Railways to publish Vision 2025 Document

Railways to publish Vision 2025 documenthttp://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=804030679&cat=&n_date=20080403Kolkata Thursday, Apr 3 2008The Railway Ministry is considering to publish a ''Railway Vision2025 Document'' within the next six months, which will outline itsstrategies for the future.The document will set forth the target for the coming 17 years in thefield of operation perfomance and quality of service, a publishedreport quoted Railway Minister Lalu Prasad as saying.The document will also detail an action plan for achieving thestipulated targets and necesary investment plans.It will contain details of customer-centric modern passenger servicesand various freight schemes to sharpen the competitive edge of therailways.This will have a blueprint of an organsiation that encourages trans-departmental decsion making to take the railwas to unprecedentedheights. Route-wise planning would be done to reduce trafficbottlenecks, expand the network and modernise the rilways.''The passenger services will be governed by the two words- comfortand convenience'' and the buzzword in freight business will be ''commitment and connectivity'', the report added.=============