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Date: 30-Nov-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Indian Railways Open Lines General Third Amendment Rules 2023

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification introduces the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General (Third Amendment) Rules, 2023, which amends the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976.
  • A key aspect of the amendment is the introduction of the 'Rolling Block Programme' for planned maintenance, asset repair, replacement, or creation work on Indian Railways.

Key Changes

  • The notification inserts clause (c) after clause (b) in rule 15.02 of the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976.
  • Clause (c) mandates that planned maintenance, asset repair, replacement, or creation work be executed according to the 'Rolling Block Programme'.
  • The 'Rolling Block Programme' is defined as advance planning of traffic blocks or disconnections (civil, electrical, signal & telecommunication, etc., including non-interlocked work) for a specified duration of up to 52 weeks.
  • The Rolling Block Programme requires a rolling basis approach, where the plan is updated weekly, reviewing the previous week's output and planning for the remaining weeks ahead.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Indian Railways

  • Could lead to better coordination between different departments (civil, electrical, signaling, etc.) involved in maintenance and asset management.

Impact on Passengers

  • Possible short-term inconvenience due to planned traffic blocks, but with the aim of long-term improvements.

Suggested Action Items

  • Communicate planned traffic blocks and potential service disruptions to the public in a timely and transparent manner.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Government: The issuer of the notification, exercising powers conferred by the Railways Act, 1989. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board): The department responsible for implementing and overseeing the amended rules. Indian Railways: The organization directly affected by the changes, required to implement the Rolling Block Programme. Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation providing the legal basis for the notification. Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976: The original rules being amended by this notification. Rolling Block Programme: A planned maintenance and asset management program with a 52 week outlook.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-30112023-250327 CG-DxLx-xEG-I3D0H1x1x2x0 23-250327 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 687] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, नवम्ब र 30, 2023/अग्रहायण 9, 1945 No. 687] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2023/AGRAHAYANA 9, 1945 रेल मंत्रालय (रेलव ेबोड)ड अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 29 नवम् बर, 2023 सा.का.जन. 870(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) की धारा 198 के साथ पठित धारा 60 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (छ) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारतीय रेल (चाजलत लाइन)ें साधारण जनयम, 1976 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाडत:् - 1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारम्भ - (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम भारतीय रेल (चा जलत लाइन)ें साधारण (तीसरा संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 ह ै। (2) ये राजपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृत् त होंगे। 2. भारतीय रेल (चा जलत लाइन)ें साधारण जनयम, 1976 के, जनयम 15.02 म,ें खंड (ख) के पश्च ात् जनम्नजलजखत खंड अंत:स्ट् थाजपत दकया जाएगा, अथाडत:् - '(ग) योजनाबद्ध रख-रखाव और आजस्ट्त मरम्मत या प्रजतस्ट्थापन या जनमाडण काय ड "रोललग ब्लॉक कायडक्रम" के अनुसार जनष्पाददत दकया जाएगा। स्ट्पष्टीकरण:- इस खंड के प्रयोजनों के जलए, "रोललग ब्लॉक कायडक्रम" स े रखरखाव और आजस्ट्त मरम्मत या प्रजतस्ट्थापन या जनमाडण काय ड के जलए अपेजित 52 सप्ताह तक की जवजनर्ददष्ट अवजध म ें यातायात ब्लॉकों या 7397 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] जवयोजनों (जसजवल या जवद्युत या जसगनल और दरू संचार आदद, जजसके अंतगडत गैर-अंतपाडजित काय ड भी ह)ैं की अजग्रम योजना अजभप्रेत ह,ै जजसे तत्काल पूवडवती, सप्ताहों के उत् पादन का पुनविलवलोकन करत े हुए और आग े आन े वाले िेष सप्ताहों के जलए योजना बनाते हुए प्रत् येक स‍ ताह एक-एक स‍ ताह की योजना को जोकरकर रोललग आधार पर तैयार दकया जाना ह।ै [फा. सं. 2023/सुरिा (ए एंड आर)/19/12] जया वमा ड जसन्हा, सदस्ट्य (पठरचालन एव ंव् यवसाय जवकास) और पदेन सजचव ठि‍पणी.- मलू जनयम भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड-3, उप-खंड (i) म ें सा.का.जन. 445(अ) तारीख 21 जुलाई, 1981 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और अंजतम बार सा.का.जन. 535 (अ) तारीख 25 जुलाई, 2023 द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए थे। MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th November, 2023 G.S.R. 870(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 60, read with section 198 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These rules may be called the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General (Third Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976, in rule 15.02, after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- ‗(c) Planned maintenance and asset repair or replacement or creation work shall be executed in accordance with the ―Rolling Block Programme‖. Explanation:- For the purposes of this clause, ―Rolling Block Programme‖ means advance planning of traffic blocks or disconnections (civil or electrical or signal & telecommunication etc., including non- interlocked work) over a specified duration upto 52 weeks, required for maintenance and asset repair or replacement or creation work, to be prepared on a rolling basis by adding one week plan every week by reviewing the output of the immediate preceding week and planning for the remaining weeks ahead.‘ [F. No.2023/Safety(A&R)/19/12] JAYA VARMA SINHA, Member (O & BD) and Ex-Officio Secy. Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 445(E), dated the 21st July, 1981 and last amended vide number G.S.R.535(E), dated the 25th July, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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