- Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched “Start-Ups for Railways” in New Delhi on 13th June.
- This “Start-Ups for Railways” policy aims to leverage innovative technologies developed by Indian Startups, MSMEs, Innovators and Entrepreneurs to improve operational efficiency and safety of Indian Railways.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched “Start-Ups for Railways” in New Delhi on 13th June.
The objective of this start-up policy is to leverage innovative technologies developed by Indian Startups, MSME, Innovators & Entrepreneurs to improve the operational efficiency & safety of Indian Railways. The policy, which is part of the innovation program of the Indian Railways, will bring scale & efficiency in the areas of operation, maintenance & infrastructure creation through the participation of the very large & untapped startup ecosystem.
Shri Vaishnav said that start-ups will get a good opportunity to connect with Railways through this platform. He said, out of more than 100 problem statements received from different divisions, regional offices or zones of railways, 11 problem statements like rail fracture and headway reduction have been taken up for Phase 1 of this programme. These will be presented to the start-ups to find innovative solutions.
Qns : Railways Minister has launched “Start-Ups for Railways”, What is “Start-Ups for Railways”?
Ans : This Start-Ups policy aims to leverage innovative technologies developed by Indian Startups, MSMEs, Innovators and Entrepreneurs to improve operational efficiency and safety of Indian Railways.
