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Thursday, 9 June 2016

08:41

Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated/ launched various services facilities/initiatives as a part of fulfilment of Budget Announcements 2016-17

Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated/ launched various services facilities/initiatives as a part of fulfilment of Budget Announcements 2016-17 
Indian Railways has been working at a skyrocketing speed to ensure modernization of Railways, safety and security of passengers, improved passenger amenities, reduced expenditure, technological solutions etc.  In this direction, to mitigate the problems of the railway passengers and as a part of fulfillment of Budget Announcements 2016-17, Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in a programme held today at Rail Bhawan, launched and dedicated following services to the nation.
  1. Making catering optional in identified Trains (Shatabdi & Rajdhani)
  2. Announcement for Initiation of “Janani Sewa” – i.e. Hot Milk, Hot Water and Baby Food items at stations and children’s menu items on Trains.
  3. Release of Brochure on “Passenger Business Initiatives”.
  4. Release of Photo-Write- up on “Rail Hamsafar Saptaah”.
  5. Inauguration of Passenger amenities of Western Railway through remote-
                    I.   Homing Platform at Bandra Terrminus Station.
                    II.  One Escalator and a booking office at Kandibali Station.
                    III. Two Escalators at Goregaon Station.
 Shri V.K. Thomas, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee was specially present on the occasion as Guest of Hounour. Chairman Railway Board Shri A. K. Mital, Member Traffic Mohd. Jamshed and other Senior Officials were present on the occasion.   
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu said that the Railways is committed to implement budget announcements in each and every aspect. He said that the new services introduced today will have great impact on the rail users as, on the one hand, one new service will reduce the tension of all mothers to arrange kids’ foods on board, on the other hand, the services of new escalators and optional catering service will enable the passengers to find the rail journey more comfortable.  He further said that the optional catering service will also help the passengers economically as now passengers would be in a position not to necessarily opt for food in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains consequently they will not be charged for the food. 
SERVICES LAUNCHED : -
     “Rail Hamsafar Saptaah, 26th May – 1st June,2016”
Under the guidance of  Minister of Railways  and Minister of State for Railways, Indian Railways undertook extensive interactive sessions as a major outreach effort with all the stakeholders, i.e. Passengers, Major freight customers and staff, during the week “Rail Hamsafar Saptaah, 26th May – 1st June,2016”.
            The enthusiasm and response of the stakeholders has been overwhelming. More than 300 ‘Passenger Amenity’ works were also commissioned during this week.  The broad-based coverage of these activities associated everybody, including Production Units, Undertakings, Press and Media across the length and breadth of the country.
            Some of the significant outcomes of these interactions are as under:
Day-1 (26th May) – Cleanliness Drive:
            Railway Officers at different level inspected 3557 Railway Stations and 2022 trains, in which 293 NGOs were associated.  Besides, more than 54000 interactive sessions with passengers were also held.
Day-2 (27th May) – Inspection of Catering Units, both mobile and static, including Base Kitchens:
            Inspection of 4063 static units, 234 Base Kitchens, 699 Pantry Cars, 9671 Water Booths were conducted.  More than 27000 passengers were also engaged in obtaining suggestions & feedback.
Day-3 (28th May) – Passenger Amenities at Stations & in Trains and Passenger Grievance Redressal:
            1816 trains were inspected by officers, 52463 passengers were approached, 2637 grievances out of 3502 received, were redressed on the same day.
Day-4 (29th May) – Punctuality and Ticket Checking Drive:
            With intensive monitoring, Mail/Express trains achieved a punctuality of 85.2% and 82.03% for Passenger trains.  3284 ticket checking drives were conducted,52754 ticketless passengers were held, thus yielding a penalty earning of Rs.2.17 crores.
Day-5 (30th May) – Clean and Green Railway Colonies and workplaces with association of Railway staff and Unions:
            2305 cleanliness inspection of railway colonies and workplaces were conducted, more than 1 lakh trees were planted and 608 sporting events were organized.
Day-6 (31st May) – Meeting with major freight customers:
            153 meetings were held with 1271 freight customers.
Day-7 (1st June) – Dissemination of information to Electronic and Print Media:
            For disseminating information, 116 press conferences were held.
            Some of the pictures of activities undertaken during the “Rail Hamsafar Saptaah” have been compiled, giving an indication of our engagement with our stakeholder. 
            As the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. 
Janani Sewa

·         In compliance of the Budget Announcement 2016-17, ’JANANI SEWA’ is being introduced on IR in order to mitigate the hardships of the mothers travelling with their infants.

·         Under this scheme, Railways shall ensure availability of essential y items like baby food, hot milk and hot water etc. at Railway Stations.

·         This facility is being introduced at over 25 stations including New Delhi, Mumbai CSTM, Mumbai Central, Howrah, Chennai Central, Nagpur, Pune, Surat,  Lucknow,  Moradabad etc. 

Children’s Menu Items

·  Minister of Railways in the Budget Speech 2016-17 announced to ensure availability of children’s menu items on trains.

·  IRCTC has included Children’s menu items (meal combos for children in 5-12 yrs age group) on trains passing through New Delhi, Howrah, Chennai Egmore and CSTM Mumbai Stations through e-catering and also through purchase across the counter.

·  These items can be ordered by the passengers through e-catering website of IRCTC,  a specified phone number, SMS, Mobile Apps and a four digit (1323) all India Toll Free Number.

Optional Catering Service

·Minister of  Railways in his budget speech 2016-17 had announced as under :

“Explore the possibility of making mandatory catering services optional in trains”

·  In pursuance of this objective, trial to be undertaken on 2 pairs of Trains i.e.
Ø  H. Nizamuddin to Mumbai Central August Kranti Rajdhani Express (Train No. 12954-53)
Ø  PUNE to Secunderabad Shatabdi Express (Train No. 12025-26).

· Optional Catering Service will be provided on trial basis to passengers from 09/06/2016 for journeys to commence on the opening day of ARP. (Advance Reservation Period - 120 days). Duration of trial is for 45 days.

·   Catering services will be included by default. Passengers have to specifically ‘opt out’ from the mandatory food option.

·  Catering apportionment charges will be excluded from the total ticket fare accordingly.

·         Impact on ticket fare is as under : -
Train No.
Type of Train
From - To
Existing Catering Service
Total Ticket Fare including Catering Charges
Catering  Charges included in ticket fare




1A/EC
2A
3A/CC
1A/EC
2A/3A/CC
12953
Rajdhani,
BCT-NZM
Evening tea+Dinner+Morning Tea+Breakfast
4755
2870
2085
340
295
12954
Rajdhani,
NZM-BCT
Evening tea+Dinner+Morning Tea+ Breakfast
4755
2870
2085
340
295
12025
Shatabdi
PUNE-SC
Morning Tea+Breakfast+Lunch
2160

1095
260
220
12026
Shatabdi
SC-PUNE
Evening Tea+Dinner
2095

1050
195
175


‘SUHANA SAFAR’- A Brochure on Passenger Service Initiatives
· Recently a Brochure bringing out Freight Business initiatives was released by the Ministry of railways- which brought out the various steps taken towards Ease of doing Business with railways.
· The same was very well received by the stakeholders- Trade, Ministries of Govt of India, State governments etc- as a single point reference cum roadmap of the action taken/planed.
·  Hence need felt to bring out a similar brochure for Passenger Services
·   The brochure is divided into 5 segments covering 101 major initiatiatives taken over the last two Railway Budgets,  towards a delightful travel experience.
·    These segments are :

i. Tickets at a click-IT for ease and convenience- 28 initiatives
 ii. Meeting the Demand- More capacity more choices-21 initiatives
 iii. Towards a quality travel experience-Infrastructure, information ,security and more-34 initiatives
iv. Catering and Tourism services- More options better quality-16 initiatives
 v. Engaging with passengers-Connecting and responding online- initiatives in 2 major areas.
·  Copies of the brochure shall be distributed amongst all stakeholders.


INAUGURATION OF HOME PLATFORM & BOOKING OFFICE AT  BANDRA (t), ESCALATOR & BOOKING OFICE AT KANDIVALI AND THREE ESCALATORS AT GOREGAON STATION

Railway plays a pivotal role in the overall development of our country. It has contributed immensely in bringing together the people and dynamic cultures that co-exist in India. Western Railway is an important constituent of Indian Railways and serves the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with its Passenger, Mail Express, Super fast and Shatabdi and Rajdhani train services.

Shri Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan, New Delhi will inaugurate Home Platform & Booking Office at Bandra Terminus, Escalator & Booking office at Kandivali and Three Escalators at Goregaon station on 8th June 2016.

Bandra Terminus : A major terminal of Mumbai

Bandra Terminus has been developed as an important coaching terminal of Western Railway in Mumbai, which is known as the financial capital of India. This terminal was commissioned on 1st July, 1992. The state of the art station building has been commissioned with all passenger amenities like booking windows, PRS, waiting hall, cloak rooms, modern cafeteria, waiting rooms, retiring rooms, etc. to cater to the ever increasing passenger needs of Mumbai megapolis.
Bandra Terminus is the second major terminal after Mumbai Central on Mumbai Division of Western Railway that deals with long distance trains from Mumbai. It deals with 40 pairs of trains. Bandra Terminus, on an average, deals with 14,000 reserved and 6,000 unreserved originating passengers daily thereby generating earnings of Rs. 94.83 lakh and Rs. 10.99 lakh per day respectively. Earning from parcel traffic is Rs. 4.3 lakh per day.
The work of Remodelling of yard to provide New Home Platform at Bandra Terminus has been executed as part of the 6th line work under MUTP-II.  Cost of work of construction of the Home Platform has been approx Rs 33.24 crore. Along with this, construction of Elevated Booking office at Bandra Terminus under trespass control measures in MUTP-II project has also been done at a cost of       Rs 1.5 crore.

Elevated Booking office & Escalator at Kandivali station

       In order to curb accidents due to trespassing major measures have been undertaken at suburban stations under MUTP II A.  An elevated deck with booking office with 5 windows and an escalator connecting to the deck has been constructed at Kandivali station. This elevated deck is between south BMC FOB and Railway FOB over local lines. The work has been executed at a cost of approx. Rs 5.1 crore.
            Kandivali station, has more than 1.72 lakh originating passengers per day. The daily average passenger earnings of Kandivali station is approx. Rs.10.06 lakh. Keeping in view the needs of the passengers, a new elevated Booking office has been constructed and an escalator has  installed at Kandivali station.

Escalators at Goregaon station
Goregaon station, has more than 1.54 lakh originating passengers per day. The daily average passenger earnings of Goregaon station is approx. Rs. 8.78 lakh. Three new escalators are being provided at Goregaon station for the benefit of passengers. With addition of these escalators, Goregaon station will now have six escalators connected to the elevated deck. The cost of provision of these additional escalators is Rs 1.6 crore approx. These escalators have been provided as part of the overall work of construction of Elevated Deck with booking offices, lifts, escalators etc. at Goregaon.
Source:PIBNEWS

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Tuesday, 15 March 2016

17:44

Bills related to Rail Budget passed by Rajya Sabha

Bills related to Rail Budget passed by Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu on Monday told the Upper House that the Indian railways is “beemar (sick)” and asserted that the Narendra Modi government is working on a strategy to put the national transporter back on track by tackling issues like resource crunch, ageing tracks and increasing investment in infrastructure.

The Rajya Sabha later passed the appropriation bills and the demands for grants in connection with Rail Budget for 2016-17.

The minister pointed out that the government is following a regime of do’s and don’ts as the railways is passing through “very difficult times”. Replying to a debate on the Rail Budget in the Rajya Sabha, he said the government will put in place a new independent regulatory framework for revising rail fares to help maintain a balance between consumers and the railways, for which a bill will be brought soon in Parliament.

The minister said the railways would also partner with states to make investment in rail infrastructure and 16 states have agreed to partner with railways and some have also signed MoUs. “Railways is passing through very difficult times. It is right that the railways is ‘beemar’ and there is need to treat it and bring it on track,” he said.

Google makes money by monetising data, why not Indian Railways which had data of seven billion passengers who traveled in trains every year: Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Railways
Prabhu said Railways has many challenges to grapple with that include lack of resources, ageing tracks and increasing investment in infrastructure. He said emphasis is being laid on austerity by reducing administrative expenses, generation of revnue, augmentation of services and optimisation of costs, he said. Making a case for generating resources outside the normal revenue stream, Prabhu said the railways had data of seven billion passengers who travelled in trains every year and this information could be monetised. “Google makes money by monetising data,” he said, suggesting that the railways could take a leaf out of this classic example and said it was crucial for the railways to not be dependent on traditional sources for revenue but think of innovative ways to raise money for modernisation and creating infrastructure.

The Minister asserted that Indian Railways can’t be compared to those of China and other developed countries. “What the Chinese have invested into railways is a mind boggling number. From 2009, they have put in more than 2 per cent of their GDP whereas our share was 0.4 per cent of our GDP.

“Every time when pay commission comes, the operating ratio drops dramatically but this is the first time it has not gone down,” he told the house, accepting that the railways “had a big problem in paying” its employees.

“It (new pay commission) came into operation from January 1 this year. Despite that we managed to keep a decent operating ratio,” he said.

“Cleanliness has improved substantially in all parts of railway. It has improved inside the coaches. We have launched an SMS service named ‘Clean my coach’ which has been launched on all India basis. We have already started implementing the programmes which were announced during the budget,” he said.

Long debate on the budget saw participation of a large number of members as opposition parties alleged lack of facilities in Railways and demanded that the measures announced by previous Railway Ministers, including starting new rail lines and trains, be fulfilled at the earliest with focus on safety.

Some members said Railways does not have resources to start new projects and improve facilities for the common man and suggested privatisation as the sole alternative. However, those from the Left parties said the PPP model has failed to yield the desired results and should not be undertaken.

Ram Gopal Yadav (SP) lauded Rail Minister for focussing on fulfilling past promises held up for years.He said Railways was important for the common man perspective as a total of 82 crore people travel by trains annually and seven crore travel every month.

Bimla Kashyap Sood (BJP), while lauding the new initiatives taken by Prabhu, wanted Railway services to be expanded in Himachal Pradesh, a tourist state which she compared with Switzerland. Ritabrata Banerjee (CPI-M) opposed privatisation of Railways saying the PPP model has failed the world over.

Attacking the government for its “incapability” in running the Railways smoothly, Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu (Cong) expressed concern over falling revenue of freight and passenger trains. The railways can never be revived without improving its operating margin, he said, emphasising the need to increase revenue from freight services.

D Raja (CPI) said the Rail Budget proposals are long-term and would take time to implement. He, however, opposed the entry of private companies in the sector.

Source:RailNews
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Monday, 7 March 2016

18:45

Railway Budget aligned to PM Modi’s vision for Digital India: MD/UAE Exchange

Railway Budget aligned to PM Modi’s vision for Digital India: MD/UAE Exchange

Managing Director and Country Head of UAE Exchange India, V.George Antony, has lauded improved focus on technology, customer service, and investments in the Railway Budget while giving courtesy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for ‘Digital India’ for the same.

“It is aligned to the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ initiative. Making most of the internal processes of one of the largest Indian state owned enterprise digital and automated itself is a daunting task. But if it can be done, the government will be able to save a lot on its exchequer,” Antony said in a statement.

“There are many areas where the railway ministry is investing in technology in a mammoth way, both to manage the customers and their internal operations. A few of them are listed below. Central paperless asset purchase and approval system based on online bidding, central paperless expense management and approval system. These are all huge changes and the impact of which will come in the long term only and not short term,” he added.

Antony further said that foreseen results of the changes could be cost saving, revenue loss reduction, better quality, better transparency, efficiency etc.

“Wifi, radio, TV, hi-tech toilets, announcements, new coaches, new cargo bogies, new rails, increasing the speed of trains etc. are going to bring so much of improvement for the common man and for our country. People will be able to access internet through the mobile phones at railway stations, free of cost, as almost 400 stations have been planned to have free Wifi services. Not only that railway budget has plans to raise e-ticketing capacity making it all more easier for mobile users to book at ease from their mobiles,” he added.

Digital India is going to witness a mobile friendly ambience in trains with mobile charging points in general coaches, and Wi-Fi facility. An app to lodge complaints to the railway authorities is also being rolled out. Online booking of wheelchairs, special facilities in the stations and coaches for old and disabled passengers, lower berth quotas for senior citizens are some other potentials of this railway budget.

The Ministry of Railways is also keen on maintaining cleanliness at all places by planning to have the facility of cleaning on demand, clean bed-rolls from automatic laundries, bio-toilets, dustbins in all non-AC coaches etc. This gives a larger hope for a cleaner India with cleaner railway stations which is in linear progression with the ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission of the PM, he said.

Source:RailNews 
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Saturday, 5 March 2016

19:28

Sectorwise Beneficiaries of Railway Budget 2016-17

Sectorwise Beneficiaries of Railway Budget 2016-17
Sectorwise beneficiaries of the Railway Budget 2016-17 has been complied and given below: -
Interest group/Subject
Initiatives in Budget
SAFETY
946 ROB/RUB sanctioned
Launch Mission Zero accident
Eliminate all unmanned BG crossings in next 3 years
Equip the high density network (10,000Kms) with TCAS in next 3 years
PROJECT/ CAPEX
Rs.1.21 lakh total capex size - 20% increase than last year's target
Commissioning of 2800 Kms of BG line vs this year's target of 2500 Kms
Massive push on electrification - 50% increase in outlay. Target to accomplish 2000Kms vs 1600 Kms this year
CUSTOMER AMENITIES
Launch of Tejas express: Premium superfast with many onboard facilities such as entertainement, better aesthetics, vending machines, ushers
Launch of Humsafar express - Full 3AC, fast train with optional food services
Launch of UDAY (Utkrisht Double decker AC Yatri)- Overnight, double decker superfast service on highly patronized routes
Launch of Rail Mitra Sewa - Comprehensive concierge services including battery operated cars, porter services, wheel chairs etc
Travel Insurance facility for passengers
Sale of UTS tickets through handheld POS terminals
Cancellation of tickets through 139
All operational halts converted into commercial halts
CCTV survellience of Tatkal counters to prevent miscreant activity
PA systems leased out to FM Radio companies in trains
Bar-coded tickets, scanners and access control at select stations
Launch multi purpose stalls on stations
Hourly booking of Retiring rooms
Introduction of SMART coaches - better customer experience, high carrying capaicty and lower costs
Standardized uniforms across all Railways for customer facing roles
PR skill training for customer facing roles
Rail Bandhu - on Board managzine expansion to all A/C reserved class in all Mail Express trains and all regional languages
New uniforms for Porters with advertising banners. Soft skill training to improve customer experience. Would be known as 'Sahayak'
Sale of platform tickets through ticket vending machines
Provision of normal debit/credit card usablity at ticket vending machines
GPS enabled LED boards to provide real time information of approaching stops on trains
Information boards in trains to communicate various on-board services2
COMMON MAN/ POOR
Launch of new service - Antyodaya express : Unreserved, second class, superfast trains.
Introduction of Deen Dayal coaches for general passengers with aenhanced facilities such as Potable water, water level indicators, mobile charging points
DIVYANG
All new stations to be redeveloped would be made accessible by all
One divyang toilet per platform on A1 class stations
Increased availability of wheelchairs on platforms
CLEANLIENSS
Pan India proliferation of ' Clean my coach service'
Regular third party audits to generate rankings for stations
Setting up of Waste segregation centres
Additional 30,000 bio toilets
Installation and Maintenance of Portable bio toilets at major stations - Leverage advertisementing potential, CSR, and support from Voluntary organisations
Awareness campaigns to improve cleanliness including approach roads and adjacent colonies
CATERING
Hand back catering to IRCTC in a phased manner - Primary objective to unbundle food preparation and food disbursement to break the nexus of overcharging passengers
E Catering extended from current 45 stations to all 408 A1 and A class stations
Ready to Eat meals onboard
Explore making mandatory food on trains optional. Local cuisine to me made available.
Base Kitchens to be set up by IRCTC to ensure high quality hygeinic food
Third Party audit of catering services
SHGS
Empanelment by IRCTC for catering services
E-Marketing of products through IRCTC in partnership with NABARD
NGOS
IR to partner with prominent NGO's to partner for skill development of people in rural areas including Railway employees
Appeal to NGOs to support Cleanliness, Sanitation, Skill development and Energy conservation initiatives in IR
Parternship with Khadi and Village Industries Commission to support emplyoment creation for rural India
WOMEN
Launch of Janani Sewa - Provide Kids Menu and changing boards in Toilets
Provision of hot milk, hot water and baby food at Stations
Rail Mitra Sewa including wheel chairs, battery operated cars for Senior citizens, women and Patients
More toilets for Women at stations
Sub quota of 33% in award of licences for stalls and services at stations
SENIOR CITIZENS
50% increase in lower berth quota taking the total lower berths availability to 120 per train
Rail Mitra Sewa including wheel chairs, battery operated cars for Senior citizens, women and Patients
FARMERS/ FISHERMAN
Preferential usage for cold storage warehouses being set up on empty Railway land through PPP
SC/ST
Enforcement of reservation in awarding of contracts for stalls at stations
Encourage employment for SC/ST through horticulture and tree plantation at side of tracks
Encourage SC/ST enterprenuers in partnership with Khadi and Village Industries Commission
Promoting tribal art through murals on stations
RELIGIOUS ORG
Launch Aastha circuit connecting various pilgrim centres
Beautification and provision of passenger amenities for stations of religious interests
STUDENTS
Kalam express to be launched to share innovative solutions to common daily problems
Internships for over 100 students/year across Engineering and MBA schools
Establish Railway University in this financial year
NORTH EAST
Expedited execution of connecting all state capitals - Mizoram and Manipur to be connected in this year
WILD LIFE
Launch of Tiger circuit to cover Pench, Bhandavgarh and Kanha
Spreading awareness through paintings on stations
ENVIRONMENT
All Railway stations to be covered with LED luminaries in next 2-3 years
Switch to environment friendly composite sleepers made of recycled plastic
Set up Automatic coach washing plants to support water conservation
Convert production units (atleast one in each zonal railway) as Green Industrial units
Rain water harvesting on buildings with roof area of more than 200sqm post feasability studies
Set waste segregation and water recycling plants
Puruse the medium term plan to get 132.5 MW of power through wind energy
Pursue the target of achieving 100 MW of Solar Power in next 5 years
GOVERNANCE
Tabling the bill for Rail Development Authority with in next 6 months
Regular security audit of PRS website
Operational research to improve rake turnaround at select terminals
Commence integration of IT initiatives under a system wide Enterprise Resource Planning architecture
Roll out the mechanism of internal audit to ensure 2 full audit reports per zone
Sign MoUs with zonal railways to enhance commitment on performance on clearly stated parameters
Single person accountability for all facilities on a train
Atleast 20 projects on EPC for FY16-17. Move to EPC for above Rs 300 crore projects by next year
All A1 stations to have senior Station Directors, supported through a cross functional team
EMPLOYEES
Tie up with Ministry of Health to improve Central Railway Hospitals
Introduce AYUSH systems in 5 railway hospitals
Provide wireless devices to gang men to alert them of approaching trains
Reduce the weights of tools carried by gangman,trackman through value engineering
Toilets and Air conditioning in Locomotive cabs for drivers
SKILLING
Set up 'Centres of Excellence' for Skill Development in 1/2 workshops
PR skill training for customer facing roles
IR to partner with prominent NGO's to partner for skill development of people in rural areas including Railway employees
DIGITAL INDIA
Integration of all ticketing services on one app
Integration of all customer feedback and complaint forums on one app
Commence integration of IT initiatives under a system wide Enterprise Resource Planning architecture
Handheld PoS terminals for sale of tickets - Target to reduce queue lengths
Best in class project management system based on drone and geo spatial technology - To be piloted for Dedicated freight corridor
Expand E-procurement into a paperless contract management system
TRANSPARENCY
CCTV coverage of Tatkal counters
Expand E-procurement into a paperless contract management system
YOUTH /INNOVATION
Internships for over 100 students/year across Engineering and MBA schools
Dedicated innovation fund to promote internal and external innovation.
FOREIGNERS
Ticket booking through international credit/debit cards
JOURNALISTS
E-ticketing facility on concessional passes
TOURISM
Partner State governments for operating tourist trains on revenue sharing
Upgraded National Rail Museum, Focus on promotion of other museums and heritage sites
Run Tiger circuit train with full travel package offerings
SUBURBAN
Mumbai - Push MUTP III and 2 elevated corridors Churchgate - Virar and CSTM-Panvel
Mumbai - Raise height of platforms with next year
Delhi - Work with State government to revive the Ring Railway consisting of 21 stations
Bangalore - Work with State government to build a comprehensive suburban system
Explore feasability of partnering with State governments for Suburban systems in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Chennai
Trivandrum - Work with State government to develop a suburban system
New investment policy outlining the engagement model with State governments for Suburban systems to be launched

Business
Initiative
FREIGHT
Full fledged market study on 40+ commodities
Launch of new delivery models e.g., Roll On Roll Off
Container traffic to be opened for all commodities except Coal and Mineral Ores
Pilot on time tabled freight, parcel and container trains
All good sheds to be opened for Container traffic, if operationally feasible
Rationalize tarriff structure
Multi point loading allowed
Part load container trains to be allowed during non peak season
Long term contracts with pre-determined price escalation
Differential tarriffs based on congestion on route
Key customer managers for big freight customers
Liberalise the PFT/ Siding policy
Online portal for PFT/ Siding approvals
Explore feasability of opening up of General purpose wagons for leasing
Operationalise Transloc
Take up modernization of 10 good sheds
Lease out space in railway warehouses to be utilised by third parties in lieu of modernisation and additional revenues
Develop cold storage warehouses on empty railway land on PPP
Complete overhaul of Parcel business including opening the sector to container traffic and online booking of Parcels
NON FARE REVENUES
Leverage Non fare revenues through - Station development, Advertising (additional 1000 Crores, 4 times current revenues), Monetising data, Monetising land, Overhaul of Parcel, Exports
Target to earn Rs 4000 Cr through exports by 2020.
Transform Parcel business - Liberalise the policy
PASSENGER
Preference to local domicile holders for award of commercial licenses at stations
Introduction of FM channles in trains on PPP basis
Support in installation, operation and maintenance of toilets by attracting CSR funds from corporates
Providing PR skills to customer facing personnel on a PPP basis
Install GPS based LED boards to provide real time information on upcoming halts in lieu of advertising rights
Install information boards in trains in lieu of advertising rights
Build satellite terminals with state partnerships in PPP mode

S No.
Structural Initiatives
1
Launch 7 missions - 25 Ton, Zero accident, PACE, RAFTAAR, Century, Accounting Reforms, Capacity Utilisation
2
Leverage Non fare revenues through - Station development, Advertising (additional 1000 Crores, 3 times current revenues), Monetising data, Monetising land, Overhaul of Parcel, Exports
3
Target to earn Rs 4000 Cr through exports by 2020.
4
Transform Parcel business - Liberalise the policy
5
Restructure the organisation - Unified cadre, Cross functional directorates
6
Set up Railway Planning and Investment organisation
7
Set up SRESHTHA (Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement), niche railway research organisation
8
Set up SUTRA ( Special Unit for Transportation Research and Analytics), dedicated, cross functional data analytics team, manned with professional analysts
9
Launch National Rail Plan - to harmonise and integrate the rail network with other modes of transportation
10
Set up a Holding Company for all Railway PSUs
11
Build a test track to cut short the cycle of introduction of new rolling stock

Source:PIBNEWS


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