The railway stations to be outsourced under the pilot project called Integrated Station Management are Pune, Bengaluru, Secunderabad, Anand Vihar (in New Delhi) and Chandigarh. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintNew Delhi: Indian Railways has decided to outsource operation and maintenance of five railway stations to firms outside state control for 15 years to improve customer experience. The railway stations, to be outsourced under the pilot project called Integrated Station Management, are Pune, Bengaluru, Secunderabad, Anand Vihar (in New Delhi) and Chandigarh. These five stations, along with the Habibganj railway station in Bhopal, will take the number of stations in India being privately managed to six. In the Union Budget 2018-19, finance minister Arun Jaitley had announced that the government will modernize 600 railway stations across the country.

Source: Mint March 30, 2018 18:56 UTC