Question : PRIORITIES OF RAILWAYS

the priorities before the Railways for the next decade from the safety point of view ?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)

Railway accords highest priority to safety in train operation. Safety is an ongoing and continuous process. The Railway Safety Review Committee set up under the chairmanship of Justice H.R.Khanna, a Retd. Judge of Supreme Court, has submitted Part-I of their Report. Part-II of the Report is yet to be received. In Part-I of the Report, the committee has made 150 recommendations.

These recommendations are under examination of the Government. The accepted recommendations will be the guiding factor to adopt a long term (10 year Safety Plan) depending upon the availability of resources.