"Railway safety authority" to prevent rail accidents

New Delhi, June 09: As we know that, Railway accidents has been increasing nowadays, from this perspective the "Railway Safety Authority", to improve the safety situation of Indian railways.

The government has lined up Rs 1.19 lakh crore under the Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK).

We already knew that, At a time when there has been a 97.5 percent increase in the number of causalities due to railway accidents, from 122 in 2015-16 to 241 in 2016-17, a report by NITI Aayog has suggested the setting up of a new statutory independent outfit.

"This is broadly in line with global best practices where railway systems prepare a systematic analysis of the safety risks faced and the set of measures needed to mitigate the risks. The independent safety authority reviews and approves the safety case and oversees its implementation," the report said.

The report titled "Fund Deployment Framework for Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK)" also asked the ministry of railways to redesign train timetables in such a manner that sufficient margin is available for daily safety checks.

The government has lined up Rs 1.19 lakh crore under the RRSK for five years. For the financial year (FY) 2017-18, RRSK is being proposed to fund about 37 percent of safety works planned by the ministry of railways. Out of the total Rs 53,000 crore to be used for safety purposes in 2017-18, Rs 20,000 crore will be coming from RRSK.