Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav
New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Wednesday clarified in the Lok Sabha that the Railway Ministry has not received any request regarding changing the name of ‘Garib Rath Express’. The statement came in response to a question raised by Amritsar Congress MP Gurjit Singh Aujla.
MP Aujla had questioned whether the government is aware that some passengers feel that the name ‘Garib Rath’ hurts their self -esteem. He also asked whether this name does not now match the aspirations of the rising middle class, who are regular passengers of this train.
Railway’s new initiatives mentioned
In response, Railway Minister Vaishnav said that the main focus of Indian Railways is to provide affordable and high quality services for all sections. He said that no formal request has been received so far to change the name of Garib Rath.
Vaishnav also referred to the new initiatives of the railway, including modern services like Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat and Namo Bharat Rapid Rail. He also highlighted the advanced security systems and better passenger facilities available in these trains. It is clear from this reply by the Railway Minister that there is no plan to change the name of Garib Rath Express at the moment.
Answer on other issues also
In response to another question, the Railway Minister said that the allotment of the contracts of food and catering in the train clusters has been done in a completely transparent manner. He also said that IRCTC continuously monitors it through a strong monitoring system. The statement came at a time when the corruption charges were revealed in the corporation.
In addition, while answering another question regarding the railway coach factories, Vaishnav said that they are established in view of the overall need. He assured that the existing and planned production units are sufficient to meet the total requirement of rolling stock in the near future. (input language)
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