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REGISTERED NO. DL-(N)04/0007/2003-25
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-29032025-262127
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II— Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 9]
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025/CHAITRA 8, 1947 (Saka)
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 29th March, 2025/Chaitra 8, 1947 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
29th March, 2025 and is hereby published for general information:—
THE RAILWAYS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2025
No. 9 OF 2025
[29th March, 2025.]
An Act further to amend the Railways Act, 1989.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of
India as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2025.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the
principal Act), after clause (1A), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
'(1B) "Board" means the Railway Board constituted under sub-section (1)
of section 2A;'.
3. After Chapter I of the principal Act, the following Chapter shall be
inserted, namely:-
"CHAPTER IA
RAILWAY BOARD
2A. (1) There shall be constituted a body to be known as the Railway
Board to exercise the powers conferred upon, and to perform the functions
assigned to it under this Act and the Railway Board constituted under the
Resolution of the Government of India, Public Works Department No. 256G,
dated the 18th February, 1905, with its composition as revised from time to
time, shall be deemed to be the Railway Board constituted under this Act.
(2) The Central Government may, by notification, invest the Railway
Board, either absolutely or subject to any conditions, with all or any of the
powers or functions of the Central Government under this Act with respect
to all or any Railways.
(3) The qualification, experience and terms and conditions of appointment
of the Chairman and the other Members of the Board and the manner of
filling up the said posts shall be such as may be prescribed.
(4) The Board shall consist of such number of Members as may be
prescribed.
(5) The Board shall be provided with a Secretary and such officers and
other employees as may be necessary to exercise such powers and discharge
such duties under this Act and all correspondence shall be addressed to the
Secretary to the Board.
(6) The terms and conditions of service of the Secretary and other
officers and employees of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.
(7) The Chairman and Members of the Board appointed under the
Resolution of the Government of India, Public Works Department No. 256G,
dated the 18th February, 1905, with its composition as revised from time to
time and the Secretary, officers and other employees appointed to the Board
before the commencement of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2025, shall be
deemed to have been appointed under this Act:
Provided that the terms and conditions of service of the Chairman,
Members, Secretary, officers and other employees of the Board holding the
office as such immediately before the commencement of the Railways
(Amendment) Act, 2025 shall not be varied to their disadvantage after their
appointment.
2B. Any notice, determination, direction, requisition, appointment,
expression of opinion, approval or sanction, to be given or signified on the
part of the Board, for any of the purposes of, or in relation to, any powers or
functions with which it may be invested by notification under sub-section (2)
of section 2A, shall be sufficient and binding if in writing signed by the
Secretary to the Board, or by any other person authorised by the said Board
to act in its behalf in respect of the matters to which such authorisation may
relate; and the Board shall not in any case be bound in respect of any of the
matters aforesaid unless by some writing signed in manner aforesaid.".
4. In section 200 of the principal Act,—
(i) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted,
namely:-
"(1) The Indian Railways Act, 1890 and the Indian Railway
Board Act, 1905 are hereby repealed.";
(ii) in sub-section (2),—
(a) in the opening portion, for the words, figures and brackets
"the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (hereinafter referred to as the repealed
Act)", the words, figures and brackets “the Indian Railways Act, 1890
and the Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 (hereinafter referred to as the
repealed Acts)” shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (a), for the words "the repealed Act", the words "the
repealed Acts" shall be substituted;
(c) in clause (b), for the words "the repealed Act", at both the
places where they occur, the words and figures “the Indian Railways
Act, 1890" shall be substituted.
DR. RAJIV MANI,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI-110002
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054.
MGIPMRND-767GI (S4)-29-3-2025.