April 26, 2017 7:19 PM

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PM Modi asks railways to take action against its corrupt officials

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Railways to take strictest possible action against its officials found guilty of corruption. Interacting through ICT-based, multi-modal platform PRAGATI, Mr Modi noted that a large number of complaints were related to corrupt practices of officials. <br/><br/>Reviewing the progress towards handling and resolution of grievances, the Prime Minister asked railways to work towards a unified single telephone number for all grievances and queries including helpline in the case of an accident. <br/><br/>Reviewing Mission Indradhanush, Mr Modi asked for targeted attention in strict time frames for the 100 worst performing districts. He said, youth organizations such as National Cadet Corps and Nehru Yuva Kendra could be involved in the outreach effort to ensure that no child was left without the benefit of immunization.<br/><br/>Reviewing the implementation of Swachhta Action Plans, the Prime Minister said, events such as Swachhta fortnights should be converted into movements towards permanent solutions. On the AMRUT Mission, he asked officials to quantify and document the gains achieved through the use of latest technology, such as LED bulbs, so that the benefits could be better appreciated by one and all. <br/>'<br/>Mr Modi urged all Secretaries of the Government of India, and all Chief Secretaries of States, to come up with concrete plans and objectives for transformative change to be achieved by the 75th anniversary of independence in 2022. With regard to cleanliness, he urged for maximum efforts ahead of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary by 2019. <br/><br/>The Prime Minister also reviewed the progress of vital infrastructure projects in the railway, road and power sectors, spread over several states. Projects such as Mumbai Metro, Tirupati-Chennai Highway, long-pending road projects in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Manipur, and important power transmission lines in Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East were also reviewed.

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