ON THE FAST TRACK

The government's relentless focus on ensuring the seamless progress of initiatives in these realms has become a key factor in shaping India's growth story

RAILWAYS, TELECOM & IT ENGINES OF THE ECONOMY

At a time when the Indian Railways has got double the capital budget outlay and other sectors such as telecom and information technology are making rapid strides, playing a critical role in India's growth story, Union minister for railways, communications, electronics & information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw lists out the achievements of the departments under him and spells out his priorities.

LENGTHENING THE TRACKS

Our economy is growing at about 6- per cent. This means that the demand for logistics also is growing at a pace that is faster than this. If we were to depend only on roads, imagine how much more pollution and how much more oil requirement there will be. So, that's why our Prime Minister Narendra Modiji is executing a very well-thought-through strategy. In the past nine and a half years, 40,000 km of railway tracks have been electrified. Now, the focus is on laying more tracks. So, in the same period, we have laid about 25,000 km of tracks. Last year itself, we laid about 5,200 km of tracks.

PUSH FOR CARGO MOVEMENT