Railways Slow In Punctuality And Infrastructure Creation In Current Fiscal: Performance Report

According to the performance reports of Indian Railways upto October 2023 in the current fiscal, the national public transporter is falling behind the target as compared to the last year.

As per the reports, punctuality of mail/express trains is 73.59 per cent till 31 October 2023, compared to 83.56 per cent in the last financial year 2022-23 during the same period — a deterioration of 10 per cent.

As far as the infrastructure progress is concerned, the report stated that new line/doubling/gauge conversion are 1,302.34 km till 31 October 2023 (new line: 186.65 km, gauge conversion: 96 km, doubling line: 1,019.69 km), compared to 1,728.55 km last financial year during same period (new line: 52.8 km, gauge conversion: 102 km, doubling line: 1,573.75 km), which is 24.7 per cent less than the last fiscal.

It is a cause of concern in view of additional expenditure on this account during the same period and less commissioning.

Commissioning of electronic interlocking/panel interlocking/RRI
at 237 stations till 31 October, 2023 as compared to 270 stations last FY during the same period, a decrease of 12 per cent.

Commissioning of Kavach is nil till 31 October, 2023 compared to 10 km last FY during the same period and against the target of 637
km till 31 October, 2023.

Elimination of level crossing gates is 240 till 31 October, 2023 as compared to 306 last FY during the same period, a decrease by 22 per cent.

Commissioning of Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals is eight till 31 October 2023, compared to 13 last FY during the same period, 38 per cent less than the last year.