Can we privatise the Railways

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
 
: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

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

deepakraam said:
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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Even if the railways can be privatized it should not be allowed . The basic transport infrastructure of the country cannot be given to a private player and would seriously hamper the countries defense position . Private players can however be allowed to operate with the government
 
Indian railways is a gold mine for the government... it earns lot of revenues and help herself grow... eventually contributing enormously towards the development of the county...

however the union cabinet should be careful while appointing a railway minister... he should be like late Mdhav Rao Sindhia (i do not mean his affiliation to any party... i mean the person and his persona...)
 
We cannot afford to privatise the railways. Privatisation may result in better choices for the consumers but looking at the bigger picture here, it would be beneficial if railways remains under the control of the government.
 
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