Transformational Organisational Restructuring of Indian Railways
In December, 2019, the Union Cabinet approved a transformational organisational restructuring of the Indian Railways. It seeks to modernise and envisage smooth working of Indian Railways.
- It is to be noted that restructuring of the Railway Board was also recommended by the Bibek Debroy Committee on Indian Railways in 2015.
Need
- Indian Railways is plagued with the menace of Departmentalism, which was marked by inefficiency in work, infighting over control of assets and resources and delay in decision making, ultimately hampering the operation of Indian Railways.
- The government has lined up a massive infrastructure development plan of nearly Rs. 50 trillion to ....