Railway Safety Division | Ministry of Civil Aviation

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1. Name of the Division	Railway Safety (RS) Division.`
2. Overview and mandate	Railway Safety (RS) Division in Ministry of Civil Aviation primarily acts as Administrative Division of Commission of Railway Safety. 2. Its works in Ministry of Civil Aviation include appointment & promotion of Group-A Officers in Commission of Railway Safety, Creation of posts in Commission of Railway Safety, framing of Recruitment Rules, determination of jurisdiction of Commissioners of Railway Safety & Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety, all Parliamentary, Inter-Ministerial and Policy related functions etc. of Commission of Railway Safety.
3. Scope of work and responsibilities	The works and responsibilities of RS Division in Ministry of Civil Aviation is as below: Appointment/promotion/confirmation of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Commissioners of Railway Safety, Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety, Dy. Commissioners of Railway Safety and Dy. Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety. Determination of jurisdiction of various circle offices of Commission of Railway Safety. Framing and Amendment of Recruitment Rules of all posts in Commission of Railway Safety. Creation of posts in Commission of Railway Safety. Foreign Deputation/Training of officers of Commission of Railway Safety. Framing of rules regarding Statutory Investigation into Railway Accidents. All Parliamentary, Inter-Ministerial and Policy related functions etc. of Commission of Railway Safety.
4. Acts, Rules and Regulations	1. The Statutory investigation into Railways Accident 1998: https://crs.gov.in/organization-documents/act-and-rules/ 2. Recruitment Rules of various posts in the Commission of Railway Safety : https://crs.gov.in/organization-documents/act-and-rules/
5. Services provided	Railway Safety (RS) Division in Ministry of Civil Aviation primarily acts as Administrative Division of Commission of Railway Safety.
6. Approvals and permissions	Not Applicable.
7. How to access services or apply	Not Applicable.
8. Organisations and bodies handled	Commission of Railway Safety works under Administrative control of Ministry of Civil Aviation.
9. Contact details	R S Division, Room no. 39A, Ground floor, A Block, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Jor Bagh, New Delhi – 110003. Email: sors.moca@nic.in Tele: 011-24642824.
10. Division Officer details	Shri Vipin Khatri, R S Division, Room no. 39A, Ground floor, A Block, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Jor Bagh, New Delhi – 110003. Email: sors.moca@nic.in Tele: 011-24642824.
11. Supervisory officer details	Shri Amit Kumar Jha, Under Secretary to the Govt. of India. Email: usad-moca@gov.in Tele: 011-24610361.
12. Useful links and documents	CPGRAMS Portal: https://pgportal.gov.in/?MenuID=1208 RTI-MIS Portal: https://rtionline.gov.in/ Commission of Railway Safety: https://crs.gov.in/
13. Last updated	19-10-2026.