List of Safety/vital items with unified PL numbers 2025
List of Safety/vital items with unified PL numbers 2025
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.99/RS(IC)/165/SRCpt. 1
New Delhi, dated 06.07.2025
The General Manager, All Indian Railways & PUs including NF(C). The General Manager, CORE, Allahabad.
The General Manager, Metro Railway, Kolkata.
The Director General, RDSO, Lucknow & Railway Staff College, Vadodara. The MD, RITES, RITES Bhavan, Sector-29, Gurgaon.
The MD, KRCL, Belapur Bhavan, 4th Floor, Sector-II, CBD, Belapur, Navi Mumbai. The MD, MRVC, 2nd Floor, Church Gate station Building, Mumbai.
The MD, CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
CAO/Workshop Projects organisation, 1st Floor, Chamber Bhawan, J .C. Road, Patna -800001. CAO/DMW, Patiala and COFMOW, New Delhi.
CAO/MTP, NBCC Place, Bhishrna Pitamah Marg, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi.
CAO/MTP, Mumbai and Chennai.
Sub: Safety/vital items with Unified PL numbers.
The list of Safety items was first compiled in the year 1970 which was further reviewed in 1986 & 2000. The list of safety items was last reviewed, revised and issued on 06.03.2025. Subsequently, it was noticed that some items included in the list were vital items and not Safety items. Considering that there are differential purchase powers for safety item, it was decided that this issue be addressed at the time of next revision. Accordingly, RDSO was requested to segregate the items included in the list into Safety and Vital items. They had furnished the list indicating whether an item is a Safety item or Vital item and the same has been approved by the concerned Dtes. in Board’s office. Besides above, attempt has been made to capture additional details including Unified PL No., drawing and descriptions for all the items proposed to be included in the revised Safety/vital items list. Safety items are those items whose unavailability or malfunctioning affects safe train operations whereas Vital items are those items whose unavailability or malfunctioning affects train operations.
The list of safety/vital items with description, specification, drawing number and PL Nos. has been finalised and available on SMDMS and railnet address 10.1.1 0.21/Stores.
(A.N. Rao)
Dy. Director RS(IC)
Railway Board
Click below link to view the Original order
I couldn’t locate an up-to-date list of safety and vital items along with their unified Price List (PL) numbers for the year 2025. However, here’s what’s currently available based on authoritative sources:
Contents
Last Official List: 2025
- The Indian Railway Board, via letter No. 99/RS(IC)/165/SRC Pt. 1 dated 12 January 2025, released an updated “List of Safety / Vital Items with Unified PL Numbers”.
This list included comprehensive details for each item—such as its unified PL number, description, specifications, drawing number, and classification—approved by RDSO and integrated into systems like IREPS and iMMIS. A subsequent clarification on the same was issued in May 2025. - According to the circular:
- Items were classified carefully between “safety” (critical for safe operations) and “vital” (critical for general train operations).
- Around 15 additional safety items (e.g., coupler components) were incorporated in bold within the 2025 annexure.
Context: Unified PL Numbers in Indian Railways
- A Unified PL Number ensures consistency across all Zonal Railways and Production Units for the purposes of stock management, procurement, and asset tracking. The code is structured as:
- Part A: Main Group (e.g., locomotive, signalling)
- Part B: Sub-group
- Part C: Serial Number within that subgroup
- Part D: Check Digit (validated via Modulus 11)
Availability & What You Can Do Next
| Year | Documented List Availability |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Yes — via official Railway Board circulars |
| 2025 | No publicly available updated list yet |
If you’re looking for the current (2025) version:
- You could reach out to the Railway Board’s Stores Directorate, or check the latest RDSO publications.
- Alternatively, I can help monitor New Circulars or contact relevant railway officials for the updated annexure—if you’d like.
Let me know how you’d like to proceed!