Tuesday, 17 December 2013

India - Railway Modernization 17.12.2013



            

Focus Areas

Introduction


A Expert Group has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Mr. Sam Pitroda to recommend ways and means to modernize Indian Railways to meet the challenges of economic growth, the aspirations of the common man, the needs of changing technology and the expanding market while at the same time ensuring adequate focus on addressing social and strategic requirements of the country in consonance with Indian Railways' national aspirations.
The Terms of Reference of the Committee would involve outlining strategies for modernization of Railways with a focus on track, signaling, rolling stock, stations and terminals; using ICT for improving efficiency and safety; augmenting existing capacities of Railways through indigenous development; reviewing projects and addressing PPP issues.

Railway Modernization

  1. Track 
    To provide capability for safe, secure and productive freight and passenger trains with a focus on expansion and excellence.

    Members of the sub group for Track & Bridges:
    1. B.D. Garg CAO, Const
    2. Mr Avasthi, CE, TMS, NR
    3. S.P. Singh EDCE(P) – Coordinator
       
    Terms of Reference:
    1. Present status of track, bridges, tunnels, rail overpasses on Indian Railways in terms of track structure, category of track, speed potential, axle load, route-wise, section-wise, summarised position.
    2. Need to modernise track/route by way of expansion of network, raising of speed, increasing the axle load, fitness for running of double stack container trains and longer freight trains.
    3. Approximate cost estimate of modernisation, timeframe and cost benefit analysis of track modernisation framework.
    4. Examine the organisational design for carrying out modernisation.
  2. Signaling 
    Modern electronic signaling technologies for maximizing track utilization, and for providing high speed operations with safety.

    Members of the sub group for Signaling:
    1. Shiv Kumar Chowdhary;
    2. Mahesh Mangal, Sr ED, RDSO
    3. Arun Saxena, Adviser, Signal, Railway Board
    4. R.C. Adwal, ED, Tele.Dev – Coordinator

    Terms of Reference:
    1. Present status of electronic signalling at the stations, route-wise, section-wise.
    2. Need to modernise signalling for improving safety, augmenting capacity and increasing speed of trains.
    3. Identify specific signalling technology for modernization.
    4. Estimation of cost and timeframe for modernisation.
    5. Cost benefit analysis of modernisation of signalling.
    6. Identify associated requirements for fencing, elimination of level crossing and its impact on reduction in manpower.
  3. Rolling stock 
    Expansion of new generation freight and passenger rolling stock with advanced technological features with capability for higher speeds and lower unit costs.

    Members of the sub group for Rolling stock:
    1. G.N. Asthana, GM, WCR.
    2. Ravinder Gupta, EDME Freight, RB;
    3. Shri Sudheer Kumar, EDEE (Dev), RB – Coordinator

    Terms of Reference:
    1. Present status of coaching and freight rolling stock in terms of class of travel, speed potential for passenger trains and pay load to tare ratio, axle load for freight trains.
    2. Installed manufacturing capacity for various types of rolling stock.
    3. Need to upgrade rolling stock keeping in view the requirement to raise speed, improved design and comfort level, provision of modern facilities, etc.
    4. Identification of technologies for modernisation of rolling stock.
    5. Local production status and need for import of technologies.
    6. Estimation of cost and time required for modernisation.
    7. Preparation of cost benefit analysis.

  4. Stations & Terminals 
    Modernization of stations and freight terminals to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art infrastructure, services and facilities. 

    Members of the sub group for Stations Terminals:
    1. Shri Pankaj Jain, Vice Chairman, RLDA
    2. hri Ranjan Jain, Adv, Infra, Railway Board
    3. Shri H.K.Jaggi, Adv, L&A, Railway Board – Coordinator

    Terms of Reference:
    1. Prepare a list of 500 passenger stations on IR for redevelopment, State-wise.
    2. Divide these stations in 3 categories in terms of size of the stations.
    3. Identify legal, policy and coordination issues requiring attention in redevelopment of station.
      1. Identify 50 locations requiring development of multi-modal logistics Parks.
    4. Estimation of cost and timeframe.
    5. Prepare cost benefit analysis.
    6. Work out a broad PPP model for station redevelopment and private freight terminal development.
  5. Land 

    Members of the sub group for Land:
    1. Shri H.K. Jaggi, Adv, L&A – Coordinator

    Terms of Reference:
    1. Present total stock of surplus railway land and air space available for commercial use and the part which is available in the station area.
    2. Details of parcels of surplus land available in urban and semi-urban areas, location-wise.
  6. Passenger Amenities 

    Members of the sub group for Passenger Amenities:
    1. Shri M.K.Reddy, EDPM – Coordinator

    Terms of Reference:
    1. Suggest measures for improvement of comfort, hygiene, cleanliness, catering, reservations and introduction of other modern amenities.
  7. Organisational Reform and Design 

    Members of the sub group for Organisational Reform and Design:
    1. Shri S.K.Mishra, ED, Traffic, PPP – Coordinator

    Terms of Reference:
    1. Review of past reports and highlight of their recommendations.


Information Technology

Members of the sub group for Information Technology:
  1. R.B. Das, COM, ECoR
  2. R.C. Adwal, ED (Tele.Dev), RB
  3. Ranjan Jain, Adv (Infra.), RB Coordinator
Terms of Reference:
  1. Present status and programme to implement various systems.
  2. Need to build a National Railway ICT platform.
  3. Implementation plan for SIMRAN, mobile ticketing, Web access on trains and platforms.
  4. Implementation of RFID for management of freight operation.
  5. Current status of electronic tendering, electronic payment in freight operation, Freight Operation Information System, Coaching Operation Information System, control charting, time tabling, capacity planning, ICT for safety, Track Management System, Loco Management System, etc.
  6. Status of accounting reform and plan for implementation of modern accounting system including full computerisation of accounts.
  7. Status of project management, human resource management, inventory management systems on IR.


Indigeneous Development

Members of the sub group for Indigenous Development:
  1. DG RDSO; Director IIT Kanpur
  2. Ved Mani Tiwari, Dir, EE (Dev)
  3. Sanjiv Kishore, EDME (Dev) – Coordinator
Terms of Reference:
  1. Present status of import and export of equipment, plants and machinery in Railways. Present status of R&D in product development in Railways.
  2. Identification of the need to enhance role of R&D in certain specific areas.
  3. Identification of products requiring R&D.
  4. Assess export potential of railway equipment & rolling stock, track & signalling technology, etc.
  5. Present status of railway interface with industry, Universities and research Institutes.

Project Review

Members of the sub group for Project Review:
  1. Sanjay Mukherjee, Adv (FX)
  2. Pradeep Bhatnagar, AM (Traffic)
  3. Chandra Prakash, Adv (Projects) - Coordinator
Terms of Reference:
  1. Review of existing and proposed projects from the standpoint of prioritisation to create capacity, financial viability and other tangible benefits.
  2. Prepare a status of projects in terms of major cost over-run, time over-run and difficulty in delivery.
  3. Recommend organisational design to speed up the project implementation.

Public Private Partnership

Members of the sub group for PPP:
  1. Mr Kanoria, FICCI
  2. Representative of CII
  3. Amrit Pandurangi, Sr. Dir, Delloite
  4. Chindrajit Banerjee, DG, CII
  5. Cherian Thomas, Senior Director, IDFC
  6. Satish Mandana, IDFC
  7. S.K. Mishra, ED, T, PPP – Coordinator
Terms of Reference:
  1. Review and recommend actionable PPP models for Railways in various areas to attract investment for win-win partnership.
  2. Understand and evaluate present approach and suggest solutions to un-lock bottlenecks.
  3. Outline lessons learned from other infrastructure sectors and related projects in India and abroad to attract latest technology and investment.



MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

Railway Board

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Call Call: 011-23389215
email Email: advinf[at]rb[dot]railnet[dot]gov[dot]in

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Shri Ranjan Jain,
Adviser (lnfra.), Railway Board
Secretary of Expert Group,
Modernization of Indian Railways




MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

Railway Board

CONTACT US


Call Call: 011-23389215
email Email: advinf[at]rb[dot]railnet[dot]gov[dot]in

REACH US

Shri Ranjan Jain,
Adviser (lnfra.), Railway Board
Secretary of Expert Group,
Modernization of Indian Railways

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