(a) whether two day General Managers’ conference of Indian
Railways was held recently; and
(b) if so, the details of the issues discussed during the said
conference and follow-up action taken thereon?
(a) whether two day General Managers’ conference of Indian
Railways was held recently; and
(b) if so, the details of the issues discussed during the said
conference and follow-up action taken thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO.1450 BY SHRI KISHNBHAI V. PATEL & SHRI PRADEEP MAJHI TO BE ANSWERED IN
LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2012 REGARDING RAILWAYS GENERAL MANAGER CONFERENCE.
(a) Yes, Madam. The two days General Managers’ Conference was held recently
on 11th & 12th January 2012.
(b) Various issues related to Safety, Punctuality, Freight Loading,
Financial Performance (Earnings and Expenditure), Cleanliness in Trains
and Stations, Completion of works pertaining to New Lines/Gauge Conversion/
Doubling/ Electrification, Performance of Production Units, etc on Indian
Railways were discussed during the Conference.
General Managers’ conference is a periodic performance review mechanism at
the apex level of Indian Railways. The action on decisions taken during
these conferences is a continuous process and depends upon a large number
of factors including availability of resources, policies and responses of
State Governments and other Ministries of Government of India, general
economic environment in the country, etc.