(a) whether the Government has recently developed a new software to track railway operations;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the software would help in improving the quality of food served to the passengers in trains and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether the software would be applicable only to important long distance trains or would be extended to local trains also and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) to (c) Yes, Madam. An ‘e-Drishti’ interface has been unveiled for the Union Railway Minster, Minister of State and Board Members. This software includes an interface which provides summary information on punctuality of trains for the previous day.
There is also an interface which provides information on current train running on the Indian Railway network. In addition, there are interfaces providing details of freight earning, freight loading and passenger earnings for the previous day & month and cumulative for the year, in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year. There is also an interface for viewing live feeds from cameras installed in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) kitchens to assist monitoring of the work being done.
(d) No, Madam. The software covers all express and mail trains as well as local trains.
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