{"id":5962,"date":"2026-02-14T16:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?p=5962"},"modified":"2026-02-14T16:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:01:38","slug":"railway-reforms14th-feb20261","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?p=5962","title":{"rendered":"Railway Reforms14th Feb20261"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Reforms<br>2<br>Reform 1<br>Reforms for better on-boardservices<br>Objectives of the reform<br>Toprioritize clean and hygienictravel experience.<br>Toestablish clear responsibility and accountability for deployed service<br>providers.<br>Toengage professional, self-disciplined, pro-active service providerswho<br>exceed customer expectations.<br>To leverage technology for monitoring, feedback and performance<br>\ufffdm\ufffda\ufffdn\ufffda\ufffdg\ufffde\ufffdm\ufffde\ufffdn\ufffdt\ufffd. (<br>Features of the Reform<br>Integrated Cleaning, Linen &amp; Petty Repairs Model.<br>Multi-tasking and cross-skilledstaffas passengerinterface.<br>Engagementofleadingservice providerswith a proventrack record.<br>Technology-enabledreal-time monitoring.<br>Flexibilityto adopt route-specificteam deployment modelsfor<br>long-distancetrains.<br>Phased implementationovertwoyears,with periodicreview. (<br>Scope of on-boardservices<br>All coaches including (General Coaches) toilets, basins and garbage<br>collection.<br>Attending minor repairsand coordinatingwaterfilling as required.<br>Checking and reportingstatus of safety equipment.<br>Trainedsupervisorsand service staff.<br>Trains<br>Reform 2<br>Rail based logistics through Gati Shakti Cargo<br>Terminals and Cargo Related Facilities<br>Introduction<br>GCT Policy2022 broughtthefirst major reform infreightterminals:<br>Cleartimelinesfor approval of GCT<br>Common User Facilitiesto be developed at railway cost.<br>Eliminationofstaffchargesto GCT Operators.<br>GCTTerminalpermitted on railway land.<br>Simplified,faster, and hassle-free approval processfor operators.<br>Development of 124 multi-modal cargo terminals within 3 years with<br>traffic potential of ~ 200 milliontonnes\/year (~ Rs. 20,000 Cr revenue)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>124 Cati Shakti Cargo Terminals Transforming India&#8217;s Freight Landscape<br>Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals<br>Seamless Connections, Lower Costs, Stronger Freight<br>commissioned<br>Covering 18 States\/UTs<br>across india<br>Enhancing<br>multi-modal<br>connectivity<br>\u25ce<br>BENEFITS\u2026<br>Reducing<br>logistics costs<br>across India<br>0-g<br>Features of new policy<br>Cargo related facilities on railway land: Development of warehouses,<br>grinding units, processing &amp; aggregationpermitted on spare railway land.<br>Underutilizedgoodsheds: Can be developed as GCT and cargofacilities.<br>Migration to GCT Policy: Easier migration of sidings &amp; private freight<br>terminalswith simplified process.<br>Common User Facilities (CUF): Definition expanded to include<br>Y-Connection,Rail-over-Rail, etc.<br>Multi-GCT Connectivity: Clear methodology defined for providing<br>connectionto new GCT applicantto existing \ufffdc\ufffdo\ufffdn\ufffdn\ufffde\ufffdc\ufffdt\ufffdi\ufffdv\ufffdi\ufffdt\ufffdy\ufffd. (<br>Features of new policy<br>Standard layouts : Standard layouts of the Gatishakti terminals have been<br>made a part ofthe policy<br>Simplified Dispute Resolution: Framework for dispute prevention<br>outlined in the policy. Dispute resolution has been simplified with powers<br>delegatedto DRM.<br>Longterm contracts of 50yearsfor GCT and Cargo relatedfacilities<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reforms2Reform 1Reforms for better on-boardservicesObjectives of the reformToprioritize clean and hygienictravel experience.Toestablish clear responsibility and accountability for deployed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37.jpeg",1160,423,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37-300x109.jpeg",300,109,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37-768x280.jpeg",640,233,true],"large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37-1024x373.jpeg",640,233,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37.jpeg",1160,423,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37.jpeg",1160,423,false],"reviewnews-large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37-825x423.jpeg",825,423,true],"reviewnews-medium":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-05-at-19.04.37-590x410.jpeg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Pramad News Papaer"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?cat=5\" rel=\"category\">\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b1c\u0b4d\u0b5f<\/a>","tag_info":"\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b1c\u0b4d\u0b5f","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5963,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5962\/revisions\/5963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}