ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE AND HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY ANALYSIS IN INDIAN RAILWAYS
Abstract
Indian Railway is lifeline of India which is largest employer in India. For improving speed, India needs to increase speed of railway for fast transportation of goods and passengers. For introduction of HSR in India, need to have also skilled and efficient Human Resource which is baseline for any successful organization. But this aspect is being ignored on larger front. Indian Railway carried 8.06 billion passenger (23 million passenger daily travel) and 1.21 billion tons (1232.64 million Tons) of freight during financial year (FY-2020). There are 293077 freight wagons, 76608 passenger coaches, 12729 locomotives with 12.54 lakh staff. In this study, comparative study of HR strength, staff expenditure, Operating Ratio, Capital Investment, and other factors have studied. After that, its analysis has done. Average speed will increase to 160-200km for developing High Speed Railway (HSR) under the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). It is concluded that through best HR and technology, Indian Railway can improve efficiency not only in HSR but also in Indian Railway. Best practices can be identified in various areas. Indian Railway must focus on best practices across the world with modification and its implementation.
Keyword : Human Resource Management, High Speed Railway, Indian Economy,
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