Subordinate to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by The Railways Act, 1989.
Its head office was in the North-East Railway Compound in Lucknow.
[3][4] Which is now relocated to New Delhi [5] As of 2023, Shri Janak Kumar Garg (IRSEE:1987) is the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS).
[6][7][8] The commission is headed by a Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), at Lucknow, who also acts as Principal Technical Advisor to the Central Government in all matters pertaining to railway safety.
[9] There are 5 deputy commissioners of railway safety posted in the headquarters at Lucknow for assisting the CCRS as and when required.