History of CRIS
In 1982, the Indian Railways set up a Central Organisation (COFOIS) for computerisation of the freight operations of Indian Railways. By 1986, the need for a dedicated autonomous organisation for this purpose had become apparent. Therefore, the Ministry of Railways established the CENTRE FOR RAILWAY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CRIS), an umbrella organisation for all information technology related activities on Indian Railways (IR). It was entrusted with the task of design, development and implementation of the FOIS, along with its associated communications infrastructure. The Centre started functioning from July 1987. It is an autonomous organisation headed by its Managing Director.
A unique feature of CRIS is the presence of IT specialists as well as railway domain experts on deputation from the Indian Railways.
Some of the systems managed by CRIS have received international recognition, such as Computerworld Honors.
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