Indian Railways is undertaking many initiatives to meet the needs of freight in terms of timely availability, reliable service and proper handling of cargo.
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- The percentage increase in revenue from freight traffic by Railways during the last three years vis-à-vis previous year is as under:
| Year | Freight Revenue | Variation over previous year | % age variation |
| 2019-20 | 1,13,487.89 | (-)13,944.83 | (-)10.94% |
| 2020-21 | 1,17,231.82 | 3,743.93 | 3.30% |
| 2021-22 | 1,41,096.39 | 23,864.57 | 20.36% |
| 2022-23 (upto Nov-2022) | 1,03,846.98 | 14,442.51 | 16.15% |
- The Ministry of Railways has schemes to attract private investment in General Purpose Wagons, Special Purpose/High Capacity wagons and Automobile carrier wagons.
- Various steps taken by the Railways for speedy sanction and implementation of rail projects including augmentation of Traffic Facility include:
- Setting up of Gati Shakti units
- Prioritisation of projects
- Substantial increase in allocation of funds on priority projects
- Delegation of powers at field level
- Close monitoring of progress of projects at various levels, and
- Regular follow up with State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forestry and wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects.
- This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
Source: PIB- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): SCR
