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SHRI.S.MURALI, RETD. FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, RAILWAY BOARD
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| Educational Qualifications |
M.A. (Economics & Pol.Sc.) |
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| Career Profile |
Indian Railways Accounts Service (IRAS-1965). |
- Financial Commissioner(Railways) & Ex-officio Secretary to the Govt. of India
- Assistant Divisional Accounts Officer/ Junior Accounts Officer
- Divisional Accounts Officer
- Deputy Chief Accounts Officer
- Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer in the zonal railways.
- Senior level posts in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
- Deputy Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India (1977-1982)
- Joint Secretary, Department of IT, Govt. of India (1988-1993)
- Currently (October 2008), functioning as an independent director in a financial public sector company
- Working as an independent Railway consultant in a group comprising of national and international accounting and management firms, the French National Railway, Wipro International and Australian and British experts, on a project sponsored by ADB on "Indian Railway Accounting Sector Reform"
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| Working Experience |
During the course of more than 27 years of service in the Indian Railways and 10 years in other government departments, Shri.S.Murali have developed an in-depth knowledge of all the aspects of financial management, including budgeting and accounting systems, investment appraisals, as well as auditing of transactions and procedures. Shri.S.Murali have set up computerized accounting systems and streamlined procedures for grant-in-aid to societies and their accountability for ensuring transparency.
The knowledge and the expertise gathered includes the following areas :
- Budget formulation
- Auditing
- Accounting
- Procurement
- Grant-in-aid
- Resource mobilization
- Information Technology
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| Skills |
- Deep knowledge of financial management systems, including investment appraisals, budgeting, accounting and auditing.
- A systemic understanding of the procedures and practices for ensuring transparency in accounting and grant-in-aid.
- A sound knowledge of computerized systems for facilitating data based decision support systems.
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