Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 210 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening
India is facing a duality of Railway development: Rise in networks but fall in quality & more accidents.
Body · points
Effectiveness of PPP
Hits
- Cost efficiency by private partners.
- Better technology - (world class tech.) Digitization
- Professional behavior of staff (↓ in corruption)
- State of Art Infra (Rani Kamlapati, Vidisha station)
Misses
- Quality of services has declined & poor maintenance due to issues in PPP contract.
(II) Rise in Prices due to low regulation. (unaffordable)
(III) Poor pay condition of private staff (Exploitation)
(IV) Poor maintenance post contract
(V) Poor contract enforcement due to poor monitoring & post project assessment
Bibek Debroy committee has recommended:
- To progress gradually in this regards.
- Improving operational Efficiency
- Proper PPP contracts
II. Railway Safety Issue
Causes of derailment:
- Lack of proper maintenance (<5% Budget spent)
- Poor technology
- Same route for passenger + Freight
- Intentional (LWE; etc.)
Anil Kakodkar committee recommendations:
- 100% shift ICF → LHB coaches
- Construct Railway under & over passes (Setu Bharatam Scheme)
- Dedicated Freight corridors
- ↑se Budget for overhaul & maintenance
Close · a summary
Govt has developed KAVACH system: State of Art technology.
Quality of service delivery along with safety should be our motto for Indian Railways.
2 more toppers’ answers to this question, part by part, and how they all approached it: open the question.