Hi Everyone,
Ever since the controversial decision to make Mr. Laloo Prasad yadav to make the minister of railways was taken, the minister of railways have been making inroads.
Make no mistake, Laloo yadav has been named in many corruption charges and till today the opposition leaves no stone unturned in accusing the government of inducting him into the ministry.
What has Laloo done since he took over as Railways minister?
Since he took over this ministry Laloo has made various changes (though very minor in nature yet effective) and has stressed the importance of having lassi and other milk products to be sold in the stations and not only that, he has conducted surprise checks in the stations which is something that every minister needs to be doing today.
The railway budget proposed certain important changes such as e-procurement , nominal increase in parcel rates, measures to increase passenger security, unreserved ticketing system being a few in the budget.
Now arises a big question as to what the minister of railways needs to do in the near future?
First of all, the connectivity towards eastern states especially needs to increase in the near future. Normally the connectivity is restricted to only Guwahati (though other parts such Itanagar, Shillong etc..are connected to some extent) and not to other parts such as aizawl, agarthala, though the geographical conditions are not that favorable there.
The government needs to bring in the Railways footprint in these areas also as it will increase the connectivity of these places with other parts of the country.
Secondly, the departure and the arrivals of the trains needs to tightened and trains must ensure that they come on time and this is very important as Railways form a major revenue earner for the country and our countrymen still trust the railways and its high time that this organization start delivering, not just promise but in reality too.
The efforts made by the Railways minister are surely in the right direction and let us hope that this is a sustained effort and continues even in the years to come and take Railways on the right track.