Railways to publish Vision 2025 document

Kolkata, Apr 3 (UNI) The Railway Ministry is considering to publish a "Railway Vision 2025 Document" within the next six months, which will outline its strategies for the future.

The document will set forth the target for the coming 17 years in the field of operation perfomance and quality of service, a published report quoted Railway Minister Lalu Prasad as saying.

The document will also detail an action plan for achieving the stipulated targets and necesary investment plans.

It will contain details of customer-centric modern passenger services and various freight schemes to sharpen the competitive edge of the railways.

This will have a blueprint of an organsiation that encourages trans-departmental decsion making to take the railwas to unprecedented heights. Route-wise planning would be done to reduce traffic bottlenecks, expand the network and modernise the rilways.

"The passenger services will be governed by the two words- comfort and convenience" and the buzzword in freight business will be " commitment and connectivity", the report added.

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