June 27, 2018 by ingeniareindia, posted in uncategorized. Railway board issued the following order on th november 2014. Pm approves setting up of e sreedharan committee to lay. E sreedharan said till now metro trains safety was evaluated by commissioner railway safety crs appointed by the ministry of civil aviation who also looks after the safety aspects on indian railways. One of the recent important developments is the presentation of the rakesh mohan committee report on railway restructuring. This time i picked up the book written by rajendra b. This report has mainly been carried out by the services of the eib and has benefitted from. The committee headed by dr anil kakodkar, former atomic energy commission chairman and former managing director of delhi metro rail corporation e sreedharan one of its advisors, has given the following suggestions. E sreedharan committee to lay down standards for metro rail systems. Report of the committee for mobilization of resources for major railway projects and restructuring of railway ministry. Sreedharan, former managing director, delhi metro rail. Several committees including the bibek debroy committee in 2015 have noted that departmentalism is a major problem in the system.
The complete story of indian railways indian railways complete 160 years on april 16, 20. Most committees have said merger of the services in some form would be a solution. Dr elattuvalapil sreedharanthe bharat ratna no one. The sreedharan committee report pointed out that the. The indian railways has requested an interim report within the two weeks and the final report not exceeding three months, according to official sources. Conditions for foreign participation in indias metro rail projects. The railway board, which is the apex body of the indian railways reports to the minister. Sreedharan was born on 12 june 1932 in karukaputhur in the presentday thrithala constituency, palakkad district of kerala state to neelakandan moosath and ammaluamma. Sreedharan mp senior section engineer indian railways.
This report on india from the journalists of the new york times and a pool of talented writers in india and beyond. Indian railways debroy committee train rail transport. Sreedharan submits final report on railway tendering to. Railway safety committee important indian railways committees pdf version click here to download the pdf thanks. The committee s final report, submitted on march 15, has recommended that the board should not take any commercial. Cartels in procurement loot railways of rs 10,000 crore a year. Indian railways is examining the suggestions of sreedharan committee on realignment of route between katra and banihal as part of the final leg of the kashmir rail link project. Sreedharan is a familiar name when it comes to associating india and the metro railway movements that is springing up all across indias cities. Chennai metro rail project, march 2009, egis india. Realising the potential of gb rail report of the rail value for. The committees final report, submitted on march 15, has recommended that the. Merger of duties of adviseraccounting reforms with adviser. Mr sreedharan has a great mind for project management, which can be seen in his tenure in konkan railways and dmrc, his rules for living life and governing an organization are very simple and practical enough but. One of the terms of reference for the sreedharan committee is to help railways put in place a system that enables delegation of such responsibilities to gms.
Managing director, sreedharan 19972011 india today, 2011, who. The east india railway committee, chaired by sir william acworth, hence also. Effectively commercialize land and air space to mobilize rs 50,000 crore. Report on modernisation of indian railways seekari committee 1978. Former delhi metro chief e sreedharan, who is heading a oneman committee for delegation of commercial powers for railway projects to lower levels of bureaucracy, today submitted the final report on the matter to railway minister suresh. No civilised society can accept such massacre on their railway system, the committee that had railway expert e.
In his interim report presented to railway minister suresh prabhu last week, e sreedharan popularly known as the metro man has strongly criticised the government and the railways for keeping crucial posts in indian railways vacant for months. All the historical canteens under the railways send proposal to the railway according to the set guidelines of railways which are further scrutinized by the ministry. The ministry of railways is a ministry in the government of india, responsible for the countrys. Sreedharan started his career as a probationary assistant engineer in the southern railways. Ministry of railways railway board have decided to constitute a one man committee headed by shri. Railways should venture into captive power generation through the ppp route. As they have invested such high amounts, they try to recover the same from. Sreedharan, former managing director of delhi metro rail corporation dmrc as a oneman committee to suggest a proper system. Sreedharan had submitted an interim report to prabhu on november 27 last year in. We are considering the recommendations of the sreedharan committee report that had suggested performance audit and benchmarking in railways.
The committee shall give its report within 8 weeks and the railway board shall deliberate upon the same and give its final response within four weeks thereafter. Railway ministry has set up a committee under the chairmanship d k mittal, former secretary, financial services, to examine the existing revenue structure and suggest ways and means for raising earnings of indian railways it will be ninemember panel and has been given a timeline of 18 days for submitting its recommendations i. The sreedharan committee report pointed out that the railways need to urgently reverse the trend of fast losing its traffic to road and air. The recommendations of this panel will bring india to the international standard inline with russia and eastern europe where every metro has the same standards, the same signalling system and track gauge. Sreedharan panel to submit report on standardisation of. To lay down standards for metro rail systems, pm modi. Mud must appoint its own commissioner for metro rail. Sreedharan, was a railway engineer with a distinguished. Change in designation of phods and chods in zonal railwayspus. The railway is planning to revamp its existing catering policy to make train travel more comfortable and homely.
Working in the konkan railway, sreedharan couldnt but help feel being a victim of. The committee will be headed by e sreedharan famously known as metro man of india who is credited for changing face of public transport in india with his leadership in building konkan railway and delhi metro. Report of the committee on the global financial system cgfs on capital flows and emerging market economies. Receiving the report within two weeks of having appointed sreedharan to suggest accountability procedures in rail tenders, prabhu tweeted. Sreedharan submits final report on decentralisation of powers in. Name of reports click on title to read the report 1. Bibek debroy committee focussed on the mobilization of resources for major railway projects and restructuring of railway ministry and railway board. How prepared is railways to execute the bibek debroy committees recommendations on the ppp model for railways. In order to lay down standards for metro rail systems in the country, recently, prime minister narendra modi approved a proposal for setting up. What are you doing to decongest rail traffic for smooth transport of freight. Urban rail and sustainable development key lessons from hong. Sreedharan was put incharge of the rebuilding of the pamban bridge, because a tidal wave carried away the part of the bridge that connected rameshwaram with tamil nadu. Also dont understand y you have to downplay something to highlight es.
Sreedharan has been asked to give an interim report in two weeks and then a final report within a. The debroy report recommended merging of all services to create two distinct services. The study has taken place at time when gb rail can demonstrate many achievements in terms. Its freight share is down from 82% in 196061 to 30% in terms of tonnage and of passengers to 12%. Former delhi metro chief e sreedharan, who is heading a oneman committee for delegation of commercial powers for railway. The committee is expected to submit its report in 3 months.
Report of the national transport development policy committee december, 20 india transport report. Know about indian railways indian railways, a historical legacy, are a vital force in our economy. In this context, a committee headed by central railway chief commercial manager rd sharma was constituted to consider the recommendations of dr. Indian engineering heritage railways fourth report. He also worked at the bombay port trust as a trainee for one year. Sreedharan knew the situation well as he himself was on the committee that was. Change in designation of senior executive directors, rdso. Indian railways is one of the largest railway system which has served people of india well over a period of time. Indian railways has put forward an opportunity for the people to.
View sreedharan mps profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Cadre controlling authority for stenographers cadre across zonal railway pusother units. Railpag railway project appraisal guidelines european. The committee would submit an interim report within two weeks and a final report in a. Metro man red flags kashmirs ambitious katrabanihal rail line as delays, costs mount much of the kashmir rail project remains unfinished, incurring costs as the delay prolongs. In the next five years, it has to mobilize inr 850 billion, the report pointed out. Sreedharan former chairman of delhi metro rail corporation be also requested to be part of the committee. Delhi metro rail corporationdelhi metro annual report 201516. Read more about sreedharan submits final report on railway tendering to prabhu on business standard. Indian railways debroy committee free ebook download as pdf file. Anil kakodkar committee in railway safety recommendations. Prime minister narendra modi has approved setting up of committee to lay down standards for metro rail systems in the country. Sreedharan, will submit its report within three months. Metro man red flags kashmirs ambitious katrabanihal rail.
The said committee would be constituted by the railway board but, dr. Youll be serving as an adviser on the indian railways safety committee. Latest current affairs and news current affairs today. Welcoming private investment is different from privatisation. E sreedharan committee to lay down standards for metro. I believe that uk businesses, whether already in india or wishing to work in india, are. Sreedharan questions govt over crucial railway posts lying. The first railway on indian subcontinent ran from bombay to thane on 16th april 1853. His primary education was from government lower primary school chathannur near pattambi in palakkad district.
Report of the high level safety revenue committee headed. Sreedharan, former managing director, delhi metro rail corporation. Urban rail metro is currently being planned for over 50 indian cities modi, 2015. Sreedharan is the former md of dmrc and he has received the order from the railway board asking him to head the committee.
Since metro rail projects come under the union ministry of urban development, it should nominate its own commissioner for metro rail. Sreedharan, former managing director, delhi metro rail corporation to suggest a proper system and procedures to ensure proper accountability and transparency at the. Sreedharan had submitted his interim report in november last year, and the ministry initiated some decentralization steps based on it. Sreedharan committees report to hand over catering to irctc and to examine the entire gamut of issues pertaining to catering. Cartels in procurement loot railways of rs 10,000 crore a. True, sachin did struck at 99 but come on boss, its 99 centuries.
My decision not to deal with tenders as minister comes closer to implementation by the sreedharan committee. Indian railways examining alternative routes between katra. I have read several reports in various papers and all reports were good. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sreedharans connections and jobs at similar companies. Sreedharan, former managing director, delhi metro rail corporation to suggest a proper system and. Former delhi metro chief e sreedharan, who is heading a oneman committee for delegation of commercial powers for railway projects to lower levels of bureaucracy, on wednesday submitted the final report on the matter to railway minister suresh prabhu. Sreedharan submits final report on decentralisation of. Railways,was also conducted at chennai oh the same. Railways is the second biggest procurement agency after defence, spending almost rs 1 lakh crore a year and the railway board procures almost half of it. Marking of files through eoffice system to mr secretariat. The delhi mass rapid transport system project2 jica. A newly constituted committee on standardisation of metro rail systems across the country, headed by metro man e.