Context

This year has been an "Year of Grit and Victories" for Indian Railways.

Development includes

National Rail Plan : To cater to the traffic requirements upto 2050 :laying  the foundation for future

A National Rail Plan (NRP) 2030 has been developed with a view to develop infrastructure by 2030 to cater to the traffic requirements upto 2050.

Process reforms to improve project execution and   Organizational efficiency 

• In the past, Railway projects were suffering from huge time and cost overrun on account of thin spread of resources over a large number of projects and execution of projects prior to completion of prerequisite activities like land acquisition and other clearances.
  
• The capital expenditure in Railways has been vastly scaled up after 2014 (almost double the previous level) to address the accumulated backlog of infrastructure deficiency in the Railways.

Running of SHRAMIK Special : Trains of Hope in Adversity

The COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown had put both their lives and livelihoods of millions of migrants on hold. A great many number of them urgently wanted to get back to their homes and villages.

Speeding Electrification of Railways and Mission Greening

Electrification has been accorded high priority as a part of the national goal to transform India into a green nation. 66% of track length has been electrified by November 2020. Railways aim to complete electrification of its entire broad-gauge  network by 2023.

Source: PIB