LAHORE, Oct 03 (APP):Minister for Pakistan Railways,Muhammad Hanif Abbasi has directed that advance planning be made mandatory to ensure transparency,efficiency and improvement in the railway system while private vendors causing delays in the delivery of goods should be blacklisted immediately. He issued these directions while chairing a meeting on the performance and affairs of Pakistan Railways on Saturday. The minister directed the installation of modern CCTV cameras and deployment of …
Advance planning to ensure transparency, efficiency should be mandatory:PR Minister
LAHORE, Oct 03 (APP):Minister for Pakistan Railways,Muhammad Hanif Abbasi has directed that advance planning be made mandatory to ensure transparency,efficiency and improvement in the railway system while private vendors causing delays in the delivery of goods should be blacklisted immediately.
He issued these directions while chairing a meeting on the performance and affairs of Pakistan Railways on Saturday.
The minister directed the installation of modern CCTV cameras and deployment of private security personnel at all railway workshops and yards to strengthen security arrangements.
He also announced a zero-tolerance policy against theft of railway scrap and spare parts.
He said all stakeholders would have to work collectively to achieve the revenue targets set for the current financial year.
He also directed that locomotives undergoing repairs be brought back into service according to the scheduled timeline.
Abbasi said there would be no compromise on the quality of work and warned that legal action would be taken against those found negligent in the discharge of their duties.
He further directed that all brake and luggage vans be outsourced immediately under a uniform policy.
The meeting was informed that Millat,Awam,Mianwali and Karakoram Express trains would be handed over to the private sector during the current month.
