New railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directs officials to work in 2 shifts
New railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directs officials to work in 2 shifts
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Bureaucrat-entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the country's new railway minister on Thursday. He issued first order of business to direct officers in his office to come to work in two shifts of nine hours each. An order to that effect was issued from the office of the Minister of Railways, Communication, Electronics and Information Technology.

After taking charge, the new Minister said that Railways is a major part of PM Modi's vision and he would work to make the vision a reality. "PM Modi's vision for railways is to transform the lives of the people, that everyone - common man, farmers, the poor - gets the benefit of the railway. I will work for that vision," he said on Thursday.

"Hon'ble MR has directed that all the officers and staff of MR Cell will work in two shifts ie 7:00 hrs-16:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs -12:00 midnight with immediate effect," it said.

A former IAS officer of the 1994-batch, Vaishnaw has handled important responsibilities for over 15 years and was particularly known for his contribution to the public-private partnership framework in infrastructure, something that will help him in the rail sector. He has also held leadership roles across major global companies such as General Electric and Siemens.

Vaishnaw has done his MBA from the Wharton School, Pennsylvania University, and M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He will also hold two other important portfolios of Communications and Electronics and Information Technology.

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