“Railyatri/Upbhokta Pakhwada” (Passenger and customer Facilitation fortnight) concludes successfully all over the Indian Railways.





“Railyatri/Upbhokta Pakhwada” (Passenger and customer Facilitation fortnight) concludes successfully all over the Indian Railways. 
The unprecedented and historical Nationwide massive public outreach event gets connected to over 7 million passenger and public.
Rs. 4,000 crore worth projects commissioned/opened, work on 73 projects worth Rs. 550 crore commenced, 27,700 drives/inspections/checks organized, 19286 persons apprehended and prosecuted during various security drives, 4000 road shows undertaken in the mega event.
This mega initiative of Indian Railways receives widespread  appreciation on Social Media

The historical country wide massive public outreach event under the name “Railyatri/Upbhokta Pakhwada” (Passenger and customer Facilitation fortnight) organized all over Indian Railways from 26.05.2015 to 09.06.2015 concluded successfully.  This fortnight long programme was primarily directed towards improvement of passenger amenities and services, customer care, participation of passenger and railway staff in various activities and for creating awareness amongst the public about Railway’s initiatives and achievements. 
The data from the field offices of Indian Railways about the fortnight has now been collected and compiled. These indicate that there are many tangible outcomes of this historical passenger outreach effort of Indian Railways.  Some of the major highlights of this mega public outreach event included commissioning/opening of 233 projects/works costing approx. Rs. 4000 crore, commencement of work on 73 projects costing apporx. Rs. 550 crore, inspection of over 7000 Railway stations, 4000 road shows,  Outreach connecting to over 7 million passenger and public, 27,700 drives/checks/inspections, 19286 persons apprehended and prosecuted during various security drives, 1,300 health camps, 176 media briefings etc. 
The ‘Pakhwada’ events were organized on Indian Railways under the directions of Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and  Minister of State for railways Shri Manoj Sinha.  Shri A.K. Mittal, Chairman Railway Board and Board Members along with other officials participated in various events all over the country. Various events during ‘Pakhwada’ were coordinated by Shri Mohd. Jamshed, Additional Member(C&IS), Railway Board as the Programme Coordinator. 
The fortnight long Railyatri Upbhokta ‘Pakhwada’ was based on the themes of SEVA (Service), SAMAPRAN (Dedication), SAHYOG (Cooperation/participation),SANKALP(Commitment) and SAMPARK (Outreach). 
The events undertaken during this fortnight long programme included inauguration/launching of completed projects, signing of MoUs with Railways PSUs for upgrading passenger amenities in certain identified stations, formation of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) with the State Governments for joint development of Infrastructure, Road Shows & Interaction by GMs and DRMs with passengers and other customers by visiting stations and by traveling with public in suburban and other passenger trains, interaction with State Government Authorities, interaction with public seeking their support for Railway’s Cleanliness Campaign and Safety Awareness Campaign at unmanned level crossings, inspection of Railway Stations, drive about courtesy programme for the front line staff, health check-up camps, intensive drive to check catering services, vigilance checks, intensive ticket checking drive, drive against touts etc. 
During this  fortnight long programme emphasis has been given to improve passenger services and amenities by way of commissioning of projects, assigning railway stations for development to PSUs, launching various drives for cleanliness, safety, punctuality, catering services, security and vigilance.  This was also an exercise to interact with passenger across the country by officers and staff involving unions, NGOs and other organizations.  A large number of other activities with the participation of the passengers were undertaken during this period.
The ‘Rail Yatri/Upbhokta Pakhwada’ has also been a countrywide attempt of Indian Railways to reach out to its customers and engage them in identified areas of interface.  The enthusiasm and response of all stake holders including the railway staff in respect of the programmes conducted during the Pakhwada has been truly overwhelming.  The initial response including media coverage, the feedback received on Face book & Twitter, etc. indicates that the ‘Pakhwada’ has not only encompassed a vast gamut of activities covering nearly all dimensions related to passenger/customer experience, but also engaged the railway staff, unions, senior officers, railway PSUs, NGOs, passenger associations, press and media across the length and breadth of the country at an unprecedented scale.  The sheer dimension and reach of this effort makes it a historical event.
 Many members of the public took the trouble to post their appreciation, suggestions, feedback and expectations for this mega initiative on Social Media platforms. To illustrate, some of the posts received on Face Book page of Ministry of Railways are:
·        We are sure, Current positive activity improves our railway system very soon” (-Manju Lata Sharma)
·         “Gud work Mr Minister!!!” (- Eric Mark Nongbri)
·         “Well done! Keep it up!” (-Ramankant Sharma)
·        “wow yes too good great Jai Hind” (-Sanjeevkumar Dhanraj Ubale
·        “prabhu sir....we all railwaymen salute you......aap aage badho ham sabhi aapke sath hain......” (-B.n. Gupta Suresh)
·         “Its a very good initiative taken by Shri Suresh Prabhu Ji, Hon'ble Railway Minister” (-Amit Thakur
·        “Positive attitude always fruitful...” (-Satya Prakash
·        “a nice initiative to make it clean- another step is needed for making the places green, specially the rail campuses, roads to railway station etc.- clean and green India”           (-Ramesh Chandra Rath
·        “Start of new beginning in Pakhwada” (-Neelesh Dube
·        “Good work. Next when you interact with public, please allow everyone to ask questions freely” (-Pradyumna Mushunuri
·        “Very good initiative by Indian Railways. Keep the customer interaction as a regular and continues process to meet all the needs of the customers” (-Devesh Shah
·        “Active and involved Officials can bring the change...”       (-Kultar Singh)
·        “It is wonderful start and right message to citizen of India” (-Manju Lata Sharma)
·        “nice job............never seen like this” (-Lalit Mishra)
·        “it's really good way of interacting and feedback ideas collecting thought” (-कुमार सिंपल )
·        “These are great initiatives perhaps for the first time in India. Passengers and Railway officers' interaction may solve too many problems easily! Thank you Railway Minister and the Railway staff ?” (-Krisanu Kar)
·        “Very good work. Practical /experience /suggestions of passengers make the railway services better to the authorities of Indian Railways serve better. Congratulations” (-Ramadatta Bhoi
·        “Effect of minimum government maximum governance”     (-Anupam Deb)
·        “Very interesting. Approach to develop the passenger amenities” (-Ramanji Ketiri)
·        “Proud movement of Indian Railway”(-Radha Kant Shandilya)
·        “Visible changes have been noticed in Indian railway”      (-Manju Lata Sharma
·         “Good step which never happened earlier. Hope Ministry of Railways - India will take action to the complains”         (-Sudharma Banerjee )

Some of the tangible outcomes of this historical passenger outreach effort of Indian Railways are as under:

1.                 233 projects/works of passenger amenities and services ranging from escalators, foot over bridges, station buildings, reservation offices, new platforms, new train services etc. were commissioned/opened for the railway passengers at an approximate cost of Rs. 4000 crore.

2.                 Work on 73 projects connected with passenger amenities and augmentation of network capacity was commenced costing approx. Rs. 550 crore.

3.                 Over 7000 Railway stations were inspected by railway officials and taken up for improvement in various passenger amenities.

4.                 4000 road shows were undertaken by senior railway officers at railway station premises and in trains to interact with rail users, obtain their suggestions and taking feedback on the railway services provided.

5.                 Passenger outreach through railway officers and staff, unions, NGOs, scouts, guides, charitable organizations and through social media touched over 7 million passenger and public ( Face Book reach -5 million, Twitter Impressions- 1.3 million and .7 million passenger interactions at stations and in trains).

6.                 7500 cleanliness and sanitation drives and inspections were undertaken at various stations, railway premises and colonies under ‘Swatch Bharat Abhiyan’ with the involvement of railway staff, passengers and NGOs.

7.                 2700 catering services checks were undertaken in order to ensure quality of catering services and standards of hygiene at various stations and in trains.

8.                 4600 intensive ticket checking drives were launched to curb the menace of ticket less traveling and to prohibit the entry of antisocial elements.  These drives resulted in detection of 1.6 lakh cases and recovery of Rs. 9 crore of railway revenue.

9.                 3000 inspections for improving punctuality of trains were undertaken during this period.

10.            1400 inspections were conducted to check the presence of antisocial elementstouts and other irregularities by teams of vigilance officers.

11.            Intensive safety awareness drives were launched on all Zonal Railways with focus on precautions to be taken by road users at unmanned level crossing gates.  8500 such inspections were conducted by railway officials.

12.            10000 Vendors/Hawkers/unauthorized persons, 4000 travelling in ladies compartment, 5000 for committing nuisance in railway premises and trains and 286 touts were apprehended and prosecuted during various security drives launched by RPF on all Zonal Railways.

13.            126 Skill Development Programmes were organized in various Railway Workshops and Production Units to impart training to 5500 persons.

14.            MOUs were signed between Zonal Railways and 5 Railway PSUs for 10 identified railway stations for their participation in development of passenger amenities through CSR.

15.            1300 Medical and Health Camps were organized by the Zonal Railways at different locations which were attended by 55000 persons both railway employees and their families and also members of public.

16.            22000 staff quarters were taken up for repairs and maintenance in 450 identified railway staff colonies.

17.            590 Yoga camps were organized and attended by 19000 persons.

18.            As an outreach effort 176 Press conferences were organized at Zonal HQs, divisional HQs State Capitals and District HQs. Over 6700 news items were published.

19.            Participation of State Govts., FICCI, ASSOCHAM and CII was also obtained in Railway’s efforts and outreach exercises.

20.            World Environment Day was celebrated on 5th June, 2015 in Delhi and on all Zonal Railways.

21.            MOU signed for ‘Malviya Chair’ in IIT B.H.U.

Besides the tangible benefits attained through additional facilities created and specific drives launched to improve efficiency, some of the intangible but highly desirable benefits from the Pakhwada include the excellent bonhomie and spirit of cooperation that got generated between passengers and railway personnel and the team sprite partnership .
The sprit and tempo gained in this Pakhwada is sought to be maintained even beyond this period by Zonal and Divisional Railways which are ever ready to fulfill Railway’s commitment towards its users. 



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Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index for the Month of May, 2015 (Base 2004-05=100) 

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The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2004-05 for the month of May 2015 have been released by the Central Statistics Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. IIP is compiled using data received from 16 source agencies viz. Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP); Indian Bureau of Mines; Central Electricity Authority; Joint Plant Committee; Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas; Office of Textile Commissioner; Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals; Directorate of Sugar; Department of Fertilizers; Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils & Fats; Tea Board; Office of Jute Commissioner; Office of Coal Controller; Railway Board; Office of Salt Commissioner and Coffee Board.
2. The General Index for the month of May 2015 stands at 180.0, which is 2.7% higher as compared to the level in the month of May 2014. The cumulative growth for the period April-May 2015-16 over the corresponding period of the previous year stands at 3.0%.
3. The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of May 2015 stand at 128.8, 187.5 and 195.0 respectively, with the corresponding growth rates of 2.8%, 2.2% and 6.0% as compared to May 2014 (Statement I). The cumulative growth in the three sectors during April-May 2015-16 over the corresponding period of 2014-15 has been 1.5%, 3.2% and 2.8% respectively.
4. In terms of industries, twelve (12) out of the twenty two (22) industry groups ( as per 2-digit NIC-2004) in the manufacturing sector h ave shown positive growth during the month of May 2015 as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (Statement II). The industry group ‘Wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur’ has shown the highest positive growth of 15.8%, followed by 11.2% in ‘Furniture; manufacturing n.e.c.’ and 11.1% in ‘Coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel’. On the other hand, the industry group ‘Radio, TV and communication equipment & apparatus’ has shown the highest negative growth of (-) 24.3%, followed by (-) 18.9% in ‘Office, accounting & computing machinery’ and (-) 9.2% in ‘Publishing, printing & reproduction of recorded media’.
5. As per Use-based classification, the growth rates in May 2015 over May 2014 are 6.4% in Basic goods, 1.8% in Capital goods and 1.2% in Intermediate goods (Statement III).  The Consumer durables and Consumer non-durables have recorded growth of (-) 3.9% and (-) 0.1% respectively, with the overall growth in Consumer goods being (-) 1.6%.
6. Some of the important items showing high positive growth during the current month over the same month in previous year include ‘H R Sheets’ (242.9%), ‘Conductor, Aluminium’ (156.9%), ‘Lubricating oil’ (123.7%), ‘Copper and Copper Products’ (86.8%), ‘Wood furniture’ (64.1%), ‘Vitamins’ (34.5%), ‘Tea’ (29.2%) and ‘Carbon Steel’ (22.0%).
7. Some of the other important items showing high negative growth are: ‘Woollen Carpets’ [(-) 43.7%], ‘Grinding Wheels’ [(-) 42.9%], ‘Viscose staple fibre raw’        [(-) 41.2%], ‘Ayurvedic Medicaments’ [(-) 34.5%], ‘Aerated Waters and Soft Drinks’ [(-) 31.6%], ‘Fruit Pulp’ [(-) 29.9%], ‘Telephone Instruments (incl. Mobile Phones & Accessories)’ [(-) 29.4%] and ‘Tractors (complete)’ [(-) 27.2%].
8. However, growth rates in respect of individual items may not reflect their actual contribution in the overall growth rate of IIP. Taking into account the weights of different items, the overall growth rate of IIP can be decomposed into positive and negative contributions of different items. Such contributions of top five items with positive contribution and top five items with negative contribution are given below:

Item Group
Weights (%)
Contribution
High Positive Contributors
Electricity
10.32
0.6533
Conductor, Aluminium
0.20
0.5207
Apparels
2.03
0.3604
Stainless/ alloy steel
0.64
0.2976
Carbon steel
0.78
0.2869
High Negative Contributors
Cable, Rubber Insulated
0.12
-0.5397
Telephone Instruments Including Mobile Phone And Accessories
0.22
-0.5202
Fruit Pulp
0.13
-0.1904
Aerated Waters & Soft Drinks
0.25
-0.1728
Tractors (complete)                                
0.38
-0.1725



9. Along with the Quick Estimates of IIP for the month of May 2015, the indices for April 2015 have undergone the first revision and those for February 2015 have undergone the final revision in the light of the updated data received from the source agencies. It may be noted that these revised indices (first revision) in respect of April 2015 shall undergo final (second) revision along with the release of IIP for the month of July 2015.
10. Statements giving Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production at Sectoral, 2-digit level of National Industrial Classification (NIC-2004) and by Use-based classification for the month of May 2015, along with the growth rates over the corresponding month of previous year, including the cumulative indices and growth rates, are enclosed.

Note: -
  1. Release of the index for June 2015 will be on Wednesday, 12 August 2015.





STATEMENT I: INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION - SECTORAL
(Base : 2004-05=100)
Month
Mining
Manufacturing
Electricity
General
(141.57)
(755.27)
(103.16)
(1000.00)
2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
2015-2016
Apr
122.6
122.8
181.4
189.1
178.1
177.2
172.7
178.5
May*
125.3
128.8
183.5
187.5
183.9
195.0
175.3
180.0
Jun
122.1

180.1

181.6

172.0

Jul
116.2

182.2

183.8

173.0

Aug
115.0

173.4

184.1

166.2

Sep
115.3

181.9

175.6

171.8

Oct
124.2

170.0

184.9

165.1

Nov
128.6

179.9

174.3

172.1

Dec
133.6

196.8

177.6

185.9

Jan
136.7

200.7

176.7

189.2

Feb
129.6

192.7

166.0

181.0

Mar
148.8

210.4

176.4

198.2

Average

















Apr-May
124.0
125.8
182.5
188.3
181.0
186.1
174.0
179.3









Growth over the corresponding period of previous year 













May
2.5
2.8
5.9
2.2
6.7
6.0
5.6
2.7









Apr-May
2.1
1.5
4.5
3.2
9.2
2.8
4.6
3.0









* Indices for May 2015 are Quick Estimates.





NOTE : Indices for the months of Feb'15 and Apr'15 incorporate updated production data.


(Base: 2004-05=100)
Industry
Description
Weight
Index
Cumulative Index
Percentage growth
code


May'14
May'15
Apr-May
May'15
Apr-May





2014-15
2015-16

2015-16
15
Food products and beverages
72.76
158.5
147.7
165.6
164.2
-6.8
-0.8
16
Tobacco products
15.70
123.1
113.5
110.2
92.9
-7.8
-15.7
17
Textiles
61.64
154.2
152.9
152.2
155.1
-0.8
1.9
18
Wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur
27.82
169.2
195.9
178.3
201.1
15.8
12.8
19
Luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness & footwear; tanning and dressing of leather products
5.82
152.2
153.2
149.6
154.2
0.7
3.1
20
Wood and products of wood & cork except furniture; articles of straw & plating materials
10.51
147.8
163.2
144.2
156.3
10.4
8.4
21
Paper and paper products
9.99
145.3
146.4
141.2
145.8
0.8
3.3
22
Publishing, printing & reproduction of recorded media
10.78
175.5
159.3
173.2
170.3
-9.2
-1.7
23
Coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel
67.15
138.8
154.2
137.6
143.4
11.1
4.2
24
Chemicals and chemical products
100.59
140.0
144.1
134.0
141.5
2.9
5.6
25
Rubber and plastics products
20.25
197.4
200.0
189.7
196.3
1.3
3.5
26
Other non-metallic mineral products
43.14
177.1
173.1
177.6
169.7
-2.3
-4.4
27
Basic metals
113.35
213.1
233.6
212.0
229.9
9.6
8.4
28
Fabricated metal products, except machinery & equipment
30.85
172.3
165.6
166.1
165.7
-3.9
-0.2
29
Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
37.63
242.4
243.4
239.3
251.4
0.4
5.1
30
Office, accounting & computing machinery
3.05
67.7
54.9
66.9
48.5
-18.9
-27.5
31
Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.
19.80
447.5
452.5
470.7
505.6
1.1
7.4
32
Radio, TV and communication equipment & apparatus
9.89
413.8
313.3
423.3
299.6
-24.3
-29.2
33
Medical, precision & optical instruments, watches and clocks
5.67
99.7
92.8
94.0
89.2
-6.9
-5.1
34
Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers
40.64
220.7
230.2
219.6
231.9
4.3
5.6
35
Other transport equipment
18.25
258.2
256.4
247.4
252.8
-0.7
2.2
36
Furniture; manufacturing n.e.c.
29.97
135.7
150.9
132.4
145.6
11.2
10.0









10
Mining & Quarrying
141.57
125.3
128.8
124.0
125.8
2.8
1.5
15-36
Manufacturing
755.27
183.5
187.5
182.5
188.3
2.2
3.2
40
Electricity
103.16
183.9
195.0
181.0
186.1
6.0
2.8










General Index
1000
175.3
180.0
174.0
179.3
2.7
3.0
*Industry codes are as per National Industrial Classification 2004








STATEMENT III: INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION - USE-BASED
(Base : 2004-05=100)














Basic goods
Capital goods
Intermediate goods
Consumer goods
Consumer durables
Consumer non-durables
Month
(456.82)
(88.25)
(156.86)
(298.08)
(84.60)
(213.47)

2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
2015-2016
2014-2015
2015-2016
Apr
163.0
167.5
235.0
251.0
149.7
153.5
181.5
187.0
255.4
258.6
152.2
158.6
May*
167.1
177.8
228.0
232.2
155.5
157.4
182.7
179.7
262.7
252.5
151.0
150.9
Jun
163.5

270.7

151.2

166.9

211.9

149.0

Jul
162.8

263.2

155.4

171.3

220.9

151.7

Aug
164.0

220.6

151.9

161.1

218.8

138.3

Sep
161.3

260.9

151.3

172.4

241.5

145.0

Oct
167.9

239.2

145.5

149.0

191.8

132.0

Nov
168.2

252.1

151.4

165.1

201.6

150.6

Dec
174.6

269.7

159.0

192.4

208.0

186.2

Jan
175.4

270.5

158.3

202.3

246.6

184.8

Feb
164.6

254.9

151.8

199.6

251.2

179.2

Mar
180.8

330.1

164.9

203.1

261.3

180.1

Average

























Apr-May
165.1
172.7
231.5
241.6
152.6
155.5
182.1
183.4
259.1
255.6
151.6
154.8













Growth over the corresponding period of previous year 



















May
7.5
6.4
4.2
1.8
3.5
1.2
4.6
-1.6
3.6
-3.9
5.2
-0.1













Apr-May
8.0
4.6
8.6
4.4
3.2
1.9
-0.3
0.7
-2.3
-1.4
1.1
2.1













* Indices for May 2015 are Quick Estimates.
NOTE : Indices for the months of Feb'15 and Apr'15 incorporate updated production data.


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