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Jammu and Kashmir # Ticketing: Introduced 1,780 Automatic Ticket
# Work on Katra-Banihal section of Udhampur- Vending Machines, mobile apps & GoIndia
Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project progressing smartcard for cashless purchase of UTS and PRS
satisfactorily- 35 kms of tunnelling out of total of 95 tickets, enhanced capacity of e-ticketing system from
kms completed; Decongestion work on Jalandhar - 2,000 tickets per minute to 7,200 tickets per minute
Jammu line in full swing and doubling of two bridges and to support 1,20,000 concurrent users as against
to be commissioned by March 2016, while the other only 40,000 earlier.
two bridges will be completed by 2016-17. # Social initiatives: One-time registration for availing
Make in India: Finalised bids for two loco factories; concessions while booking tickets online, online
proposed to increase the current procurement of train booking of wheelchairs & Braille enabled new
sets by 30%. coaches introduced for the Divyang, increased quota
Capacity Building for the future through: of lower berths for senior citizens and women, middle
bays reserved in coaches for women.
# Transparency – initiated recruitments online # Wi-Fi provided in 100 stations, to be provided in 400
in 2015-16, process now being replicated for all more.
positions, social media being used as a tool to bring in
transparency, all procurement including procurement # Stations being redeveloped – inancial bid received
of works moved to the e-platform, completed trial of for Habibganj, Bhopal; Cabinet approval for stations
process leading to award of tender electronically and to be taken up under PPP.
to be rolled out on a Pan- India basis in 2016-17. # Security through helplines & CCTVs.
# Governance - delegation led to compression of project # Safety - 350 manned level crossings closed,
sanction time to 6-8 months from 2 years earlier, key eliminated 1,000 unmanned level crossings, 820
result areas identiied to judge performance of GMs ROB/RUB completed in the current year and work
and DRMs, performance related MOUs signed with going on in 1,350 of them.
few Zones, to be replicated for all zones. Other major achievements
# Internal audit measures - specialised teams # Energy: annualized savings of Rs. 3,000 crore to
mandated to screen railway operations in speciic be achieved in the next inancial year itself, a year
areas to detect ineficiencies and prevent wastages, earlier than announced; achieved by procuring power
every zone preparing 2 reports by March 31, 2016. directly at competitive rates using IR’s status as
# Partnerships – Cabinet approval for JVs with State Deemed Distribution Licensee.
Governments, 17 consented and 6 MOUs signed with # Rail University – initially identiied the National
State Governments. 44 new partnership works covering Academy of Indian Railways at Vadodara.
about 5,300 kms and valuing about Rs. 92,714 crore
have been indicated in the Budget documents. # Digital India: application of Track Management System
(TMS) launched, inventory management module of
Customer Interface TMS has resulted in inventory reduction by 27,000 MT
# Interaction and feedback through social media & resulting in saving of Rs.64 crore and scrap identiication
dedicated IVRS system. of 22,000 MT equivalent to Rs.53 crore.
# Making travel comfortable by generating over The Way Ahead
65,000 additional berths, installing 2,500 water Improving quality of travel
vending machines; introducing ‘Mahamana Express’
with modern refurbished coaches; 17,000 bio-toilets For the unreserved passenger –
in trains; world’s irst Bio-Vacuum toilet developed. # Antyodaya Express unreserved, superfast service.
# Improving punctuality – operations audit for # Deen Dayalu coaches – unreserved coaches with potable
Ghaziabad to Mughalsarai section. water and higher number of mobile charging points.
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# Work on Katra-Banihal section of Udhampur- Vending Machines, mobile apps & GoIndia
Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project progressing smartcard for cashless purchase of UTS and PRS
satisfactorily- 35 kms of tunnelling out of total of 95 tickets, enhanced capacity of e-ticketing system from
kms completed; Decongestion work on Jalandhar - 2,000 tickets per minute to 7,200 tickets per minute
Jammu line in full swing and doubling of two bridges and to support 1,20,000 concurrent users as against
to be commissioned by March 2016, while the other only 40,000 earlier.
two bridges will be completed by 2016-17. # Social initiatives: One-time registration for availing
Make in India: Finalised bids for two loco factories; concessions while booking tickets online, online
proposed to increase the current procurement of train booking of wheelchairs & Braille enabled new
sets by 30%. coaches introduced for the Divyang, increased quota
Capacity Building for the future through: of lower berths for senior citizens and women, middle
bays reserved in coaches for women.
# Transparency – initiated recruitments online # Wi-Fi provided in 100 stations, to be provided in 400
in 2015-16, process now being replicated for all more.
positions, social media being used as a tool to bring in
transparency, all procurement including procurement # Stations being redeveloped – inancial bid received
of works moved to the e-platform, completed trial of for Habibganj, Bhopal; Cabinet approval for stations
process leading to award of tender electronically and to be taken up under PPP.
to be rolled out on a Pan- India basis in 2016-17. # Security through helplines & CCTVs.
# Governance - delegation led to compression of project # Safety - 350 manned level crossings closed,
sanction time to 6-8 months from 2 years earlier, key eliminated 1,000 unmanned level crossings, 820
result areas identiied to judge performance of GMs ROB/RUB completed in the current year and work
and DRMs, performance related MOUs signed with going on in 1,350 of them.
few Zones, to be replicated for all zones. Other major achievements
# Internal audit measures - specialised teams # Energy: annualized savings of Rs. 3,000 crore to
mandated to screen railway operations in speciic be achieved in the next inancial year itself, a year
areas to detect ineficiencies and prevent wastages, earlier than announced; achieved by procuring power
every zone preparing 2 reports by March 31, 2016. directly at competitive rates using IR’s status as
# Partnerships – Cabinet approval for JVs with State Deemed Distribution Licensee.
Governments, 17 consented and 6 MOUs signed with # Rail University – initially identiied the National
State Governments. 44 new partnership works covering Academy of Indian Railways at Vadodara.
about 5,300 kms and valuing about Rs. 92,714 crore
have been indicated in the Budget documents. # Digital India: application of Track Management System
(TMS) launched, inventory management module of
Customer Interface TMS has resulted in inventory reduction by 27,000 MT
# Interaction and feedback through social media & resulting in saving of Rs.64 crore and scrap identiication
dedicated IVRS system. of 22,000 MT equivalent to Rs.53 crore.
# Making travel comfortable by generating over The Way Ahead
65,000 additional berths, installing 2,500 water Improving quality of travel
vending machines; introducing ‘Mahamana Express’
with modern refurbished coaches; 17,000 bio-toilets For the unreserved passenger –
in trains; world’s irst Bio-Vacuum toilet developed. # Antyodaya Express unreserved, superfast service.
# Improving punctuality – operations audit for # Deen Dayalu coaches – unreserved coaches with potable
Ghaziabad to Mughalsarai section. water and higher number of mobile charging points.
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