Administration Manual - B.E.S.T. Undertaking.

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CHAPTER -1
INTRODUCTION
1.1. The Electronic Data Processing Department, referred as E.D.P. Department
hereafter, of the B.E.S. & T. Undertaking is one of the service departments
under the General Administration Branch dealing with computerisation
activities of various departments of the Undertaking. This department was
established in the year 1968 when the computerisation was introduced in the
B.E.S.& T. Undertaking. The Central EDP Department is located on the 2 nd
Floor, Traffic Administrative Building at Backbay Bus Depot, Cuffe Parade,
Mumbai – 400 005. One more office for EDP Department has started
functioning at the New Ancillary Building, 2 nd Floor at Wadala Depot w.e.f.
18.10.2004.
1.2. The E.D.P. Department started as central data processing department.
However, with the change in technology and requirements, it is slowly being
decentralised by focussing on the computerisation of the individual user
departments. This has helped the Undertaking to save the manpower, expedite
the processing by reducing the time log, thereby increasing the overall
efficiency of the departments.
1.3. Earlier when the Ticket Accounting System and Daily Vehicular Report
(DVR) System were being processed by the EDP Department, the EDP Zonal
Computer Centres were started as per the requirements at the following
locations:-
Year
a) Magathane Depot 1992
b) Bandra Depot 1994
c) Dharavi Depot 1994
d) Oshiwara Depot 1994
e) Backbay Depot, 3 rd Floor 1994
f) Gorai Depot 1996
g) Mulund Depot 2001
h) Majas Depot 2002
1.4 All depots have been computerised in phases by June, 2004 under depot
computerisation project. After the computerisation of depots as a unit, the
functions of the E.D.P. Zonal Computer Centres have changed and they are
working as troubleshooters. Accordingly, following EDP Zonal Computer
Centres have been closed as per the changed requirements :-