Indian Railway To Reorganise Railway Board

By Sarkaritel February 25, 2016 13:00

By TN Ashok

New Delhi, Feb 25 : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today announced structural Interventions in Railways saying he intended to reorganise the Railway Board that oversees the daily functioning of one of the worlds largest travel network.

The Rail board is proposed to be reorganised along business lines and also suitably empower the Railway Board Chairman to lead the orgaisation effectively, he said while presenting the railway budget for 2016-17 to lok sabha today.

A departmental orientation, absence of cross-functional collaboration and lack of business focus have held back Bhartiya Rail from realizing the commanding heights that it is capable of achieving, he said while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament.

The solution to this lies in reorienting the working of the organization towards a common corporate objective. For this purpose, Railway Minister proposed to reorganize the Railway Board along business lines and suitably empower Chairman, Railway Board to lead the organization effectively.

Minister added that as a first step, cross functional directorates will be set up within the Railway Board to focus on areas like non-fare revenues, speed enhancement, motive power and information technology. Indian Railway will explore the possibility of unifying cadres for fresh recruitment of officers. Indian Railway will also strengthen the PPP cell to improve ease of doing business with Indian Railway.