To take forward the Digital India dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Railways on Friday constituted a Technology Mission advisory board to assist the national transporter in developing a comprehensive ICT Vision for Indian Railways. The Railway Ministry constituted an advisory Council under the Chairmanship of former NASSCOM president Som Mittal with 11 members drawn from different organizations like TIFR, MDI, Gurgaon, Association of Geospatial Industries, Railway Board, RailTel and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).
The advisory council will cover Information Technology, Communication and Telecom as well as Geospatial solutions to the Railways. “The current ICT implementation will also be reviewed and integrated into the new vision to specifically integrate and cover passenger service, freight services, asset management and train operations, safety and security as well as operations management of Railway,” said a senior railway official. The advisory body will also recommend on implementation strategy and structure to ensure timely complete execution of the vision for effective capacity building, change management and IT Governance; and also to suggest the road map to set up a technology portal.