In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 2, MP Yashwant Singh has alleged that despite assurances, Dalits are yet to receive benefits of reservation, including in jobs and promotions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned down an ambitious plan of the Indian Railways to introduce a new signalling system, based on the European Train Control System-Level 2, in its entire network. Sources told The Indian Express that the PM said no to the proposal, which would have cost around Rs 78,000 crore, when it came up at a meeting with the Railway Board on March 26. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, who has been vocal in his support of the idea, favoured giving the entire contract to one player so as to gain a price advantage on economies of scale. An indigenously developed ATP called Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) is under trial on 250 km of the South Central Railway as a pilot project.

Source: Indian Express April 08, 2018 23:31 UTC