Railways lost 700 frontline workers to COVID-19 in last 9 months
Railway Board Chairman had said that around 30,000 railway employees have been infected with coronavirus so far. PTI
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The Indian Railways has lost around 700 frontline workers, among the 30,000 infected with COVID-19 in the last nine months, according to sources who said that most of those who lost their lives were working amid the general public to facilitate the running of trains during the pandemic.
Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav, in a press briefing on December 18, had said that around 30,000 railway employees have been infected with coronavirus so far and hailed their sacrifice for the public during the pandemic.
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Delhi: 5 police personnel, SDM find mention in court order acquitting 36 Tablighi Jamaat members
While the police personnel named in the judgment refused to comment, the Delhi Police PRO said police are “exploring legal options to challenge the acquittal . Updated: December 19, 2020 2:41:27 pm
The Tablighi members were booked for allegedly flouting Covid norms. Archive
In its 65-page judgment acquitting 36 Tablighi Jamaat members earlier this week, a Delhi court named five police personnel as well as the sub-divisional magistrate involved in the prosecution of the foreigners who were booked for allegedly flouting Covid regulations in March. While the police personnel named in the judgment refused to comment, the Delhi Police PRO said police are “exploring legal options to challenge the acquittal”.
The Ministry of Railways plans to transport 45 per cent of the country’s freight by 2030, a 1.6 times increase over 27 per cent currently. This is part of the draft National Rail Plan. After 2030, the Indian Railways aims to have a revenue surplus that would be adequate to finance future investments and also repay debt obligations of past investments. “Exchequer funding of rail projects would not be required,” the Railways said in a press statement. So far this year, passenger earnings are down 87 per cent from last year as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted railway services in March, even as freight earnings have increased 8 per cent.
Railways to surpass freight movement, revenue this fiscal y-o-y
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Passenger revenue is expected to be at ₹15,000 crore this fiscal against ₹53,000 crore last year
While the Railways is hopeful that revenue from freight this fiscal will surpass last fiscal’s ₹1.23-lakh crore, it expects revenue from passenger movement to be lower.
The national transporter will load more freight this year despite the pandemic challenges, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman and CEO, Railway Board, said here on Friday.
Passenger revenue is expected to be ₹15,000 crore this fiscal against last year’s ₹53,000 crore, he said. However, the Railways expects to cover its operational expenditure from this year’s revenue.