Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Announces Rail Tech Policy and Launches e-RCT System for End-to-End Digitisation of Railway Claims Tribunal under “52 Reforms in 52 Weeks” Initiative
Anyone with a Strong Technological Idea Can Approach Railways through Dedicated RailTech Portal to Enable Massive and Systematic Induction of Technology into the Railways
Major Procedural Reform in Railway Claims Tribunal: 24×7 e-Filing, Online Hearings and Instant Access to Orders Simplify Filing Accident and Untoward Incident Claims Easier for Litigants
Within the Next 12 Months, All Benches of the Railway Claims Tribunal Will Be Fully Digitised: Sh. Ashwini Vaishnaw
The e-RCT Enables Online Submission and Faster Disposal with Real-Time Case Tracking
No Need to Visit Tribunal for Filing Cases; Digital e-RCT Platform Introduces Paperless Courts, Hybrid Hearings and Centralised Case Management
Posted On: 26 FEB 2026 3:54PM by PIB Delhi
In a major push towards technology-driven governance and innovation-led transformation, the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, today announced the RailTech Policy and the complete digitisation of the Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) as Reform Number Three and Reform Number Four under Indian Railways’ flagship “52 Reforms in 52 Weeks” initiative.
Rail Tech Policy Reform
The Rail Tech Policy aims to engage innovators, startups, industry and institutions to promote innovation in Indian Railways. The new policy simplifies the selection of innovators and introduces a dedicated “Rail Tech Portal” for innovation. Innovation challenges can be initiated by any innovator or departmental user, with a single-stage detailed submission of proposals.
The policy provides a user-friendly interface, increases the scale-up grant more than three times and doubles the maximum grant for prototype development and trials.
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