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Railway Board to be trimmed by 25%
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- The Railways has decided to prune the Railway Board by 25%, cutting down its strength from 200 to 150, by transferring Director-level officials and above to Zonal Railways, in a long pending move to enhance efficiency.
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- The move was part of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal’s 100-day agenda
- 150 Officials in Board: Currently, there are 200 officials in the Board. It will be reduced to 150,
- Rest 50 officers-Directors and levels above: will e transferred to the Zonal Railways.
- Reason for change: It was felt that
(1) Similar Jobs: too many people were doing similar jobs
(2) Increase efficiency : senior officials were needed in zones to increase efficiency
- Other information:
(1) Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led Govt had recommended cut : The plan for “right-sizing” of the apex decision-making body of the national transporter was first mooted in 2000.
(2) Bibek Debroy Committee on Indian Railways:
(a) Recommended Restructuring of the Railway Board in 2015.
(b) The panel said in its report that the Indian Railways’ centralised structure and departmentalisation was adversely affecting the work culture.
Sources
The Hindu