The Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) (Hindi: भारतीय रेल लेखा सेवा Bharatiya Rail Lekha Seva ) is a Group A Central Service of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for Accounts and Finance Management of the Indian Railways. About 10-15 IRAS officers are recruited every year through a rigorous civil services examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission. At present, the IRAS cadre has a strength of about 550 officers.
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