Can we privatise the Railways

[deepakraam]

We have private player participation in airlines.

Similarly,Can we have private players in Railways.We can make them to pay a part for using the Govt laid tracks.

Pros of privatisation:
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1.Better connectivity and better commutation even in rural sectors.

2.Infrastructure can be improved with the private players participation

3.Customer service can be improved with the competition coming from private players


cons:
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1.Need to ensure the safety of the passengers.

2.Increase in competition can also trigger fare wars.


Pour your thoughts


-Deepak.

[pooja.teku]

hey deepak
i tolatly agree with wat u say that privatison can help us in many ways but still u know railways has done a bit of privatisation n i guess u talkin bout massive privatisation. The moment they privatise, fares will go up. Nobody will like to run trains by incurring losses. In this country where a lot of noise is made even if fare is raised by Re 1, the government will be forced to subsidise. So what is the whole point in privatising

[deepakraam]

Hi,
I can't fully understand what do you mean by "massive Privatisation".

More to it,the private players can't fix a high fare cos they have to fix a fare in such a way that it shud be less than the LCC (Low cost carriers).So private players are compelled to keep the prices lower.The only point could be the operational cost for the private players.probably this could be kept lower by taking lease of the coaches for a period of time,exactly similar to the aviation industry.


-Deepak.

[pooja.teku]

massive privatisation means basicaly pravatisation of the whole railways....... as some parts are pravatised like they allowed private operators to run container trains,construction of bridges, track maintenance etc
and i realy feel that private sector would not meet the aspirations of people at large if Railways were privatized, as the cost of operation and services would increase manifold.

[roshanpatel]

privatisation of airlines is ok but the safety of the passengers is important as terrorists target this often.

[hunk.vipul]

ya it should be privatised and given to a company like reliance......

[dhano_pg]

day by day trains are getting more crowed which is not safe and comfortable anymore.privatisation may definatly lead to proper accomodation and good service and safety

[spiderman]

SHOULD DO IT BUT IN STEPS

[vinys]

there are many things or say many functions or operations carried out in railways for eg. say the construction & maintenance part, the management part, the customer servicing etc now all this function has to be privatised for the above mentioned pros but keeping in mind the cons as well, but we have to take the risk as good railway infrastructure will play a major role in improving the logistics part (the overall supply chain) and in ways help to develop our econmy.

[Aka]

Even though it's privatized, the existing tracks aren't sufficient.. Lots of money needs to be poured in for tracks, bridges and connectivity. I don't think private players (even the big ones like reliance) will be interested in getting into railways...

[DRISHYA]

privatisation is fine to an extent.As privatisation would mean increase in the fare which would lead into lots of public mockeries.
But one thing one wish to be changed is that there should not be any class like we have 1st n 2nd class. menz n ladies section are neccessary..
y cant we have equally good compartments for all local travellers. The price of the 1st class are unbelievably higher than the 2nd class with difference as good as nothing between them.

[pratham018]

middle n rich class can afford increased rail fare but poor may not...so...thr has to be some solution

[sanjayk]

YES.
it should be privatised........
though the fare may rise it w'll get better services then at the present.

[snehal shendge]

yes i think the railways shld be privatised in a massive way because it is the local people who suffer in a big way travelling by govt trains and they not even provide u with enough trains leading to crowdy situations which finally leads to accidents.when the private players come in they would try to give their best of the service to the population.though their fares would be high initially but later on they would cut down the fares.but now with the govt trains people who can afford are also not able to travel with a lot of comfort even in the 1 st class.so i think privatisation would help in better way and life would be a different experience in the private trains.

[planets4me]

yes privatisation would be a good options, only the main issue comes that the rates would have a hike looking towards the advanced service.But after the privatisation of Electricity by Reliance Energy which itself has set a good example.As in experienced reliance have been a good service provider rather than other govt. companies.

[vickyg32000]

v can privatise the railways but wht is the need
they r performing well for the past 3 yrs
let's wait and see already their has been a lot of
improvemnt in infrastructure and services
and it is making profits tooo.
and railways r going to be big asset for the
govt. insted of benifiting private players
by allowing them into railways
govt should improve the conditions.
it is on the right track

[yk_srk]

hey man..i dint get u..i mean its nt clear in what context this privatisation is being used. if it is fully privatisation, then i m sorry it is not possible. for no private player however big has the money and resources to manage indian railways. it is too big a system. but as far entry of private sector is cocerned, it has already happened, with the advent of private containers and dedicated tracks.

[NitinGupta]

in favour of ur yes theres is a need for privatisation if one goes on in the train just for one he knows straigh away wht is actually like indian trains
we need it to be private

[anu shukla]

y we guys are talking abt railways which has already turned out to be a for profit thanks to lalu.... lets better concentrate on our navratans... i think privitizatiob is jus one of the ways nt the complete method...its really risky to rely on private sector soo much becauz its volatile( blv it or not!!!)
take care
anu

[deepakraam]

I agree tht the Railways are dng good in the past 3-4 yrs.Hats-off to Lalu prasad Yadav.Plz we mustn't be complacent enough with what we have achieved in the last yrs.Do you think that we have a world-class infrastructure?There are cases where the train has collapsed due to poor bridge conditions.There are still lot of bridges in a much dilapidated state.

Today Railways is doing good in the consumer movement and Goods movement.They have allowed sme private players in the trade side.

There are villages which needs to be connected.There are thousands of villages which are in desparate need of railways.We need investment for that kinda purpose.Though our railways sits in a pile of cash today,bt tht liquidity is nt enough to meet the needs.We need some kinda private investment which can connect the villages to the cities.We need to make it mandatory for private players to run train services to the rural sectors.W/o having this sort of restriction and allowing the private players wll make the railway industry similar to our mobile sector where all players are competing for the urban pie.


Moreover,all the trains are running to the fullest during summer holidays.We need more trains to avoid such crowds.In this space I guess private players will come to our rescue.


Moreover,as I have already stated,the entry of private players will never shoot the price of railways tkts.The best example wud be the airline sector.


-Deepak.

[anu shukla]

@<hidden> deepak: watever u have said is all correct but who ensures that the private player which will enter into market will be connecting rural with urbans?? their travelling will be much safer??see nowhere govt can force them fr any of the two u mentioned...also as they are profit making they will never look fr more investment and less outcome/( rural-urban). jus see the private players in other sector SEZ,petroleum... etc... also the conditions of railways, we are also equally responsble fr it...i mean we the people take it fr granted becauz the fares are nt too high, there are no fine or say they are charged on spitting or breaking window panes...i mean jus see there is any kindoff danga or riots ...people burn public property like anytning... its more of free rider problem that needs to be solved....
take care
anu

[ROHAN KACHALIA]

Well according to me privatisation can solve the problems especially in mumbai coz:
1) Accountability to the people as a private company is indulging in a mode of public transportation and fast decision and action,,,no 'chalta hai' type attitude
2) Can use all the latest technologies as per the feasibility in infrastructure building, tracks,etc.. as there will not be any government involvement
3) More importantly security measures can also be tightened up
4) Ofcourse ther might be some price hike but it will provide with better amenities to travel and more importantly revised train schedule like shuttle services so less crowd in the trains.

[ROHAN KACHALIA]

Hey Anu,,
I agree wid u tht taali ek haath se nahi bajti but its nt only us who r responsilble alone ,, the government babus has to take the major part of the blame as their attitude is not in helping the people, they take their own sweet time in replying to the problems to the people,, even the tc's thgemselves cross the railway tracks,,,
so the only solutiion can be complete privatisation or public- private partnership

[Meetushukla]

Privatization of railways wud be grate and with that queing for tickets wud come come to an end.

[hiren_m_b]

yeah i agree wid u...!! i think tht v shud privatise d railways too...which will help d commuters a lot....atleast dey will get decent railways n railway facilites wuld be good..i think v shud privatise it too

[mayur_balani]

i think railways shud be privatised if v want better service. but it shud be owned by such a company which shud be able to manage it.

[6600nokia]

no we cant privatisation because its life line of india..especially a lower segment people of india

[max77]

In toto privatisation - i'm against it. but some sectors such as freight corridor, private participation is ok.

[neha_1987]

i think privitasation will definetly improve the services being provided

[sportsmanrahul]

And in tyhe first place whats the need for privatisation when the railways are doing so good.......registering huge profits

[sportsmanrahul]

anyways seeing the plight of the airlines sector i don't think that Praivatisation of railways wold be a good idea.......

[sportsmanrahul]

and anyways our railway minister is coming up wwith brilliant ideas to further revamp the Railways ..like permitting advertisings on trains, pltforms and even tea cups and other things

[ahmermbalbale]

Privatization is not t solution...well even our goverment employess can make a diffrecnce the only thing is that they should be committed to job...privatization may end up resultin into many indirect problems....they might b suceessful even in reducing fares n all but fianlly our goverment will b affected by such a huge loss which will indirectly affect us in sum or the other way

[vikyoncbr]

good project will defeinetly help other managmt students

[Hash52]

Well friends even I am against the idea of privatising our Indian railways....firstly because I feel there is no need of privatising it as far as profits r concerned becoz v all knw it is performing really well ...as said by few of my friends earlier and secondly if v want our railways to be privatised only b'coz v think by privatising we wud receive gud customer support then let me tell u v r absolutely wrong...'customer services' are worst not only in Railways but in any govt run organistions say for example BSNL....The only way I feel they can improve their customer service is by recruiting young peoples instead of their current aged employees coz they really lack customer etiquette and the kind of enthusiasm which is required....The management must be active & shud monitor & improve their perfomances as it happens in any MNC....Moreover If we privatise our Railways then as said by one of our friend above that we will lose the greater share of profit what we are earning currently...and above all privatising our Indian Railways is not an easy job as Airlines....we all know that our Indian railways is one of the largest rail networks in the world which manages 1.6million emloyees....It has an established processes n systems...disturbing them will do no good....

So I believe we shud rather b patient n watch the further moves of our rail minister than to opt for privatisation coz am sure thrz lot more to come from him...And we shud alwaz remember that "Rome was not built in a day" :)

[rohit.nate]

no need to privatise railways . Laloo Yadav is doing good job he shows Indian railway can be give us profit after all corruption and mal practices.

[hemant.k008]

Railways need to be Privatized..Atleast a passenger can commute without taking risk of line from dadar to borivali, virar in the evening.. and at the standards to the railways will also be good by then..there will not b Long Queue for tickets,There would not b problem of Old people and young ones to commute to some long distance.Even girls will b ssafe till some extent.If proper checks b implemented, there would less risk of Bomb explosion..People can commute freely even @<hidden> Midnights.. SO atleast privatisation will have much more Positive sides then few negative sides.

[anushrimodi@hotmail.com]

yes railways should be privatised bcoz they will be better organized and managed

[Hash52]

Railways need to be Privatized..Atleast a passenger can commute without taking risk of line from dadar to borivali, virar in the evening.. and at the standards to the railways will also be good by then..there will not b Long Queue for tickets,There would not b problem of Old people and young ones to commute to some long distance.Even girls will b ssafe till some extent.If proper checks b implemented, there would less risk of Bomb explosion..People can commute freely even @<hidden> Midnights.. SO atleast privatisation will have much more Positive sides then few negative sides.

Hemant somehow I disagree with you...lol u mean to say that if the IR is privatised there wiil be less people traveling by train??...well that is wat ur statement "Atleast a passenger can commute without taking risk of line from dadar to borivali, virar in the evening" means.....And if u talk abt the standards then let me tell u no matter how hard the governing body may be a government or private entity manage, they cant do anythg unless we peoples restrain ourselves from creating a mess...its v peoples who dump wastage whereeva v lyk instead of having dust bins...its v ppl who split here n there though v find split bins evrywhre in the station...actually v tak evrythg which is not ours for granted & the most disgusting thg is that even highly educated people do that ...its not that they(govt) hav not taken any measures to stop these thgs....they hav designed rules to stop these thgs(rememba the fines)... but v alwayz luv to break rules!!

And according to me the prblm of long queues for tickets is quite normal for such a huge entity....And I also believe the same prblm will be faced by private players too if managed by them...U see the govt is doing all that can be done to reduce the queues at the booking point....thrz an option of online booking wherein ur ticket is delivered to u by post...they r inceasing the booking points & still wrking on that...Aftrall it transports millions of peoples & frieghts daily thus making it one of the busiest rail network in the world.....

And Hemant its same wid ur other points too....these r the common problems for a dept which manages such an enormous peoples or customers or wateva u say....

[sandhugagandeep]

its a very good thought but privatising railways would mean increse in fares and then another part would be increse in the number of competitors and the existing railway condition is just OK i fear wht will it be after privatisation. :tea:

[deepakraam]

Hemant somehow I disagree with you...lol u mean to say that if the IR is privatised there wiil be less people traveling by train??...well that is wat ur statement "Atleast a passenger can commute without taking risk of line from dadar to borivali, virar in the evening" means.....And if u talk abt the standards then let me tell u no matter how hard the governing body may be a government or private entity manage, they cant do anythg unless we peoples restrain ourselves from creating a mess...its v peoples who dump wastage whereeva v lyk instead of having dust bins...its v ppl who split here n there though v find split bins evrywhre in the station...actually v tak evrythg which is not ours for granted & the most disgusting thg is that even highly educated people do that ...its not that they(govt) hav not taken any measures to stop these thgs....they hav designed rules to stop these thgs(rememba the fines)... but v alwayz luv to break rules!!

And according to me the prblm of long queues for tickets is quite normal for such a huge entity....And I also believe the same prblm will be faced by private players too if managed by them...U see the govt is doing all that can be done to reduce the queues at the booking point....thrz an option of online booking wherein ur ticket is delivered to u by post...they r inceasing the booking points & still wrking on that...Aftrall it transports millions of peoples & frieghts daily thus making it one of the busiest rail network in the world.....

And Hemant its same wid ur other points too....these r the common problems for a dept which manages such an enormous peoples or customers or wateva u say....




Think abt the population of India and the no.of seats available in the Railways.This will nt even form 20% of the population.Even after running spl trains ,they are nt even able to meet people needs.I agree that railways is growing today.But the question is that is it growing at the same rate at the people's needs are growing.We need to grow more aggressively.


-Deepak.

[nehmehta@yahoo.com]

yeah v shud pivatise d railways as airports have been privatised and der r many changes take place...also d privatisation will sumwot change d infrastructure of stations and of trains too...

[9891782235]

Ya Railways should be privatised, it would be great, good infrastructure and facilities would be available

[Hash52]

Think abt the population of India and the no.of seats available in the Railways.This will nt even form 20% of the population.Even after running spl trains ,they are nt even able to meet people needs.I agree that railways is growing today.But the question is that is it growing at the same rate at the people's needs are growing.We need to grow more aggressively.


-Deepak.

Ya I agree with you that the growth rate has to be increased....but what do u mean?
Do u think if railways are privatised the growth rate will increase? I really dnt think so...let us b practical..because u c its an already established organisation with its own systems n processes....it took them so many years to do this....And once it is privatised obviously they will try to change the strategy & to build a new strategy n implementng it is no easy job....there will be lot of change in external factors like govt policy, political factors n so on...u know because its a govt entity, they r able to manage this well but once it is privatised it wont be the same n hez(the private player) gonna hav really hard tym...ultimately its the public who will hav to suffer...

[priyanka.b]

yes railways need to be privatised.Lot of care has to be taken,better connectivity should be provided.All these things need lot of infrastructure which can be arranged by private sector only.

[u.shanthi]

I think privatisation should not be allowed when it is public utility

[JEAN]

to privatise railways is not a bad idea,,it will give good facilities and infrastructure for the people .But railways plays a major role in providing huge income for the government .Hence the government may not let railways to privatise

[daisychauhan]

Ya, I think Railways should be privatised, it will give good facilities and infrastructure for us

[aseem85]

i think the railways should be privatised in an organised n phased manner starting with a particular service or region's operations and then gradually moving on to see ts benefits n drawbacks

[deepakraam]

Ya I agree with you that the growth rate has to be increased....but what do u mean?
Do u think if railways are privatised the growth rate will increase? I really dnt think so...let us b practical..because u c its an already established organisation with its own systems n processes....it took them so many years to do this....And once it is privatised obviously they will try to change the strategy & to build a new strategy n implementng it is no easy job....there will be lot of change in external factors like govt policy, political factors n so on...u know because its a govt entity, they r able to manage this well but once it is privatised it wont be the same n hez(the private player) gonna hav really hard tym...ultimately its the public who will hav to suffer...


Hey,
Letz take the case of Airways.Think about wat happend after allowing private players.I agree that there were still some glitches in the airline sector but when you look at the overall growth of the sector,its tremendous after private player participation.On the other side ,lets assume that we have no private players in the sector.I'm sure that we cudn't have achieved the growth we are having today.Not only growth,they are now common man's commutation.We have placed orders for Airbus 380 that was released a couple of months back.Do you think we can achieve this w/o private players in such a short span of time.

Add to it the private players are currently improving the infrastructure of major airports in the country.Even they are eyeing to improve airports in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.All these are happening in airline sector now.

On these lines I wud say allowing private players in Railways will certainly take the railways to the next level.


-Deepak.

[prasadaney]

i think the railways should be privatised in an organised n phased manner starting with a particular service or region's operations and then gradually moving on to see ts benefits n drawbacks

[prasadaney]

yes we can
but as u know the problem lies in 2 thing
1Politicians

2 Infrastructure

[prasadaney]

Big players like Ambanis & Tatas can help to make reqd infrastructure as part of Social responsibilities

[ramesh]

hi,
good one
it should be definately done. Trains which are most commonly used by no of people every day and also it gives good amount money to government but still the government are least bother to fulfill the expectation of passengers.
today what all are provided is only the basics, we should learn a lesson form western people and should do some improvisations

thanks

[rit564]

hey i dont think so that privatisation in railway is feasible . in privatization law you can privatize only when it is loss making or profit less than 20% for 3 or 5 year . as we can see railway now is in profit privatisation is not possible

[kingkong]

They should not be privatised

Infact it should be a government monoply in part

And there can be competition when the prices are neede to be brought down or modernisation

[nandanmaru]

Privatizing Railways...As every coin has two sides...There are some good and some bad results possible on its privatizing but the possibility of Good results exist more....On privatizing Government can improve the quality of service...And attract more investment from outside.....Thus getting more money or finance...Than some negative factors like after this it may rsult in discrimination...It may result in monopoly...And thus compeling people to pay higher amount....of fares....

So a very big topic of discussion but it will be good if it is done but under certain measures of control from government side..

[rajanshah.mba]

good idea..must be done..to euce curuption and to increase service levels

[ajittomar123]

Railways are a monopoly and privatising a monopoly will just leave the company in a position to exploit consumers. It was bad enough before, a private monopoly will just make it worse.

[kyhs207]

it could be privatised but at the same time has to be monitored by public and the gov't.
In Hong Kong, they are all privatised.

[ketnakaur sabharwal]

Hi Depak,
Well i feel privatisation of railways would be a great help to the country. Specially in the city like mumbai, where there are so many deaths or rather accidents happening while commuting the trains. Privatisation would be a great help in increasing the comfort level and of course would reduce fare rates just like wht has happened after the privatisation of Airlines.

[ketnakaur sabharwal]

Hi Depak,
Well i feel privatisation of railways would be a great help to the country. Specially in the city like mumbai, where there are so many deaths or rather accidents happening while commuting the trains. Privatisation would be a great help in increasing the comfort level and of course would reduce fare rates just like wht has happened after the privatisation of Airlines.

[jainminit]

yes it shld b done

[ravi.khanna.jpr]

i completely agrre with the privatisation of the railways.at least it will help in making the world's largest toilet clean.

[pratikbharti]

i think the metro railways in specific cities should be privatised........
but the other services are worth appreciation...... so the local trains service can be privatised to provide better facilities to people........

[Jayita]

yaa sure i thnk it can be done though.. it wud mean askin 4 organised n yet reasonable fares! it wud also help Im prove da current scenario of Indian railways as competition wud motivate better quality bt only dark side 2 it wud b da price if der cud b some way 2 not increase rates too much thn it wud b a success!

[Jayita]

yaa sure i thnk it can be done though.. it wud mean askin 4 organised n yet reasonable fares! it wud also help Improve da current scenario of Indian railways as competition wud motivate better quality bt only dark side 2 it wud b da price if der cud b some way 2 not increase rates too much thn it wud b a success!

[Bhupesh]

I think we should make it Privatise, As it will provide better service to customers

[kukrejanilesh]

yes evry thing vcan be privatised ..we need it...but till the time let lallooo ji manage it and it is giving us enough proud of the fact how common sense and detrmination can change ..what we never is possible..ie railways in proift

[beone]

If you seen UK they have different companies operating on same railroads. They succeeded in pravitization but the prices are a bit high compared to other countries. But the comfort and safety is the best in their trains....

[pahuja.chirag]

as a consumer, privatisation of railway will not be a better option because it is a monopoly market, so the private players will set too high price while providing facilties too, but it will be on their own will. as this sector is a monopoly sector so it should not be prvatized at all.

[gaurav_41283]

we should privatise the railways but it should be done to certain limit and major stake shall remain with government

[madronny]

Even though it's privatized, the existing tracks aren't sufficient.. Lots of money needs to be poured in for tracks, bridges and connectivity. I don't think private players (even the big ones like reliance) will be interested in getting into railways...

[akashkhetpal_86]

well, we have seen the impact of the Indian aviation industry any way now, even after privatization, all the companies are facing losses, which in also burnt by t he government & the oil companies.... so do u think privatizing the railways would also be beneficial... i mean we can see the profits in the railways balance sheet, & also where the money is used... plus as of the new news , lalu plans to start a bullet train frm Ahmedabad to Pune vai mumbai & the train would just take 3 hours to reach Mumbai, & the research work has all ready began... so y do we need privatization if the govt is doing its work...

[dhirajmatta]

no we shouldnt government should keep somethin in their hands and not relax

[deepakraam]

well, we have seen the impact of the Indian aviation industry any way now, even after privatization, all the companies are facing losses, which in also burnt by t he government & the oil companies.... so do u think privatizing the railways would also be beneficial... i mean we can see the profits in the railways balance sheet, & also where the money is used... plus as of the new news , lalu plans to start a bullet train frm Ahmedabad to Pune vai mumbai & the train would just take 3 hours to reach Mumbai, & the research work has all ready began... so y do we need privatization if the govt is doing its work...

Drawing a conclusion based one industry will not applicable for other industry.Aviation industry operates on a shoe string budget cos most of the operating costs comes from ATF for which all airline companies are paying heavy taxes.Moreover,the airlines are also leased so they have dues for that even.Even more they have pay the cost for using a particular airport.This is not the case of Railways.Engines are made by our country and the taxes for the fuel will not be equal to the ATF.Cost of maintanence of aircraft will not equal to that of trains.I agress that they are starting bullet trains.Why do you need bullet trains when some of the cities in our country are not well-connected with other parts of the country.Even bullet trains will run between major cities where even now we have sufficient no.of trains to connect the two major cities.So our focus should not run bullet trains but to connect even rural areas to major towns.

-Deepak.

[pankti7]

It is better not to privatize the railway because the current progress of railways under the railway minister is quite evident and there have been quite a good number of changes that have been brought about by the government. However rather than handling everything, the govt can privatize some stations by adding some restaurants, some malls etc.

[nikhilsondkar]

I think looking at the current situation of indian railways where we dont have enough trains, no security, never on time,increasing population(aprrox 40 lac travel daily) privatization would really help in improving the condition of indian railways.

[supriyatushar]

we can hv private playes in railways and allow them to use the tracks and pay for it

[prasadgoa]

I am in favour of privatising the railways.
-This will help in improvement in quality of services,
-there will be competition in price.
-this will create lot of jobs
-will generate lot of revenue for govt
But the privatising of railways should be done in steps and there should be formulation of certain policies for private players int his sector

[shelton]

On my opinion Privatising Railways is not necessary, if we privatise railways millions of railway employees would face the problem as it is being faced by the private Airline employees, who have no job security at all. If we look at the growth rate of railways in the past five years it has done exceedingly well. So what we need to do is give this department under eminent leaders and let it remain a public sector.

[ashpt33]

ek yehi to sector bacha hai jiski wajah se india ki kuch puch hai...10 lacs workers...ise to rehne do..

[chiyam87]

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[Chyavan]

I think public-private partnership is the way to go. This strategy is will ensure accountability.

[rohan_nd]

we can privatize the railways but it shud b done stage wise as said by earlier user
and ofcourse one Co. cannt handle such a large network of railway, hence it shud b
distributed among right no. of players, and their activities shud b monitored unlike in
the other sectors wich hv been Pvt'ised.

[anyzen]

I agree privatisation also bring positive for people. But In railways i don't like to see privatisation. Its huge industry privatisation this make few companies earn huge and accumulation of money at few hands. I don't see any huge service to be provided by private players

[jai.shewaramani]

we should privatise railways in india...

[jai.shewaramani]

n in the contract, we should mention things like better stations

[jai.shewaramani]

better security for women and kids and senior citizens

[jai.shewaramani]

better ticketing systems...to make sure everybody buys a ticket faster n effectively

[jai.shewaramani]

another thing to mention in the contract is cleaniness

[jai.shewaramani]

they should increase the frequencies of trains to accomodate the increasing population

[jai.shewaramani]

also, they should have automatic doors...so people dont fall off

[jai.shewaramani]

they should be told to connect the bus systems with the train system...so tht people can use one ticket for both

[jai.shewaramani]

im trying to think if i left out any other information

[jai.shewaramani]

they need better electronic boards for journey information

[jai.shewaramani]

and they really need to do something bout the smell at stations

[jai.shewaramani]

also, they have to get rid of street vendors,...

[jai.shewaramani]

and beggars should be banned there...in and out of the station

[neha20092009]

i think railways shud be privatised if v want better service. but it shud be owned by such a company which shud be able to manage it.

[sau953]

the magnitude of our railways industry makes it almost impossible for it to made private

[lamedvavnik]

Any sector when coming under the private players, will definitely lose the ethical standards of servicing the common man. It will definitely be profit oriented. I don't rule out the fact that even in govt sector it is the main criteria. But, we cant see things like garib rath in private sectors. Being in the nads of private players, the product will be shaped more and more as premium products and it will be presented to the end users who can afford it. Railways being the main skeleton of this nation, it is not advisable to do so. Instead, the railways can always be modified to present trends and be made more effective to raise the income by various strategies. Already certain methods are being implemented in our railways as ad campaigns and space selling ..

[alistair24]

Privatising the railways would be possible only if we had a strong economic support. But with the population of our country and the way we use it as a life line only makes it all the more difficult to customise into privatisation.

[Kelvin Sovi]

Government can sale part of its shares in railways to private companies in order to recapitalise them and increase efficiency

[suaveboy]

day by day trains are getting more crowed which is not safe and comfortable anymore.privatisation may definatly lead to proper accomodation and good service and safety

[rohitrohit]

In todays senerio railways in earning good profit so for the sake of govt earning it should not be privatised

[sunnysgr8]

It sounds as if a good idea to privatise Railways in India...but lets accept this...there is no enthusiastic and energetic organisation to take over....more over Railways is the oldest asset of our government and foundations were laid by british...so, govt should think of supporting it and should be proud of railways....we need to improve the quality of the railways...but not by giving it out. Lets not depend much on the concept of outsourcing....

[SRIDHAR NALLA]

Hey Privatisation looks to be a good option for Railways but most of the indian railways generate revenue from passanger trains and express or superfast trains and moreover low income people are the source of income to railways so privatisation cannot ensure low fares.

[darshanshah84]

i m agree with u guys...but stil we need to consdier more about this topic....

[darshanshah84]

but at the same time privatisation needs an alternative

[arunbml01]

:SugarwareZ-180: Privatisation of railways in india is not possible.

[arunbml01]

railways are the main means of transport in india. infrastructure required for railways cannot be given to any private players.security is another big problem.
food and cleaning of trains can be outsourced.

[vadhyars]

We need to see the parallel between American Railroads closure and their bankruptcy and apply the learning to Indian Railways.
If roadways improve and the investment sees reality, I see the railways being a bigger burden on the taxpayer.
In my mind they will close because at some point the taxpayer will not want to subsidize this forever and the road travel will be more effective, efficient and time saving.

[jigar pobari]

no it shouldn't be privates ed as this form of transportation is used by 90%of the people . govt try to provide this service at the cheaper rates so people get benefited . but if is privatized then it wont be that reasonable .....:SugarwareZ-239::SugarwareZ-075::hurt:

[maneeshchopra2000]

I do agree with some thoughts provided above. But if you see over the years, Catering in Railways has been privatized. Rail ticketing has been open and is privatized. Freight Trains are privatized...The govt is doing it in phases and I think they are moving in the right directions. Railway operations cannot be done. What more can be privatised....running tourism trains can be another option.

[suhail_adi]

I dont think railways should be privatised coz, corporations acquiring the railways may be unstable, as in there would be no consistency in the prices, administration etc.

[nandha16]

No We should not as the national interest will be lost

[arnab864u]

privatisation will definitely improve the quality of service,but first thing we shiuld take care about passengers safety.

[prashantp07]

To make it attractive to private and foreign investors, the Railways must come up with better offers for their participation. Tourism promotion, marketing and leasing of services, operation of freight specials and at some stage a strategic partnership in the production units are some sectors in which there can be a fruitful engagement of the private sector. Running of the `Palace on Wheels' or slightly cheaper tourism specials, marketing of the Indrail passes and an aggressive promotion of freight and parcel movement by rail, construction of hotels and management of retiring rooms are perhaps better left to private enterprise. The Railways must confine itself to the core sector - technical and operational - and let the private sector take on the other activities. In the short-term, it is necessary to identify and promote `profit centres' within the system so that the capacity could be commercially exploited. Instead of being satisfied with production for internal consumption, the units must be geared to manufacture for sale or exports to generate profits. That is where it becomes critical to have a strategic partner who can bring both technology and marketing expertise. Unless the railway administration starts thinking seriously from now, it cannot achieve much.

[sujaydas85]

private players would need a lot of subsidies to make the railways function.. not sure if the government is willing to allow that.

[coolsurd85]

i m also not in favour to privatise the railways.. as the facilites provide by irctc or indian govt. are much better and in case of privatisation many private cos. will not provide tht much facilties to that level

[manpreet_hbk]

privatisation may definitely lead to enhanced facilities and better service and more safety. It should be with private firms.

[abhishreshtha]

:hi5:i simply agrees wid privatization of railways coz it will surely provide better service and as far as security is concerned where is govt concerned abt it even now train accidents are at high rate at least privatization will provide will provide us better service wid many benefits

:SugarwareZ-286:

[nettem]

Even china is building railways with private funds.

[shivapillai]

Privatisation is a good idea... a lenghty one though.
Brick by Brick they built Rome... Track by Track we should privatize the railways :P

[pankajmms]

Hi,
Yes We Should Privatised the Railway for better facility.....

[girirajgodani]

I would say It is not right time for privatising the railways.
There are things which don't need to be added to private cart. Since It is one of the basic service or you can say the backbone of transport.
in the country where above 70% are rural It doesnot require quality aspect.
But some division like MAALBHADA service can be synergised through PPP route.

[rishabhdoshi111]

i think we shoud m sure d management wil be much mor btr/... it wil much btr dat way n ppl wil b hppy trvvbin by train

[vivek.aneja]

no we cannot as it might cause the national deficit to go even much higher

[magicalpritesh]

Privatisation of Railways has many sides to it. The thing is that Pivatisation leads to charge of that assets in hand of private players and private compoanies are not here to just service and suffer loss it morely belongs to the profit zone which is seen nowadays in railways. It will also bring in the Best service but for the customer but it will come at a high price.

[HARSHA6183]

s we can,but y tinker with something tat is already doing well and generating so much employment and revenue

[manojcgupta]

Yes

We can have private players in railway. Whereever private players are introduced, the eficiency has always increased. Take the instance of automobiles, earlier there were two cars only now there are many and consumers ahs got unlimited choice. Similarly scooters earlier were having waiting period of 10 years now we can buy two wheeler in a minute without even making full payment.

Tatas have even proposed for privatisation of railways and the name has trust attached to it.

Thanks

We have private player participation in airlines.

Similarly,Can we have private players in Railways.We can make them to pay a part for using the Govt laid tracks.

Pros of privatisation:
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1.Better connectivity and better commutation even in rural sectors.

2.Infrastructure can be improved with the private players participation

3.Customer service can be improved with the competition coming from private players


cons:
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1.Need to ensure the safety of the passengers.

2.Increase in competition can also trigger fare wars.


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