The Union Cabinet has announced a major change, approving the reorganization of railway boards and cadres. While on one hand the number of members present in the Railway Board has been cut, on the other hand all the cadres present in the Railway have been merged to form a new cadre. The Railway Board will have only four members. The Railway Board currently consists of Chairman and eight members. Now there will be only four members and chairman, cutting the number of members by 50 percent. Giving information about the decisions of the cabinet, Information Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the members who will be on the board now will be from business development, operations, human resources, infrastructure and finance. At the same time, the posts of members of Traffic, Rolling Stock, Traction and Engineering have been abolished.
Railway cadres can be merged, yet different cadres associated with railways running in the country will be eliminated and a cadre will be created. The Indian Railways will now have only one cadre 'Indian Railway Service' replacing the existing eight services for various departments including engineering, traffic, mechanical and electrical.
The Railway Ministry, under the leadership of Piyush Goyal, is taking many such decisions, which may lead to change. The private sector is now also being partnered to increase infrastructure and passenger amenities. After the Tejas Express, the Railways is now preparing to run private trains on 150 routes. Apart from this, there are plans to run trains at a speed of 160 km in Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata. This will bring Delhi-Mumbai passengers in 10 hours and Delhi-Kolkata in 12 hours. However, it may take two to three years to complete the scheme.
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