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Thursday, 16 June 2016

07:55

Concession for Differntly abled persons -Indian Railways

Concession for Differntly abled persons -Indian Railways

 ANNOUNCEMENT OF POLICY ALLOWING DIFFERENTLY ABLE PERSONS TO AVAIL CONCESSION WHILE TRAVELLING ALONE 
Railways grant concession in passenger fare to more than 50 categories of passengers including the Divyangs.  They are physically and mentally challenged, patients, senior citizens, students, war widows, sports persons etc.,
The following four categories of Divyangs are eligible for concession in passenger fare:-
 1.  Orthopaedically/paraplegic persons who cannot travel without an escort (At present concessional tickets issued only with escort)
2. Mentally retarded persons who cannot travel without an escort (At present concessional tickets issued only with escort).
3.  Completely blind persons with or without an escort
4. Deaf & Dumb persons both afflictions together in same persons with or without an escort.
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CONCESSION
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Orthopaedically Handicapped/ Paraplegic persons who cannot travel without escort – for any purpose
· 75% in Second, Sleeper First, AC chair Car  &AC 3 tier
·  50% in  First Class and AC 2-tier,
·  25% in AC 3-tier & AC Chair Car of Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains
·  50% in Monthly Season Ticket & Quarterly Season Ticket
·  One escort is also eligible for same element of concession
2
Mentally retarded persons who cannot travel without escort - for any purpose
3
Blind persons travelling alone or with an escort - for any purpose
4
Deaf & Dumb persons (both afflictions together in the same person) travelling alone or with an escort - for any purpose.
·  50% in Second, Sleeper and First  Class
·  50% in Monthly Season Ticket &Quarterly Season Ticket
·    One escort is also eligible for same element of concession
  
At present concessional tickets are not issued to eligible orthopaedically handicapped/paraplegic persons/Mentally retarded persons not accompanied by an escort. Concessional tickets are issued only when tickets are booked along with an escort.
With a view to empower the divyang passengers (Orthopaedically handicapped /paraplegic persons/Mentally retarded) concessional tickets to eligible persons not accompanied by an escort will be issued for travel even without escort for those who would like to travel with friends, relatives or with the assistance of mechanical devices.  This will also help in increasing the self esteem of divyang.
Source:PIBNEWS

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Sunday, 26 July 2015

08:21

Projects of Railways through PPP Model

PPP Model for Development of Railways 

For encouraging PPP (Public Private Partnership) on Railways, a Policy on Participative models for rail connectivity and capacity augmentation was issued in December 2012. Model Concession Agreements for Non-Government line model, Joint Venture, Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) and Customer funded models have been issued. Till now under different PPP models, 9 projects have been implemented, 13 projects have been approved for implementation, besides 6 projects which have been given ‘in principle’ approval. 

The Concession Agreements provide for Conciliation, Arbitration and Adjudication for resolving disputes between Government and partners. 

Projects under PPP model are undertaken on the basis of operational requirement, financial viability, bankability and interest of stakeholders. Such projects are not undertaken based on socio-economic development of a particular region. 

This information was given Minister of State in Ministry of Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha Yesterday. 
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Sunday, 28 June 2015

21:50

Itarsi RRI Fire Accident likely to inflict a Loss of Rs.1000 Crore to Indian Railways until System is restored

Itarsi RRI Fire Accident likely to inflict a Loss of Rs.1000 Crore to Indian Railways until System is restored


New Delhi: A major fire that destroyed the route relay interlocking (RRI) cabin at Itarsi railway station on could have been avoided if a smoke detector been installed, railway officials said.

The railways is likely to incur a loss of more than Rs 1,000 crore until the signalling system is restored by July 22, an official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to discuss the matter with the media, told.

“This is an estimated loss. It could either go up or come down.” The movement of trains was badly affected in Bhopal division of West Central Railway after signalling system collapsed following a fire in RRI cabin of the station – one of the biggest railway junctions in the country.

The movement more than 180 trains to major cities of the country via Itarsi, about 90km from Bhopal have been hit hard since the June 17 fire that completely destroyed the signalling system, The signalling system since the fire was being handled manually, officials said.

On Thursday, a near mishap was averted when a train was diverted to platform number 6 which had an open-end line instead of platform number 4, they said.

RRI cabin officials and several other employees and officials of Signalling and Telecommunication (S&T) manning the system confirmed that there was no smoke detector in the cabin. “Had a smoke detector been installed in the room, it would have sounded an alert and the fire could have been doused before it damaged the entire system,” said a senior officer from SNT department of Bhopal rail division, requesting anonymity.

The damage could have been avoided if the Railways authorities had installed a smoke detector at the RRI. The authorities never bothered to install it in the last 34 years since the RRI was set up in 1981, some of them said.

Commissioner of Railway safety Chetan Bakshi said it was an incident which could have taken place anywhere. “Such incidents could be avoided with certain measures. If a smoke detector was not installed at the time of construction of the RRI it can be installed any time,” he said.

DRM/Bhopal Alok Kumar, who has been camping in Itarsi and monitoring the restoration work denied that there was any negligence on the railways part, saying the signalling system was being replaced with a new one and more than 95% of the wiring work had been completed.

“We will restore the entire system by July 22. For the new RRI, we have to develop 30 new turnouts (points). Officials are working on a war footing to restore the signalling system,” he said.
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Saturday, 27 June 2015

20:49

Maharashtra Government to invest Rs 10,000 cr to develop railway infra

Maharashtra to invest Rs 10,000 cr to develop railway infra

Maharashtra government will invest Rs 10,000 crore to develop the railway infrastructure of the state, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said.

The CM laid the foundation stone of Sawantwadi Railway Terminus in Sawantwadi district in Konkan region in the presence of Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

He said infrastructure development forms the basis of the economic development of any state and the state government is committed towards developing roads, railways, airports and port network across Maharashtra.

"Though the Centre allocates funds for railways, the state government too will invest Rs 10,000 crore apart from union government's grants within the next five years," he said.

The Chief Minister further said that the government will coordinate with the Union Railway Ministry at the time of drafting the railway budget so that Maharashtra receives appropriate funds and priority projects are included by the Centre in the budget.

"Since our co-ordination with the Union Railways ministry is strong, we are working together in terms of development. Also, we are together focusing on completing projects that were announced in this year's budget,", he said.

"The state government will give priority to Chiplun- Karad, Ahmednagar-Parli-Beed and Vardha-Nanded-Yevatmal railway route. It will help connect the interiors of Maharashtra and enhance development," he added.

 Source :Business Standard
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Wednesday, 6 May 2015

18:11

Railway Ministry Implements 39 Railway Budget Announcements in Just 36 Days of the Current Financial Year Displaying Unprecedented Pace of Implementation

Railway Ministry Implements 39 Railway Budget Announcements in Just 36 Days of the Current Financial Year Displaying Unprecedented Pace of Implementation

Minister of Railways and MOS Railways Personally Monitoring the Implementation of Budget Announcements

Comprehensive Mechanism and Action Plan put in Place to Ensure Time Bound Implementation

Indian Railways Developed Online Monitoring of Implementation of Budgetary Proposals Through E-Samiksha

The Entire Machinery of Indian Railways Geared up for Implementation Work

In an unprecedented pace of implementing announcements made in the Railway Budget 2015 -16, Ministry of Railway has already implemented 39 announcements ranging from passenger amenities system improvements to infrastructure development. Immediately after the presentation of the Budget, the Railway Minister directed Railway Board to put in place a sound mechanism to implement the budgetary announcements in a time bound manner. The entire machinery of Indian Railways was geared up to implement the budgetary proposals. 

 Under the implementation strategy, comprehensive action plans were formulated on all budget announcements. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha have been personally monitoring the implementation and undertaking periodical review. The monitoring and periodical reviews are also being undertaken at Railway Board level, Zonal Railway level and Railway Division level. To ensure effective and efficient online monitoring, Ministry of Railway also developed a special web based software E-Samiksha to keep an eye on implementation. Ministry of Railway is next only to PMO, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Human Resource Development to have this kind of online monitoring mechanism.

Though only 36 days have passed in the current financial year 2015-16 (1st April, 2015 to 30th March, 2016), 39 announcements have so far been implemented which are listed below:-

1.New department for housekeeping created. It will address the issue of cleanliness in a more integrated and coordinated manner.
2. Disposable bags for garbage disposal have been started as a pilot project in Mumbai-Amritsar Punjab mail.
3.New non-AC coaches being manufactured in ICF have dustbins from 1st of May, 2015.
4.NIFT, Delhi has been engaged for designing of bedroll etc.
5.03 new mechanized laundries have been started at Kochiveli, Malda town and Santragachhi to supply clean linen taking total of such laundries to 33. Twenty nine more locations have been identified. 
6.Passenger Helpline 138 already functional. It will work as an interface for queries/complaints related to medical emergency, cleanliness, food & catering, coach maintenance, linen etc.
7.Security Helpline 182 already functional to report any unsavoury incidents. This service is very important public service and may play an important role in emergencies like crime against women, onboard unlawful activity, train accidents, medical attention required and fire etc.
8.An application and a portal to redress railway related complaints has been developed where online tracking of complaints is also possible.
9.Operation 5 minutes launched i.e. to purchase unreserved tickets within 5 minutes. It has been launched as pilot project on Chennai suburban railway where passengers can buy paperless unreserved tickets on their mobile.
10.Instructions have been issued for differently-abled travelers to purchase concessional E-tickets after one time registration.
11.E-ticketing portal in Hindi is ready for launch.
12.E-catering has been introduced. This is a service where a passenger is able to place an order for a meal, to be served at his seat in the train enroute, through a phone call or an SMS. Presently this service is available in 134 pairs of trains.
13.Online booking of retiring rooms functional.  
14.73 pairs of trains have been identified for introducing hand-held terminals to TTEs. Supply is expected to be received by the end of May, 2015.
15. SMS alert for advance arrival of train at destination functional.
16. Centrally managed railway display network is ready for technology demonstration.
17. Pilot project for providing surveillance cameras has been launched in ICF.
18. On board entertainment has been started on Kalka Shatabdi. It is now being extended to other trains.
19.Instructions have been issued to provide mobile charging facilities in all new general class coaches. Mobile charging facilities will be provided in 3000 existing coaches in 2015-16.
20.Quota for lower berths for senior citizens increased from 2 to 4 per coach.
21. E-concierge services started in 22 railway stations.
22. 05 trains have been identified for augmentation of capacity from 24 to 26 coaches.
23. Instructions issued for TTEs to help senior citizens/pregnant women to get lower berths.
24. Instructions have been issued for reserving middle bay for women & Senior citizens.
25. Perishable Cargo center as Azadpur Mandi inaugurated. This perishable cargo centre will help farmers and consumers in a big way and the ripening of fruits and cold storage facilities at this cargo centre will help the farmers get a good price and good market for their product.  
26.  New instructions have been issued on 10th April, 2015 to liberalize the private freight terminal policy.
27.  All pending recommendations made by Kakodkar committee on safety have been examined by the Railway Board.
28. Kayakalp Council formed. Noted Industrialist Shri Ratan Tata to head this Council. The purpose of the Council is to recommend innovative methods and processes for the improvement, betterment and transformation of the Indian Railways.
29.Taskforce has been constituted for drafting the IT vision for Indian Railways.
30.A committee under Shri Ajay Shankar has been constituted for revamping of the PPP cell.
31.MoU for creating a SPV signed in between Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Coal and Government of Odisha. It will help expedite Railway connectivity projects for coal transportation in Odisha.
32.MoU with LIC signed. It is a landmark achievement with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) providing highest ever funding of Rs. 1.5 lakh crore for Railways. This move will ultimately help railways growth through augmentation of its financial resources.
33.Rail connectivity to Dighi Port approved through PPP.
34.Instructions issued for organizing training of frontline staffs on soft skills.
35.Negotiations for financing railway projects through World Bank commenced.  
36.The process for putting in place a regulator has been initiated.
37.MoU signed for Railway Research Centre at Mumbai University.
38.MOU with National Institute of Designing signed. Under this, Railway Design Centre will be set up in the campus of National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmadabad. This will help improve customer’s happiness by way of better designed coaches and providing cost effective solutions to problems faced by passengers during train travel. 
39.MoU for creating a SPV signed in between Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Coal and Government of Jharkhand. It will help expedite Railway connectivity projects for coal transportation in Jharkhand.
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