Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the ministry is working on making India's export products competitive and simplifying rules and regulations for easy availability of export credit.
Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, Piyush Goyal said the Railways had set the target of 100 per cent electrification of its tracks by 2022.
Till last month the NHSRCL had acquired 39 per cent of the 1,380 hectares of land for the project. The bullet trains are expected to run at 320 km per hour, covering the 508-km stretch in about two hours. Trains plying on the route take over seven hours and planes for about an hour.
"Railways have decided to electrify 100 per cent of its broad gauge rail routes in mission mode, as a green mode of transport," Piyush Goyal said during Question Hour.
Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha on rising train fares, Piyush Goyal said flexi fare is applicable to 32 out of these 141 trains for nine months only. He said presently there is no proposal to discontinue the scheme as it has generated additional earnings of Rs 2,426 crore since its introduction until June 2019.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to run two independent trains -- Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur and Bhubaneswar-Junagarh -- for the convenience of the people in Odisha's Kalahandi.
7th Pay Commission: Central Government has finally considered demands of lakhs of Indian Railways employees under 7th Pay Commission recommendation. According to reports, the Railway Ministry has granted approval for the allowances that are received by officers and other employees.
The profiles of officials in the Railway Ministry are being studied as part of a wider anti-corruption drive to set an example of transparency, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said.
The Lok Sabha on Thursday sat till 11:58 pm after nearly 18 years. The House witnessed a discussion on Railways, as Union Minister Piyush Goyal is slated to reply to the debate Friday afternoon. The number of working hours was termed as 'record' by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the timely completion of any railway project depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by state government, forest clearance, shifting of infringing utilities (both underground and over ground) and statutory clearances from various authorities, among others.
The Centre is working to ensure a safe journey for 23 million passengers using the train service in the country daily and its efforts have led to a decline of 62 percent in accidents, a senior official said.
He was asked whether he is aware that a report submitted to the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018 had highlighted challenges presented by largescale privatisation to the protection of human rights.
The domestic industry is not convinced that the proposed mega free-trade agreement RCEP will create a win-win situation for all, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday.
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has tweeted that if food vendor on railway station does not provide food bill, he will be forced to waive all charges. The tweet was made from official handle of Piyush Goyal's office.
The government is planning an investment of Rs 50 lakh crore in the Indian Railways by the year 2030. The aim to make railways the best in the world will include safety, infrastructure, expansion of network and increase in freight share, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said. Electrification work has been undertaken by the Ministry of Railways at the cost of Rs 11,000 crore, which has been sanctioned.
As many as 1,253 railway stations have so far been identified for upgradation under the 'Adarsh' station scheme, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that there was were no plans to privatise Rajdhani or Shatabdi express trains.
Twenty-four train sets have been planned for procurement from Japan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed project, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday.
The commerce and industry minister made the remark while reviewing the draft National Logistics Policy and the proposed action plan for its implementation.
The railways has spent over Rs 3,500 crore in building Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges in 2018-2019 and has allocated Rs 4,100 crore for the purpose in the current financial year
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