Committee headed by niti aayog member bibek debroy railway budget has become political tool to announce populist measures announcing new projects irrespective of its viability demanding new trains and opposing hikes in train fares crosssubsidies has led to substandard passenger services, and overpriced freight transport. Bibek debroy committee on the restructuring of indian railways has submitted its final report to the union ministry of railways. Vidya krishnamurthi for help in drafting both the interim report and the final report. Bodies read lateroffline mark as read eminent economist and niti aayog member bibek debroys committee on the restructuring of indian railways has submitted its final report to. Get regulator in 5 years, then scrap rail budget in the new report, the committee has left the job of figuring out how to do that to the minister of. Terming the economic survey for 201718 a reflection of governments commitment to growth and development, economic advisory council to the prime minister eacpm bibek debroy today said the emphasis on womens empowerment was a welcome step. Theres no need for a railway budget the reputed economist and head of the niti aayogs panel for restructuring the. Jun 14, 2015 bibek debroy committee on the restructuring of indian railways has submitted its final report to the union ministry of railways. The committee submitted its final report in june 2015. Merger of 8 railway services burning issues free pdf download. I would like to thank and extend my sincere appreciation to the members of the committee, the. The meeting of the committee held on 14 july in new delhi. Oct 21, 2019 earlier in 2015, a committee headed by economist bibek debroy had recommended the restructuring of the railway board, the apex body of indian railways.
Recommendations of bibek debroy committee on restructuring of. A case study of a failed committee on business standard. The committee has suggested measures for restructuring the railway board and its departments so that policy making is separated from daytoday operations. For those who say that the new rs 2,000 note will fail at making it harder to hoard black or undeclared money, economist bibek debroy has a simple answer. Merger of 8 railway services burning issues free pdf. Recommendations of the committee to set up insolvency regulator and insolvency adjudicating authority to exercise regulatory lapse by insolvency professionals, insolvency professional agencies and. Feb 22, 2018 a media report had last week said debroy had sent a note to the pmo and rail bhawan asking the government to rethink the railways 100 per cent electrification mission. Many changes has implementation time of 3 to 15 years. In order to reverse this trend, new delhi must seriously reflect on its policy choices across a wide range of issue areas.
The indian railways set up a committee to examine restructuring. Committee held consultations on the interim report with drms in delhi. He is currently serving as the chairman of the economic advisory council to the prime. Finance committee audit committee best lma award committee msme committee. Earlier in 2015, a committee headed by economist bibek debroy had recommended the restructuring of the railway board, the apex body of indian railways. Recent initiative of decentralisation4, would work effectively only if there are standard procedures for the railways procurement, embedded with principles of transparency and competition. Bibek debroy is not just a factual representation of what, where, when, why and how but an authors journey dwelling into the heart. Dmpq what were the major recommendations given by bibek. Recommendations of bibek debroy committee on restructuring. Improve decisionmaking since ceo will be the final authority in decision making.
Debroy, according to a release, endorsed the pickup in growth highlighted in the survey, but was of the view. Analysing the flow of cases is important to get an in. Committee for mobilization of resources for major railway projects and restructuring of railway minisffy and railway board chair. To assess compensation for coal blocks prime minister, mr. Bibek debroy and the chief executive officer of niti aayog shri amitabh kant for their valuable insights, which have enriched this report. Bibek debroy continued to produce hard data on institutional infirmities in. Bibek debroy born 25 january 1955 is an indian economist, author and a bureaucrat. Mo fast track committee on loc ving india to 2032 o. Meghalaya on the paths to prosperity by daalcheeni issuu. Apr 01, 2015 in a measure that could eradicate unhealthy interservice competition and even bitter rivalry among various group a services of the indian railways, the bibek debroyheaded panel has recommended consolidation and merger of existing eight organized group a services into two services i. Narendra modi okayed the recommendations of pratyush sinha committee regarding the division of all india service officers in a. The committee submitted its final report to the government. The bibek debroy committee is a high level committee for mobilization of resources for major railway projects and restructuring of railway ministry and railway board. Upsc current affairs top 50 current affairs download pdf.
Indian railways to cut down staff strength of railway board. Nov 16, 2016 for those who say that the new rs 2,000 note will fail at making it harder to hoard black or undeclared money, economist bibek debroy has a simple answer. Tellis, bibek debroy, reece trevor india has fallen far and fast from the runaway growth rates it enjoyed in the first decade of the twentyfirst century. He was the chairman of a committee set up by the chief minister of. Committee for mobilization of resources for major railway projects and restructuring of railway ministry and railway board chair. Bibek debroy debroy, according to a release, endorsed the pickup in growth highlighted in the survey, but was of the view that in 201819 the real gdp growth rate is likely to be closer to 7. The committee has set a fiveyear timeframe for implementing its recommendations and. Bibek debroy committee was set up to suggest a roadmap for restructuring the railways. Without reforms in the legal infrastructure, desired gdp gross domestic product growth rates of seven or eight per cent plus seem unlikely. Highlights of bibek debroy committee interim report for mobilization of resources for major railway projects and restructuring of railway ministry and railway board compiled by k. Indian railways the lifeline of the nation swaniti initiative.
It submitted an interim report in march 2015 and a final report in june 2015. Mo fast track committee on loc ving india to 2032 o running staff 2010 2014 nair. Jun 12, 2015 bibek debroy committee report part 1 1. Bibek debroy committee on the restructuring of indian. Economists often talk about institutional constraints to growth. Implementation should not be left to the existing directorates of railway board. These two reports listed more than 20 committees that preceded the debroy committee and took stock of their recommendations. The primary objective of the project is to analyse the manner in which cases flow from the date of institution till the final disposal. At present, only 44 ias officers are working in telangana and the rest are working in a. It gave various suggestions to address the concerns. Debroy report 319 pages released in june 2015 members nair. The highlevel railway restructuring committee, chaired by noted economist bibek debroy, has recommended drastic reforms in the cashstrapped indian railways by suggesting to allow privatisation of railways to run passenger as well as freight trains, producing coaches, wagons and locomotives and switching over to commercial accounting of railway functions. Recommended complete ban on dance bars in hotels and restaurants. Objectives of the zero pendency courts project 1 to study the actual, realtime flow of cases from the date of institution till final disposal.
In terms of 100 notes, 2,21,447 fake pieces were detected in 201516, which slumped to 1,77,195 in 201617 the year of demonetisation but then bumped back up to 2,39,182 in 20172018. Meghalaya on the paths to prosperity authored by mr. Page60 of current affairs june, 2015 current affairs. Jun 25, 2015 bibek debroy committee was set up to suggest a roadmap for restructuring the railways.
In this backdrop, indian railways has taken up charge and last three years have been uplifting with. List of executive committee members of cpr society 7 4. Railway reports discussionrajnish kumar rail transport. The panel on restructuring of the indian railways, headed by mr.
Indian railways to cut down staff strength of railway. Since march 2007, he has been professor at centre for policy research, new delhi. The bibek debroy committee in its interim report on the indian railways recommends sweeping changes in the way the ailing. Indian railways projects news discussions page 635. Railways on track for privatization must turn to private finance, is the bibek debroy committee on the railways. We thank bibek debroy, jeff gould, laveesh bhandari, mahesh uppal, payal malik, rajiv kumar, ramrao mundhe and s. Centre for policy research, new delhi 110021 india telephone. Jan 29, 2018 survey reflection on governments commitment to development. Prof bibek debroy mr p s puri exofficio ms rekha sethi, dg, aima. Jun 14, 2015 the panel on restructuring of the indian railways, headed by mr.
Debroy has made significant contributions to game theory, economic theory, income and social inequalities, poverty, law reforms, railway reforms and indology among others. An analysis of the indian railways and the suggestions by the bibek debroy. Bibek debroy born 25 january 1955 is an indian economist. It suggest changes in accounting, operation, people management, outsourcing etc. The upa administration will revamp the functioning of the khadi and village industries commission kvic and launch new programmes for the modernization of coir, handlooms, powerlooms, garments. Dont separate production units from indian railways in the name of indian railway manufacturing company irmc which will endup 100% privatisation.
The department related parliamentary standing committee on personnel, public grievances, law and justice in its 79th report submitted to the parliament in december 2015 had also examined the feasibility of holding simultaneous elections to lok sabha and state legislative assemblies. Survey reflection on governments commitment to development. This is needed because the awards of labour courts and tribunals are meant to be final, but writ petitions are routinely admitted before high courts under articles 226 and 227 of the constitution. This note summarises the key findings and recommendations of the report. Page60 of current affairs june, 2015 current affairs today.
A media report had last week said debroy had sent a note to the pmo and rail bhawan asking the government to rethink the railways 100 per cent electrification mission. I can see most of the changes being implemented in phased manner. I am happy to share with you the ficcicrisil report on reforms in indian railways to. Railway reports discussionrajnish kumar free download as powerpoint presentation. The debroy report recommended merging of all services to create two.
His last translation work is a onevolume translation of markandeya purana. Bibek debroy committee report is a clear roadmap for privatization of indian railways. Krishnamurthi for help in drafting both the interim report and the final report. The committee headed by economist debroy had said in its report the indian railways centralised structure and departmentalisation were adversely affecting the national transporters work culture and narrowing its approach to departmentspecific goals. Debroy committee interim recommendations highlights. Theres no need for a railway budget the reputed economist and head of the niti aayogs panel for restructuring the railways shared his thoughts on a wide range of. Jun 25, 2015 afinancial inclusion brestructuring the railways croad safety issues dcoastal area management show answer restructuring the railways bibek debroy committee was set up to suggest a roadmap for restructuring the railways. The bibek debroy committee is a high level committee for mobilization of resources for major railway projects and restructuring of railway ministry and railway board created by nda government after coming into power in 2014. The committee has set a five year timeframe for implementing its recommendations and has suggested doing away with the railway budget. Transport infrastructure, rajiv lall and ritu anand, in, bibek debroy, ashley j.
The committee was constituted on september 22, 2014 to prepare a blueprint for reforming indian railways. Afinancial inclusion brestructuring the railways croad safety issues dcoastal area management show answer restructuring the railways bibek debroy committee was set up to suggest a roadmap for restructuring the railways. Debroy, an economist, is now a member of niti aayog. The committee submitted the final report in the month of june this year and this. Bibek debroy panel has already submitted its report to chairman railway board on 12.