The Indian Ministry of Railways has issued a memorandum to all Zonal Railways regarding the Vigilance Audit for the year 2023. The audit aims to review the performance of Zonal Railways in various areas and ensure that the system being followed by them has uniformity in various vigilance issues. The audit will cover various areas as detailed in Annexure ‘A’. A team headed by SDGM of one Zonal Railway will conduct Vigilance Audit of the other Zonal Railway. The audit report is to be submitted to the auditee Zonal Railway and to the Railway Board within a week after completion of the audit, and the auditor railway is expected to ensure follow-up action on the audit report by the auditee railway.
Vigilance Audit of Zonal Railways for the year 2023
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
No. 2013/V-1/Vig.Audit/2/1
New Delhi, dated 17.03.2023
The SDGMS
All Zonal Railways
Sub: Vigilance Audit of Zonal Railways for the year 2023.
It has been decided that Vigilance Audit of all the Zonal Railways shall be conducted to review the performance in various areas and to check if the system being followed by Zonal Railways has uniformity in various vigilance issues being handled by them. Inter Zonal audit are also expected to encourage exchange of ideas and experience and proliferate ‘System Improvement’ and ‘Good Practices’ being followed amongst Zonal Railways. Various areas to be covered in the proposed audit are detailed as Annexure ‘A’ (Copy enclosed). A team headed by SDGM of one Zonal Railway will conduct Vigilance Audit of the other Zonal Railway. The list of Auditee and Auditor Railway is given below:-
| S.No. | Auditor Railway | Auditee Railway |
| 1 | CR | WR |
| 2 | ER | SER |
| 3 | ECR | ECoR |
| 4 | ECoR | ER |
| 5 | NR | NWR |
| 6 | NCR | NR |
| 7 | NER | NCR |
| 8 | NFR | ECR |
| 9 | NWR | CR |
| 10 | SR | SWR |
| 11 | SCR | SR |
| 12 | SER | SECR |
| 13 | SECR | SCR |
| 14 | SWR | NER |
| 15 | WR | WCR |
| 16 | WCR | NFR |
Audit Report may be submitted by the Auditor Railway to the Auditee Zonal Railway and to Railway Board preferably within a week after completion of the Audit. The auditor railway may ensure follow-up action on the Audit Report by the Auditee Railway.
Encl: as above.
(S.P.Beck)
Principal Executive Director (Vigilance}
Railway Board
