Conclave brainstorm vision of New Railways 2022

*Goyal lighting the lamp at a special conclave on Vision for New Railway – New India 2022 in New Delhi on 16 December 2017.*

The Indian Railways is seeking innovative financing with focus on technology for its vision of New Railways 2022. This is part of the 10 principles presented by Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal at the conclave held 16 Dec 2017.

The principles include (1) Partnership with all stakeholders, (2) Decisive leadership, (3) Outcome oriented action, (4) Root cause analysis), (5) Rule of law and transparency, (6) Prioritisation of issues, (7) Time bound execution and fast dispute resolution, and (8) Accountability and close monitoring.

Goyal emphasised the need to scale up good projects avoiding the time lag and delay caused by extensive pilot programmes without any further implementation.

Guest speaker, Sonam Wangchuk, renowned educationist, scientist and innovator, who felt that in the face of climate change, Indian Railways is a luxurious way to save the planet. fii-news.com