In the midst of the Corona crisis, major decisions are being taken constantly to change the railway, in which the Indian Railways has now taken an important decision, it is being seen as cast cutting. The Railways has announced the immediate closure of a service that has been in existence since the British era. (Photo: File)
In fact, Indian Railways has decided to discontinue the post-British Messenger Service to cut costs. Till now, this service was used to send confidential documents of Railways. (Photo: File)
For this, instructions have been issued to all railway zones. The Railway Board has said in a directive dated July 24 that there will now be talk through video conferencing between the Railway PSU / Railway Board officials to cut costs and save the expenses related to the establishment. (Photo: File)
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Board has ordered to immediately stop booking of Personal Messenger / Postal Messenger. That is, this service has been stopped with immediate effect. The Railway Board says that following this instruction should be ensured, as it will save expenses on allowances, stationery, fax etc. (Photo: File)
Let me tell you, till now confidential documents were sent from one zone to another zone in the railway through postal messenger. This work was carried out by the postal messenger, the peon, who was given the responsibility of sending sensitive documents from the Railway Board to various departments, zones and divisions. (Photo: File)
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Significantly, this service was facilitated in the British era, and it was also needed at that time. Because at that time there was no system of internet and email. But now the Railway Board says that there is no need of postal
Railway Board has said in its order that now all file work should be shifted to digital and communication should be done through secure e-mail. With the latest instructions of the board, the use of postal messenger has officially ended. (Photo: File)
Apart from this, there has been a ban on the creation of new posts to reduce expenses, many works have been outsourced. Also, the board has asked to reduce power consumption and reduce other expenses. Also, the cost of stationery items, cartridges and other items should be reduced by 50 per cent. Not only this, the loss making departments have been asked to close
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At the same time, the government has stepped up to promote privatization in railways. The government now hopes to improve the railways through private companies. A few days ago, the Ministry of Railways had sought Request for Qualification (RFQ) from private companies to run 151 private trains on 109 pairs of routes, passengers like private airlines will be given preferred seats, luggage and travel facilities.
Big investment will come in railways
Indian Railways estimates that with the participation of private companies, there will be an investment of 30 thousand crores in the railways. Railways is trying to increase revenue and create new employment opportunities. It has been made clear from the railways that these high-tech trains will start running on the track from March 2023. That means from 2023, private trains will run. (Photo: File)
