Railways Ministry
Govt seeks Trai’s view on Railway demand for spectrum
The ministry has approached the department of telecommunications, seeking 10MHz of the efficient and expensive 700MHz airwavesRailways has requested an ‘administrative allocation’ of the spectrum, outside the auction route
2 min read5 Feb 2019IRCTC Vikalp scheme for waiting-list passengers: Key things to know
IRCTC's Vikalp scheme is applicable to all waiting-list passengers, irrespective of booking quota and concession
1 min read18 Sep 2018Railways to propose to build Ayodhya station as Ram temple replica: Union minister
Manoj Sinha says the railways ministry would submit a proposal to the Union cabinet to re-construct the Ayodhya railway station as a replica of the Ram temple
1 min read21 Feb 2018Railways to create database of contract workers, give benefits like organised sector
Railways will have a database of workers engaged by contractors in non- operational areas such as housekeeping, cleaning, consultancy, training and other such services
2 min read4 Feb 2018Indian Railways to review plan for coach factory in West Bengal
A committee is said to have been formed to make an assessment of coach requirements by the Indian Railways till 2027-28
2 min read9 Jan 2018Govt seeks data on contract workers in key ministries to draft minimum wage plan
The labour ministry is reaching out to all the key ministries to disclose their staff strength, especially that of contract workers, to make a fair assessment of minimum wages currently paid
2 min read23 Nov 2017National plan for railway infrastructure development to be rolled out soon
The massive investment plan would involve high-speed rail connectivity, station redevelopment and capacity augmentation across the country
1 min read10 Apr 2016Industry leaders, experts describe railway budget as ‘balanced'
Through the budget, the government has made clear its intent to create new and long-term revenue streams for Indian Railways, they say
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