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1.1.4 Divisional Officers

(a) A Signal and Telecommunication Engineer of appropriate grade is
incharge of the Signal and Telecommunication Branch on each Division.
He will be responsible to the Divisional Railway Manager for the
maintenance as well as correct functioning of the installations under his
charge. In case more than one officer in the highest grade are available on
a division, senior most officer may be nominated as Incharge of S&T
Department in the Division.

(b) He is under the technical control of the Principal Chief Signal and
Telecommunication Engineer to whom he is responsible for all technical
matters. He may be assisted by a team of officers of the same grade or in
lower grades. The Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer
will lay down the duties of the various officers of the Signal and
Telecommunication Branch on the Division.

The term “Senior Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer" includes
Senior Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer in Junior Administrative
Grade/Selection Grade and Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer
(Senior Scale) holding charge of S&T in a division.

1.1.5 Extra Divisional Organisation:

(a) The following are the extra Divisional Organisations of the Signal and
Telecommunication Department on the Railways:

(i) Signal and Telecommunication Workshops
(ii) Signal and Telecommunication Training School/Centre

(iii) Field Units of Construction Organisation including Project/Works/CORE
(iv) Any other unit designated by the Railway

(b) Each of these Organisations is under the control of an officer of appropriate
grade who is responsible for its efficient functioning to the Principal Chief Signal
and Telecommunication Engineer/Chief Signal and Telecommunication
Engineers (Construction) directly or through an officer of the Headquarters
Office in the appropriate grade. The controlling officer may be assisted by a
team of officers in various grades as required.

Section 2: Officers

1.2.1 Strength of Officers: Strength of officers in the Headquarters Office of
Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer, Chief Signal and
Telecommunication Engineer (Construction), Divisional offices and in extra
divisional organisations shall generally be in accordance with the extant
guidelines of Railway Board.

1.2.2 Officer`s Designation and Abbreviations: The typical designations along
with their abbreviation of various posts of S&T officers and staff are given
below. There may be other designations for S&T officers and staff of
equivalent level depending on their nature of duty/place of posting etc.

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