This website will allow Railway employees at all levels to report any safety lapses they encounter to top officials, including the Railway Board Chairman, in the day-to-day running of the organisation, without risking their identity or job security.
After a spate of fatal incidences Piyush Goyal, railway minister, has orders for 3600 km of tracks to be renewed - an 80 percent jump. Earlier, 2000 km of rails were renewed annually.
With most public service undertakings in the country making the transition to digital services with increasingly less requirement of paper-based communication, the move accentuates the railway ministry’s efforts in keeping up with time and technology.
The deluxe train connecting Varanasi with Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat, will be launched at 3.30 pm by the Prime Minister using a remote control via video conferencing.
The Railways will put an end to pasting reservation charts on reserved coaches of all trains originating from selected stations, on an experimental basis for a duration of three months.