Ministry of Railways

Aatmanirbhar Bharat
has become a mantra for
130 crore Indians today.
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister

BUILDING AN
AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT
DECEMBER 2020

Achievements of Ministry of Railways

 Lifeline of
the nation in
Converted 5,601 train coaches to serve
times of COVID-19 as COVID care centres

PM Garib Kalyan Earmarked 5,000 beds in 17 dedicated

Rojgar Abhiyaan: hospitals
Over 14 lakh
mandays employment Shramik Special Trains started from 33 isolated hospital blocks also
generated Shramik Diwas (1st May 2020) reserved for COVID care

Shramik Special Unveiled the world’s rst Covid- Safe

4,621 trains operated coach with signicant design
improvements for post Covid travel
63.1 Lakh migrant workers
Railways turns crisis into opportunity
ferried
1.85 Cr meals distributed
water bottles
2.21 Cr supplied for free
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 Railways Spreading Engine of connectivity
958 Special trains, 618 Festival
Goodwill during trains, 3,936 Suburban, 264
COVID-19 Kolkata Metro, 138 Passenger
trains started

Achievements in Make in India

Supplied essential
commodities - 5.5 Lakh Coveralls of PPEs
foodgrains, coal, Time tabled Parcel trains started and
petroleum, fertiliser and
1.4 Lakh litres of sanitizer
carried 6.4 Lakh Tonnes from 1st Apr
iron ore among others 2020 to 15th Dec 2020 20 Lakh reusable face covers
Record loading of foodgrain Developing Infrastructure
(1st Apr 2020 to 30th Nov 2020)
Cr
completed 350 major works
4.4 Tonnes to improve safety and speed
2020
Cr
2.4 Tonnes
2019

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 2018-19

1,013
Rail 2019-20

1,367
Suraksha
Bridges Rehabilitated
Best ever Safety
Increased by 35%
Performance:
Zero passenger
Track Renewal
Fatality since Apr 2019
Arrears reduced drastically
1st time ever in history
of Indian Railways Launched ‘CORAS’ -
Commandos for Railway
1,274
Security

132 stations provided CCTV

631
based surveillance system
Elimination of Manned during 2019-20
Level Crossing Gates
Accelerated by 102% Total 635 stations provided
2018-19 2019-20 with CCTV system so far

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 1,458
Infrastructure Km/year North East:
For a Better Connecting THE
Tomorrow 375 Seven Sisters
Km/year
CAPEX of ` 6,45,600 Cr in 2014-20 112 km long Agartala-Sabroom
has surpassed the cumulative 4 Times Increase in rail line in Tripura completed
investment made in 60 years from Commissioning of
1951 to 2014 (` 4,95,958 Cr) 45 km long doubling project from
Doubling Works
2009-2014 2014-2020
Lumding to Hojai completed
32 projects of 1,353 km length
completed
Migration from traditional
1x25 kV to 2X25 kV traction on
Golden Quadrilateral / Golden
Diagonal routes
Already functional in Bina-Katni-
Bishrampur section and DFCs
New Delhi - Mumbai and New Delhi -
Howrah to be completed by 2024

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 Increase in Rolling
Aatmanirbhar Stock Production
Bharat
605
नये भारत क ताकत, 2018-2019

आ नभर भारत
784
2019-2020

Electric Locomotives Production

Increased by 30%
Policy change in procurement: More Procurement for 44 rakes of
than 95% of Electric Locomotive Vande Bharat Trains initiated
4,429
components to be sourced indigenously Make In India 2018-2019

Components Enhanced
Enhancement of Axle capacity of Rail 6,277
Wheel Factory (RWF) to reduce import Gearing up exports 2019-2020

dependence Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi LHB Coaches Production

has exported 7 diesel locomotives Increased by 42%
to Sri Lankan Railways

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Swachh Rail 13,687
rkm
Green Railways
Swachh Bharat
100%
coaches tted 3,038
rkm
with bio-toilets Electrication Work
Increased by 4.5x
2009-14 2014-19
Integrated mechanized
cleaning now provided at
57 Made in India 12,000 HP
953 stations electric locos delivered

Commissioned 105.7 MW
power Solar plants over rooftops
of 960 major Railway Buildings

103.4 MW Wind power also

commissioned

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Skilling Dedicated Freight
India Corridor on Track

National Rail & Transportation 306 km long Rewari-Madar

Institute - a Deemed to be section in Western DFC
University & Institute of National completed
Importance
351 km long Khurja-Bhaupur
section in Eastern DFC
Classes commenced in 2018
completed

Benets of DFC :
200 students from 20 states & UTs
Rapid, Seamless and Easier
ow of goods
2 programs (3 year B.Sc & BBA) Economic Development and
Job Creation by connecting
factories and farms to ports

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 Fast Track Freight on Freight rates rationalised
Freight Front Foot Removed 15% Busy Season Surcharge

Removed 5% supplementary charge on

45.63 km/h
two point combinations and Mini rake

23.61 km/h
12,649 Reduction in rate class of Industrial Salt
2018-19

Freight speed 15,447 E-Payment Facility introduced

2019-20
almost doubled 1,268 Freight Customers are now
Nov 2019 Nov 2020 Induction of New Wagons Increased by 22%
availing e-payment facility
Higher speeds institutionalised
All private sidings permitted Concessions approved
in Time Table
to become private freight terminals Long lead: 15 to 20% on Coal, Iron
Timetable to incorporate separate
freight & maintenance corridors ore and Finished steel
Automobile transport for Export to Bangladesh
through New Modied Goods (NMG) rakes started Short lead: 10 to 50% on all cargo
11.0 Cr (except Coal and Iron ore)
Tonnes
Policy for development of Goods sheds Container trafc: 5% on loaded
10.1 Cr
Tonnes through private investment issued and 25% on empty
Freight Loading
Increased by 9% Fly ash: 40%
Nov 2019 Nov 2020
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Prosperity Continue
Budget 2020 - ‘Kisan Rail’ to be set-up for a 2 Tejas trains with modern passenger amenities
in farms with seamless national cold supply chain for to making introduced in Delhi-Lucknow and Mumbai-
Kisan Rail perishables, inclusive of milk, meat and sh, Passengers smile Ahmedabad routes
through PPP arrangement
Vistadome Coaches panoramic Second Vande Bharat Express with modern
First service agged-off in Aug 2020 -Deolali transparent coaches deployed in passenger amenities inducted in regular service
to Danapur - as pilot project covering mountainous tourist destinations for between New Delhi and Katra
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh enhanced experience - 31 coaches in use
and Bihar 134 new trains introduced, services of 118 trains
extended and frequency of 22 train services
Now extended to Muzaffarpur on demand increased

7 more Kisan Rails started Special trains operated for Ganpati festival,
JEE/NEET exams and NDA & Naval academy
50% concession on transport of notied fruits exams as per demands in coordination with State
and vegetables in Kisan Rail Governments in August & September
Protein Container Special Started Clone Trains introduced as part of the strategy to
144 trips done (Dadri to JNPT/Mundra/Pipavav) meet the unmet demand on certain sectors
(Apr-Jul 2020)
20 pairs of special trains introduced as clones of
highly patronized trains with high waitlists

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Platforms 5,891 Stations provided with high speed
Public-Private-
of Progress free Wi-Fi so far (4,411 stations in 2019-20) Partnership
835 Railway stations were provided with in Operations
improved illumination levels similar to
Airport Standards during 2019-20 151 modern trains (Rakes) over 109
routes on PPP mode
Ease of Ticketing
IRCTC-SBI Rupay Card launched on 28 Jul Improved technology
2020 for savings to frequent Rail travellers,
transaction fee waivers and delightful Reduced transit time; better travel
shopping experience experience to passengers

Private Investment in Rail sector

Upgradation and Modernization of
~ ` 30,000 Cr expected
Ayodhya Railway Station
New station building, 2 modern foot over
bridges, platform improvement and
development of circulating areas to be done
at the cost of ` 105 Cr. Project to be
completed in 2020-21

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 Vikas
ki Rail

Inauguration of Kosi Rail Mega Bridge to Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express

improve Railway connectivity in Bihar set a record by running at a speed
of 130 kmph for the rst time
12 projects worth about ` 2,720 Cr inaugurated between Patna to New Delhi under
in Bihar, including new rail line, electric loco the "Mission Raftaar" of Railways
shed, gauge conversion and electrication

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Nimble Railways IREPS & GeM Integration
Transparency &
Fast Railways Integration of Indian Railway Electronic
Accountability Procurement System (IREPS) with
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) will
Rail Drishti: be completed soon
Portal providing public access
Restructuring of Railway Board to Railway key performance Retain best features of both
on Functional Lines completed indicators of Railways
Usher in a new era of transparency &
Railway Board now has digitisation in the procurement
CEO cum Chairman
Railway Board Development of wider vendor base and
supply ecosystem
4 Members on Functional Lines
instead of 8 Members on Conducted computer based test for open Transition of Indian Railways
departmental basis market recruitment for more than 1.4 Lakh procurement (` 70,000 Cr) to GeM
vacancies involving 2.56 Cr candidates 
Single Service approved
Indian Railway Management Launched Human resource Management e-Reverse Auction now
Service (IRMS) instead of Services for benet of 12 Lakh railways the default mode of
existing 8 employee tendering for tenders for
procurement of goods
valuing more than ` 5 Cr
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