The Minister of Railways, while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17, has proposed to transform Indian Railways through seven Mission activities – AVATARAN. These missions are:
Mission 25 Tonne: It aims to increase revenue by augmenting carrying capacity. To achieve this 10-20% freight loading will be done through 25-tonne axle-load wagons in 2016-17 and target movement of 70% of freight traffic on high axle load wagons by 2019-20.
Mission Zero Accident: It comprises two sub missions-
Elimination of unmanned level crossings to eliminate all unmanned level crossings on Broad Gauge in the next 3-4 years through innovative financing mechanisms.
