(file pic : Railways Minister Piyush Goyal)
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New Delhi : ” History will remember Indian Railways for its immense contribution to the fight against Covid. While maintaining national supply chains, it has ensured that wheels of progress keep moving at fast pace,” said Railways Minister Piyush Goyal while reviewing the operational performance of Zones and Divisions with top Railway officials on May 26, 2021 Goyal said that during the last 14 months Railways has demonstrated a high moral strength and ability to rise to the occasion.
Goyal directed the officials to go aggressively for full utilisation of record Capex allocation. Completion of infrastructure works would generate employment as well especially in challenging Covid times. He observed that Indian Railways is transforming itself from just being a mode of transportation to a great engine for growth and that everyone is committed to the success of IR and making it a self sustainable organisation.
The Railways Minister said that Oxygen Expresses have served the Nation in an extraordinary manner and were game changer in the fight against Covid. He said that speed of response and quality of service has been appreciated by all. Front line staff has risen to occasion. He said that Railways need to further enhance manpower efficiency in operations and there was a lot of scope of improvement at workshops as far as that is concerned.
Goyal directed all the officials to go aggressively for full utilisation of record Capex allocation. Completion of infrastructure works would generate employment as well especially in challenging covid times. He said that Covid challenges have demonstrated the resolve of Railways to fight back and emerge stronger. Mindset of Railways has transformed. It’s no longer business as usual for Railways, he added. The Minister complimented Railway officials for showing an extraordinary resilience and ensuring that it achieved a DOUBLE DIGIT growth in Freight Traffic.