Railways to roll out ERP project shortly
PTI For efficient management of its huge human resources, railways is rolling out enterprise resources planning (ERP) project, a massive IT project, to integrate the entire freight, passenger and administrative operations across the country.India is witnessing digital revolution which will bring about a great change benefiting the economy, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here today.He said the digital system will act as tool for fighting corruption and currently railways is also becoming part of the online system.The entire procurement and tendering process in railways are now online. Railways recruitment board examination is also online to make it transparent and corruption free, Prabhu said.He further said railways is embarking upon the ERP programme, which will perhaps be the largest in the world.Enterprise resource planning ...
Major reforms in the offing in freight sector, says Prabhu
PTI Major reforms are underway in freight sector with reduction of cargo charges announced in rail budget for the first time, and it will benefit the railways in a big way during the coming days, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said. "In our country due to non-running of time-tabled freight trains, most of the cargo is not coming to railways... when will the goods train reach no one knows. "But to change this scenario we have already started a programme and two pairs of time-tabled container trains - 'Cargo Express' - have already commenced and I am happy to share that they reached their destinations ahead of their scheduled time," Prabhu said after flagging off a time-tabled container (weekly) train between Nagalapalli and ...
Rail budget to cater to people's needs satisfactorily: Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said that the Rail Budget will cater to the needs of all "satisfactorily" as a lot of effort has gone into its preparation Source: PTI The Rail Budget will cater to the needs of all Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said that the Rail Budget will cater to the needs of all "satisfactorily" as a lot of effort has gone into its preparation. Hailing the Rail Budget 2016-17as "passenger-centric" as it entails no fare hike, PM Modi said it will play an important role in the country's rejuvenation. He said the budget caters to all sections of the society and "stands out because it is an infrastructure-led and employment generating budget". The government's efforts to comprehensively transform railways ...
Sustainable bio-energy solutions can boost economy: Railway Minister
The Dollar Business Bureau The Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu addressing the inauguration session of the Bio-Energy Summit 2015’, in New Delhi on November 17, 2015. The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan is also seen. Bio-energy solutions can be a huge boost to the Indian economy, given they are produced in an economically and sustainable manner, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said, as he pitched for an alternative growth and development model for the Indian Railways. Speaking at the ‘Bio-Energy Summit’, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Prabhu stressed that the Indian Railways have already taken several steps to reduce its carbon footprints and are aggressively moving towards using renewable energy resources in ...
