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Indian Railways names Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express

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August 2015

June 16, 2015

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Indian Railways has named Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express

an immediate effect.

July 2015 |

In this regard the train No 19031/19032 Ahmedabad-Haridw

Ahmedabad famously known as Haridwar Mail has b
christened as Yoga Express.

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This decision was taken by Indian Railways before celebration

first International Yoga Day on 21st June which will be observed as global event.

However, the train timings and its composition have not been changed. Yoga Expr
run between Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Haridwar (Uttarakhand) on daily basis cover
1208 km distance in 26 hours 05 mins.

The train has number 19031 from Ahmedabad to Haridwar and number 19032 in
reverse direction. Its average speed is below 55 km/hr.The train also has a stopove
Gandhinagar which was added in 2009 Railway Budget.
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Recommendations of Bibek Debroy committee on restructuring of Indi

Railways
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June 14, 2015

Bibek Debroy Committee on the restructuring of Indian Railw

has submitted its final report to the Union Ministry of Railways

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The committee has suggested measures for restructuring

Railway Board and its departments so that policy making
separated from day-to-day operations.

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Recommendations of Bibek Debroy committee

Establishment of an independent regulator Railway Regulatory Authority of In

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(RRAI) with a separate budget and to be independent of the Ministry.

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RRAI will decide on tariffs to revamp the cash-strapped railways.

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Railway Budget should be phased out with gross budgetary support to Ind
Railways.

Bills and Acts

There is need to improve the internal resource generation and explore varied meth

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of financing but also to improve utilisation of available resources.

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No privatisation of Indian Railway but allowed participation of private sector in

railway projects.

Separation of activities like running of hospitals, schools, real estate developm

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catering, manufacturing of locomotives, coaches and wagons from the core busin
of running trains.

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State governments should be asked to entirely fund the Government Railway Po

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(GRP).

General Managers should have the freedom to choose between private secu
guards and RPF for security on trains.

The recommended changes should be implemented only by Union Railways ministr

the first five years including the resolution of the social cost issue.
Background

Union government had constituted the high-level committee in September 2014

restructure the Railways and suggest ways for resource mobilisation.

It was seven-member panel headed by eminent economist and NITI Aayog mem
Bibek Debroy.

The other 6 members are former cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar, Gusharan D

Ravi Narain, Partha Mukhopadhyay, Rajendra Kashyap, Ajay Tyagi and Ajay Nara
Jha.
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Indian Railways ink MoU with IIT-BHU for research work

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June 9, 2015

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Indian Railways has inked Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi for resea
and development work. This MOU is part of Malaviya Chair for Railway Technolo
Varanasi.

The MoU was been signed by Railway Board Advisior R K Verma and IIT (BHU)- Direc
Professor Rajeev Sangal in the presence of Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

The pact envisages for upgradation of Railway tracks for High speed trains
developing indigenous raw material for the industry in lines with Make India Programm

Apart from singing MoU it was also announced to set up Malaviya Chair Committee
supervise research work. The chair is being named after freedom fighter and Bha
Ratna recipient Madan Mohan Malaviya who was the founder of Banaras Hin
University (BHU).
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu also dedicated 1500th rail engine Gaurav
public services from Diesel locomotive works (DLW) at Maduadeeh, Varanasi.
Tags: IIT (BHU) Indian Railways Make In India

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