Challenges for Indian railways
Q. Which of the following are the key challenges for the year 2016-17 under Navrachna of IR?
1) Accessibility to trains from low level platforms
2) Power and Energy efficiency of trains
3) Increasing capacity of coaches
4) Digital capabilities at stations- Published on 04 Mar 16a. 2, 3
b. 1, 2, 3
c. 1, 3, 4
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 3, 4
Through Navrachna – Innovation, IR will provide innovation grants to employees, startups and growth oriented small businesses to support internal and external innovation. On an annual basis IR will seek out solutions to IR’s most critical problems through an Innovation Challenge. The initiative would be administered by an Innovation Committee comprising reputed investors, representatives from National Academy of Indian Railways, Railway Board and ‘Kayakalp’ headed by Shri Ratan Tata. A program management structure will be put in place to manage this initiative. For this year, the areas for the annual challenge are:
- Accessibility to trains from low level platforms
- Increasing capacity of coaches
- Digital capabilities at stations.
