CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) in West Bengal produced a total of 446 locomotives in the calendar year 2019, against the installed capacity of 200 locomotives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Revenue: Railways’ revenue for 2019-20 is estimated at Rs 2, 16, 935 crore which is a 10% increase from the revised estimates of 2018-19. Traffic revenue: Total revenue from traffic for 2019-20 is estimated at Rs 2, 16, 675 crore, which is a 10% increase from the revised estimates of 2018-19.

Detailed explanation-3: -As of March 2020, Indian Railways’ rolling stock consisted of 2, 93, 077 freight wagons, 76, 608 passenger coaches and 12, 729 locomotives. IR owns locomotive and coach-production facilities at several locations in India. It had 1.254 million employees as of March 2020, making it the world’s fourteenth-largest employer.

Detailed explanation-4: -India has the fourth largest railway network with over 22, 593 operating trains (9141 freight and 13, 452 passengers) with a daily passenger count of 24 million passengers and 203.88 million tonnes of freight. In FY22 passenger traffic stood at 3.54 billion as compared to 1.28 billion in FY21.

Detailed explanation-5: -22 cr. (excluding custom duties) through indigenisation initiatives. CLW has so far manufactured 40 locomotives with indigenisation of major items and the cost per locomotive has come down to 12.5 cr.