Question: The Indian Railways is managed under ….
(a) 16 zones
(b) 15 zones
(c) 10 zones
(d) 20 zones
Ans: (a)
- On 5th April, 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane S.P.A. of the Republic of Italy on technical cooperation in railway sector.
- This MoU was signed on 31st January, 2017 with objective to develop technical cooperation activities in the railway sector to promote safety, efficiency and sustainability, to their mutual benefit.
- It will facilitate exchange of information, experts meetings, seminars, technical visits and implementation of jointly agreed cooperation, projects.
- The MoU will provide a platform to Indian Railways to interact and share the latest developments and knowledge in the railway sector to promote safety, efficiency and sustainability.
- It will enable technical cooperation in the following areas:-
a. Safety audit of Indian Railways and measures required for enhancing safety in train operation;
b. Assessment and certification of advanced technology based safety products and systems to Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL4);
c. Training and competency development with focus on safety including in areas of advanced signaling and train control systems;
d. Modern trends in Maintenance and diagnostic;
e. Any other area jointly identified by the participants.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=160553
https://erail.in/indian-railway-rules-faq/indianrailways-zones-division