Tuesday, May 17, 2022

New unit under rail board to oversee Gati Shakti projects

A new branch has been constituted to oversee the implementation of projects under Gati Shakti Master Plan in Administrative Reforms of Railway Board.

According to officials with knowledge of the matter,

The Directorate of Power of Indian Railways will be headed by an officer of the grade of Additional Member. This will be the 25th Administrative Directorate of Indian Railways. Other directorates of the Indian Railways include Power, Tourism, Signaling and Telecommunications, Economics, Traffic, Planning and Infrastructure.

A senior Railway Ministry official said, “Implementation of Railways’ part of Gati Shakti program will be given priority by this directorate.”

The Rs 100 lakh crore Gati Shakti program was launched to reduce logistic costs and enhance the country’s export competitiveness.

Originally published at Pen 18

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