Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a serious view of the “large number of complaints” about “corrupt practices” of Railway officials and directed strictest possible action against those found guilty.
He asked the Indian Railways to work towards a unified single telephone number for all grievances and queries and in case of an accident too. Modi made the comments while reviewing the progress of vital infrastructure projects in the railway. The Pioneer had earlier this month reported that the largest number of complaints received by the Central Vigilance Commission was against the Indian Railways.
Modi made these comments while reviewing the progress of vital infrastructure projects in the railway, road and power sectors, spread over several States. Chairing a meeting here of Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), an ICT-based multi-modal platform, The PM reviewed the progress towards handling and resolution of grievances related to Railways.
“Noting that a large number of complaints were related to corrupt practices of officials, he directed strictest possible action against Railway officials found guilty of corruption,” said a PMO statement. The Prime Minister has been asserting that his government is determined to eliminate corruption.
The projects reviewed are spread over Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland.
These included the Mumbai Metro, the Tirupati-Chennai Highway, long-pending road projects in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Manipur.