Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday stated almost 1.5 crore prepare passengers have travelled to this point this festive season, including that over 2.5 crore passengers are prone to journey by the tip of the competition interval.
Vaishnaw knowledgeable that huge holding areas have been arrange at 30 railway stations for smoother crowd administration. Round 30 stations in Bihar, together with Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, and Saharsa, are getting ready for the festive rush with further ticket counters, CCTV surveillance, and different passenger-friendly preparations.
The railways has additionally arrange 24×7 medical cubicles with fireplace brigade and ambulance providers on standby for immediate passenger well being help and security administration.
Particular trains, security measure see large progress
Chatting with reporters in New Delhi, the minister highlighted that throughout the tenure of former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad, 178 particular trains had been run throughout the Diwali and Chhath festivals, which have now elevated to over 13,000, representing a large bounce.
“The protection has additionally elevated, and the variety of accidents has lowered from over 170 in 2014 to simply 31 in 2024-25, and we purpose to cut back it additional and make it safer,” Vaishnaw stated, IANS reported.
Based on the minister, rail observe building has risen from 400-600 kilometres per yr to over 4,000 per yr. The Indian Railways can also be gearing up for the protected and cozy return journey of passengers after the Chhath Puja festivities. For October 28, 6,181 particular trains have been notified to facilitate passengers returning to their workplaces after the competition season.
Digital initiatives and indigenous chipset growth
Vaishnaw additional stated that greater than 12 lakh Central Authorities staff have been onboarded on Zoho’s swadeshi digital suite.
“Chipsets for numerous purposes, together with CCTV, are being developed in India. Inside two years, India is about to realize full home manufacturing of cell phone elements. The federal government will make investments greater than Rs 200 crore to develop energy-efficient microprocessors for high-performance computing, together with servers,” stated the minister.
