Piyush Goyal invites Industry leaders to partner with Indian Railways

Staff Reporter / New Delhi

Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has asked the industry leaders to collaborate with Indian Railways in the journey of transformation.

Addressing the second edition of Rail Connect organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries,CII, Mr Goyal urged the industry leaders to collaborate and partner with Indian Railways to provide cost effective solutions in logistics sector and reducing logistic costs. He also stressed that Aatmanirbhar Railways depends on the participation of both, Railways and Industry.

He said, Indian Railways is rightly referred as the growth engine of the country by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said, his vision is to make Indian Railways a strong entity which serves customers with modern technology and good service experience.

Mr Goyal said, during COVID phase, Indian Railways utilised the opportunity for removing bottlenecks, maintenance, running Shramik trains, bring back freight share, making policy changes, engaging with private sector, technology providers and improving infrastructure. The Minister also said that Indian Railways is pacing towards becoming Net Zero Carbon Emitter.

Chairman, Railway Board Vinod Kumar Yadav in his address talked about various steps taken by Railways in the direction of modernisation, self reliance and green Railways. He outlined the plan for Indian Railways transformation and expressed that Railways is open for collaborations and partnerships with the industry.