all matters pertaining to railway safety. Working under the administrative control of CCRS are 9 Commissioners of Railway Safety (CRS), each one exercising jurisdiction over one or more of the 17 Zonal Railways. In addition,Metro Railway (Kolkata),DMRC (Delhi),MRTS (Chennai) andKonkan Railway also fall under their jurisdiction.[7] There are 5 deputy commissioners of railway safety posted in the headquarters at Lucknow for assisting the CCRS as and when required. In addition, there are 2 field deputy commissioners, one each in Mumbai and Kolkata, to assist the commissioners of railway safety in matters concerning the signalling and telecommunication disciplines.[8]
Formerly the head office was in the North-East Railway Compound inLucknow.[9][10]
