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| A responsive and sensitive Government: Proactive response from Railway Ministry to unfortunate Elphinstone tragedy sets new norms |
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| The Railway Ministry’s response to the unfortunate Elphinstone tragedy is unprecedented and sets a new norm for sensitivity towards passengers. |
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| Key decisions from High-Level Meeting on Railways Safety |
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| A high-level meeting on Railways Safety was held in Mumbai on 30th September, 2017 to comprehensively review Safety measures in Mumbai Suburban Railways as well as entire Indian Railways. Impactful and time-bound safety related decisions were taken from nearly 20 hrs of unprecedented meetings over last two days. |
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| Preventing trafficking of children: RPF conferred with Service of Excellence award for successful Child rescue drive |
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| During the years 2014, 2015 & 2016, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel have been able to rescue 20,931 children including 1,317 trafficked children (944 Boys & 373 Girls) over Indian Railways. In the current year 2017, upto August, 7,126 children have been rescued by RPF including 185 trafficked children (124 Boys & 61 Girls) |
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| A move to end the VIP culture in railways |
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| Railway Board has withdrawn the tradition whereby it was mandatory for railway General Managers to be personally present on arrival and departure of Chairman Railway Board and other railway board members during visits to zonal railways. |
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| Making Railways more safer: Railways to use space technology for making travel safer |
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| Indian Railways is working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to devise safety mechanisms to make travel by trains more safer. Indian Railways along with RailTel are working together to explore use of space technology for safety in railways. |
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