Corporate Social Responsibility-Initiatives by Indian Railways

CSR-Concept

Ethical behavior of a company (or business) towards society.

Engaging directly with society and identifying their needs.

Integrating Social Needs with Business goals and strategy.

Govt. Perception of CSR –Business contribution to the nation’s sustainable development goals.

CSR is about how Business takes into account the impact of it’s operations in :

CSR-Areas

Source: CSR Survey 2002-India (UNDP, British Council, CII & Price Water House Coopers)

CSR-Drivers

Source: CSR Survey 2002-India (UNDP, British Council, CII & Price Water House Coopers)

INDIAN RAILWAYS-An OverviewIndian Railways is 150 year old.

It is largest railway system in world under one management.

It is a lifeline of country.

It is biggest civilian employer in the world.

No strike in last 30 years in spite of 17 lakh workers.

Indian Railways covers 64000 of route km along length & width of the country. 28% of routes Electrified

It runs 11000 trains every day of which 7000 are Passenger trains.

It carries 1.8 crore passengers & 16 lakh tonnes of goods every day.

Railways has 7500 engines,38000 coaches & about 2.5 lakh of wagons.

7000 stations & about 500 computerized passenger reservation centers.

1 lakh km of track.

17 lakh employee(10 lakh in Group C) including 10000 officers.

CSR-Rail – Why?“Cost of Rail freight to the environment is 4

times less than road, 8 times less than air” - International Railway Union

“ Trains produce a tenth of the harmful emissions of road trucks per tonne carried

“Friends of the Earth calculates that per tonne, rail freight emits 80% less carbon dioxide than heavy goods lorries on the road.”

Abstract of Railway Minister’s 2010-11 budget speech• “while formulating my proposals, I had two considerations. First, I looked

into the economic viability of the projects, in the conventional way of rate of returns, etc. Most of the projects proposed by me fall in this category. But there was another consideration which I had to weigh while taking a decision and that consideration was social responsibility. Railways, being the lifeline of the Indian economy, has to provide connectivity to most parts of the country. Should commercial viability be the only criterion to judge this need of connectivity? Or, should social responsibility be an important consideration?

• I prefer the latter. Our objective is inclusive growth. Growth for all is not possible, if there is no connectivity. If we cannot include all in the ambit of our growth process, then growth will remain just a statistical expression. We do not want that type of growth.

• We cannot and should not have a myopic view of viability. What is not viable today, if connected, will become viable tomorrow. I believe, Railways cannot ignore this responsibility of making investments for future growth.”

Lifeline ExpressThe Lifeline Express or Jeevan Rekha Express is a

mobile hospital in a train run by the Impact India Foundation.

The world's first hospital on rails and provides free medical and surgical treatment to people suffering from four disablements: polio, cataract, deafness and cleft lip.

The Lifeline Express hospital-on-wheels chugged on to Rudrapur in October 2007.

To fulfill the CSR ,Railway announced to extend Rasthriya swasthya Bima yojana to all licensed vender,porters,hawkers who are the form of unorganized and socially challanged.

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima yojana

Innovative Steps Taken For Better Medical Care

The Ministry of Railways has decided to open Medical and Nursing Colleges on Railway land with existing Railway Hospital.

Five places have been identified i.e. Kanchrapara, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Chennai & Guwahati.

Tele medicine has been started in 18 centres and many more are in process.

Hospital Information Management System is being started in Jagjivan Ram Hospital, Western Railway, Mumbai as a pilot project and will be extended to all the hospitals of Indian Railways.

Enhanced Fare Concession For Cancer Patients

Concession to cancer patients in 3-AC and Sleeper class enhanced from existing 75% to 100%. The element of concession for escort in 3-AC and Sleeper remains unchanged i.e. 75%. Effective from 20th April, 2010.

Cancer patients and their escorts are given concession in railway fares for going to (and returning from) recognized hospitals for treatment and periodic check-up.

Indian Railways to have medical facilities for long distance trains

Specially made emergency medical facilities will be available on - Duronto Express, Howrah- Yeshwanthpur weekly by providing a doctor and a paramedical staff who will travel in the train along with vital and life saving medicines and emergency medical equipments.

Indian Railways will set up similar services on Mumbai- Ahmedabad within a week.

Indian Railways has now deputed doctors on long distance trains.

Air-Conditioned ‘Yuva’ Trains For Unemployed Youth

The first ever ‘Yuva Train’ targeted mainly for the unemployed youths of the country introduced between Howrah-Delhi on 30th December 2009.

To ensure that the youth of low income groups can travel at low rates between major cities.

Applicable to unemployed persons also between the age group of 15 to 45 years.

Total chargeable fare for Yuva passengers inclusive of all other charges would not exceed Rs.299/- (<1500) kms and Rs. 399/- (1500 up to 2500 kms.)

‘Only Ladies’ Special Emu Train Service

For the convenience of women passengers during office hours.

Announced in the Railway Budget 2009-10‘Only Ladies’ Matrabhumi EMU train services

introduced in Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata suburban on the pattern of Mumbai suburban.

Sharvan seva-Helping hands to Sr.Citizens

Free service started by Konkan Railway to help senior citizens.

Senior citizens can send SMS on 96640 44456 four hours in advance of their journey with details of PNR number ,coach and berth number to avail the facility at the station .

To facilitate free lifting of luggage and help locating the proper seats in trains.

Enhanced Fare Concessions For Students, Amateur Artists & Police Medalists

Free Monthly Season Tickets (MSTs) in 2nd class in the trains to students attending Madrasa, High Madrasa and Senior Madrasa for commuting daily between the stations serving their place of residence and Madrasa.

Amateur artists will now also be entitled to 50% concession in AC Chair Car, AC 3-tier and AC 2-tier classes in Mail/Express trains and 50% concession will also be granted in the all inclusive fares of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi trains in AC Chair, AC 3-tier and AC 2-tier classes.

Enhanced concession for Police Personnel of 60 years and above who have received President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service from 30% to 50 percent for men and 60% for women in the basic fares.

The Indian Railways are offering its passengers air tickets

The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is selling air tickets on its website, tempting passengers with a 10 per cent cash-back offer and discounted airfare.

‘Izzat’ Monthly Season Ticket Scheme Launched

Ministry of Railways introduced a new scheme of uniformly priced Monthly Season Tickets (MSTs) named ‘Izzat’at Rs. 25/- inclusive of all surcharges which will be issued upto a distance of 100 Kms to persons working in unorganised sector with monthly income not exceeding Rs. 1500/-

Luxury train to link tourist destinations Indian Railways has starting another luxurious train

called "Royal Rajasthan on Wheels" connecting Varanasi-Rajasthan-Khajuraho with other tourist destinations of the country.

Upgraded version of Palace on Wheels luxury. The train flagged off from New Delhi and will travel to

Jodhpur, Udaipur, Chittaur, Sarai Madhopur, Jaipur, Khajuraho, Varanasi, Agra and return to New Delhi.

The cost of boarding on this luxurious train would be 590 dollars per day for each person and accommodation facility of 82 tourists has been made in the train.

Sanskriti Express Exhibition TrainFlagged off from Howrah station as part of the

celebrations of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary and to showcase his life and philosophy.

Five-coach train, adorned with various literacy creations and paintings of Tagore, touched important stations in various parts of the country before returning to Kolkata May 8 this year.

A tribute to Kaviguru travelled across India for one year & carried various literary creations and paintings of Kabiguru

First Ever Rail Link With Sikkim

Laying of foundation stone of the new broad gauge railway line between Sikkim’s small township of Rangpo and West Bengal’s border town of Sivok.

52.7 km long new broad guauge Rangpo-Sivok line will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 1339.48 crore and has been declared as a ‘National Project’

Perishable Cargo Centres Under Kisan Vision Project

To encourage creation of facilities of setting up cold storage and temperature controlled perishable cargo centres through Public Private Partnership mode.

Task Force of representatives from the concerned ministries, Container corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR), Central Warehousing Corporation Ltd. (CWC) and cold chain operators, constituted to draw up a road map for implementation of the project and identify few locations for pilot project for development of perishable cargo centres.

The Pilot Project is to be implemented through PSUs engaged in logistics.

Transportation Of Drinking Water & Fodder Free Of Cost To Draught Affected Areas

To facilitate better availability of basic commodities like water and fodder to drought affected areas in the country, free of charge, to the notified drought affected districts of twelve states at "no cost" to the affected States with effect from Dec09 to Jan10.

These States are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Exhibition Train To Mark Commonwealth Games

Theme- Youth, Sports & Information TechnologyAn exhibition train called “Commonwealth Express”

flagged off at Safdarjung Railway Station on June 24This train will halt at 48 stations all over the country. Through this exhibition train, the Ministry of

Railways intend to inculcate interests in sports in the people of the country particularly the youth.

The Indian Railways, with its strong national presence, is the best medium for this kind of message to all nooks & corners of the country.

Knowledge on wheelsThe Indian Scouting Centenary Express, an

exhibition on wheels run by the Southern Railway in commemoration of the centenary celebrations of the Scouts movement in India was held recently.

The exhibition attracted children in large numbers, particularly Scouts and Guides who came in to find out more about the movement's growth in India and looked every inch pleased.

Technology Express train to be launched Technology Express a special express train, is going

to be launched from IIT- Kharagpur just after the Commonwealth Games to popularise information technology across the country.

In this train, the Department of Information Technology will showcase the capacity and the work done in the country in the area of information and communication technology and the initiatives carried out by the Department and its affiliated entities in the fields of e-governance, infrastructure, technology relevant to rural India, language interfacing technology etc.

Railways to use alternative fuels to power locomotives

Concerned over increased burden on its coffers due to recent fuel price hike, Indian Railways, largest bulk consumer of diesel in the country, have decided to cut costs by using alternative sources like bio-diesel in a big way for powering their vast fleet of locomotives.

To set up an integrated bio-diesel plant at Chennai with an aim to gradually reduce dependence on high speed diesel which powers its fleet of over 7500 diesel locomotives.

Diesel locomotives cater to 60 per cent of the rail traffic in the country, hauling both passenger and freight trains.

Railways experiment with cost-effective fly ash sleepers

The Research, Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) of Indian Railways is experimenting with cost-effective sleepers for railway tracks.

At present, railway sleepers are made with cement concrete. Now, the RDSO, in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur and NTPC, is planning to use fly ash in the sleepers, which will not only make them more durable, but also cost effective.

India produces 150 million ton fly ash every year and by 2012, the production is expected to reach 200 million tons.

Mixing 25 to 30 per cent of fly ash gives 20 per cent more durability to the cement structure as the fly ash particles, being smaller in size than the cement particles, settle in the smallest of voids in a cement structure and make the structure more condense.

Indian Railways to set up IIT-Kgp's largest research centre

The Indian Railways will set up IIT-Kharagpur's (IIT-KGP) largest research and development (R&D) centre. The investment may exceed Rs 120 crore.

IIT-K is expected to carry out research on behalf of the Indian Railways on areas like equipment, manufacturing and technology up gradation for building a modern rail eco-system.

The Railways is also looking at sponsored research and staff training in collaboration with IIT-Kharagpur.

Phase-III ‘Science Express' & Red Ribbon Express

The Phase-III of the 'Science Express' inaugurated in October 2009 at Gandhinagar travelled to 55 locations, mostly not covered earlier, covering about 18,000 kms in seven months of its journey throughout the country.

The second phase of Red Ribbon Express (RRE), which is a 10-coach exhibition train for creating awareness about HIV/AIDS in the far flung areas, was flagged off on the World AIDS Day.

Railways opt for new toilet-technology Green toilets aim at zero-defecation on the ground and

disposal at all terminal stations in an environment-friendly manner.

Making it a likable sight at stations but also preventing damage to tracks by way of corrosion.

Vacuum toilets, zero-discharge toilets, Aerobic and Anaerobic bio toilets are the types.

The toilets have been designed keeping in mind Indian requirements like long distance travel and toilet habits.

Railways is the largest single consumer of HSD(high speed diesel)

Huge potential for using bio-diesel in lieu of HSD . Indian railway has tested various bio fuel up to B10 blend on diesel locomotives and found that B10 blend that is 10 % bio diesel in HSD oil can be used in the existing diesel engines without any modification

As part of bio diesel initiative of Indian railways plantation of jatropha curcason vacant railways land has been taken up in significant way .

Railway is going to set up four esterification plants for converting jatropha curcas oil into bio diesel.

Railway also plans to introduce the use of CNG in DMU commuter trains

Use of bio –fuel in railways

Vision 2020 spells out:“Indian Railways shall provide efficient, affordable, customer-

focussed and environmentally sustainable integrated transportation solutions.”

Vision will address for strategic national goals-i. Inclusive development, both geographically and socially.ii. Large scale generation of productive employment.iii.Environmental sustainability.iv.Reducing carbon footprints.

Railway’s vision 2020

Capacity constraintReliability of Assets SafetySlow speedDoor – to-Door handicapProject executionTechnological up gradation Improving carrying capacityQuality of service

Railway’s key challenges

Expand 25000 km of new rail line by 20206000 km dedicated passenger and freight corridor.Raising Average speed from 130 km /hr to 200 km/hr Availability on demand in freight ,passenger and

parcel service.Target to achieve zero accidents.Target to achieve zero failure in equipments.Utilize at least 10 % of energy requirement from its

renewable resources.

Future Plans

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