Governing Council comprises of Chairman, Railway Board as Chairman and Financial Commissioner, Member Engineering, Member Rolling Stock, Member Staff, Member Traction, Member Traffic, Member Signal & Telecom, Addl. Member (Plg) and DG/RDSO as members and Executive Director E&R/Railway Board as Member Secretary. The functions of Governing Council are:
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To identify and approve the R&D projects for technology development on Indian Railways.
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To review the progress of projects.
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To determine the quantum of direct investment in technology development within the overall allocation of funds under the plan head ’Railway Research’.
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To give direction for improving the working of RDSO.