Keypoints:
- Under Modi government, investments in railways have soared to Rs.Rs 2.15 lakh crore in 2021-22 fiscal, from Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2019-20 fiscal.
- Goyal said that the sector is focusing majorly on passenger safety and due to which no deaths have been reported in the past two years.
- He also focussed on the need to encourage private investment for more efficient functioning.
On Tuesday, Indian Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the Indian Railways will never be privatised. He also said that it will always remain with the Indian Government.
However, while replying to a discussion in Lok Sabha, the Minister focussed on the need to encourage private investment for better functioning.
I want to make it clear that Indian Railways will never be privatised. But just like in case of government roads on which all kinds of vehicles ply, private investment in Railways that enhances service standards for the passengers should be welcomed.
– Shri @PiyushGoyal pic.twitter.com/Q9C9PCzNH5
— BJP (@BJP4India) March 16, 2021
“The country can progress towards high growth and create more employment opportunities only when the public and private sectors work together,” Goyal said.
Further, the minister also said that the sector is majorly focusing on passenger safety and due to which there has been no deaths due to any rail accident in the past two years.
Highlights of what Mr. Goyal said in Lok Sabha.
- Railways will not be privatised
- Sector is focusing enormously on passenger safety.
- No deaths in the past 2 years due to rail accidents.
- Private investment in the sector will be needed for efficient functioning.
मार्च 2019 से मार्च 2021 तक, एक भी यात्री की मृत्यु रेलवे दुर्घटना के कारण नहीं हुई है। pic.twitter.com/tTMhHpba5V
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) March 16, 2021
“We are focusing on passenger safety. I am happy to say that there has been no passenger death in past two years. The last death due to train accident happened in March 2019,” he said.
Railway Board Chairman, Suneet Sharma informed last week that as of March 12 railways freight loading for the financial year 2020-21 has surpassed the level achieved in the last fiscal year.
“This gives us a great boost and proves how the railways has continued to be the driving force of the economy. We have loaded 1145.68 MT of goods in 2020-21 as compared to 1145.61 MT last year. This is despite the coronavirus crisis which had pushed us into a deficit of 70 MT from April to July,” said Sharma.
