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| Type | Commercial Circular |
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| Topic | freight |
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optimal infrastructure, operational inefficiency, issues faced in first and last-mile connectivity, the role of private players, issues faced in multi- modal transport, etc. Indian Railways has been taking several initiatives to address the challenges and boost the rail share, such as the special parcel trains for transportation of perishable goods and essentials commodities IMPROVING RAIL EFFICIENCY AND SHARE IN…
का ve ff IMPROVING RAIL EFFICIENCY & SHARE IN INDIA'S FREIGHT TRANSPORT IMPROVING RAIL EFFICIENCY and SHARE IN INDIA’S FREIGHT TRANSPORT Acknowledgement This study was carried out with the financial support of NITI Aayog, Government of India, and conducted by Bureau of Research on Industry and Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF). Disclaimer Bureau of Research on Industry and Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF) has received the financial assistance under the Research Scheme of NITI Aayog (RSNA-2018) to prepare this report. While due care has been exercised to prepare this report using the data from various sources, NITI Aayog does not confirm authenticity of the data and accuracy of the methodology to prepare the report. NITI Aayog shall not be held responsible for findings or opinions expressed in the document. This responsibility completely rests with BRIEF. Acknowledgement We express our sincere gratitude to Niti Aayog for providing Bureau of Research on Industry and Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF) the financial assistance under the Research Scheme of NITI Aayog (RSNA-2018) to prepare this report. We sincerely thank the Infrastructure Connectivity team at Niti Aayog for supporting us ever since we began this research and for proactively connecting us with relevant stakeholders. We would like to specially thank Late Shri S.K. Saha, former Adviser; Shri Sudhendu J. Sinha, Adviser; Shri M. Vijayakumar, Joint Adviser and Shri S.M. Khan, Senior Research Officer for sharing with us their insights and providing us valuable feedback during the course of the research. Contents References 107 Annexures 111 1 CHAPTER 1: Scope and Overview 13 Abbreviations 7 Executive Summary 9 CHAPTER 2: Background 17 2 CHAPTER 3: Approach and Methodology 23 3.1 Multi-stakeholder Engagements 26 3.2 Data Collection and Compilation 27 3 CHAPTER 4: As-Is Assessment 29 4.1 Baseline Trends of Movement by Rail 30 4.1.1 Freight Volume Forecast 36 4.2 Comparative Cost Analysis Road and Rail 38 4.3 International benchmarking and best practices 44 4.3.1 Logistics Performance Index 45 4.3.2 Logistics Cost as a Share of GDP 46 4.4 Turning Crisis into an opportunity: Initiatives Taken by Indian Railways during Covid-19 48 4 CHAPTER 5: Product Matrix and Sector Specific Case Studies 53 5.1 The Product Matrix 54 5.2 Case Study 1: Automobile 61 5.3 Case Study 2: Cement 69 5.4 Case Study 3: Food grains 75 5 CHAPTER 6: Challenges and Reforms 81 6.1 Challenges in the modal shift to Rail 82 6.1.1 Operational Efficiency 83 6.1.2 Suboptimal Infrastructure 84 6.1.3 Lack of Integrated Connectivity (First Mile and Last Mile) 86 6.2 Roadmap for Reforms 87 6.2.1 Overall Recommendations to Increase Share of Rail in Domestic Freight 91 6.2.2 Sector Specific Reforms 99 6 7 Abbreviation Detail 3PL Third Party Logistics AAR Association of American Railroads ADB Asian Development Bank AFTO Auto Freight Traffic Operator CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate CFS Container Freight Stations CMA Cement Manufacturing Association CO2 Carbon dioxide CONCOR Container Corporation CTO Container Train Operator DFC Dedicated Freight Corridor DFCCIL Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India EDFC The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor EXIM Export-Import FCI Food Corporation of India FIEO The Federation of Indian Export Organisations FMCG Fast Moving Customer Goods FY Financial Year GDP Gross Domestic Product GVA Gross Value Added ICD Inland Container Depot INR Indian Rupees IT Information Technology JNPT Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Kgs Kilograms Km Kilometre KMPH Kilometre Per hour LTTC Long Term Tariff Contract 8 IMPROVING RAIL EFFICIENCY AND SHARE IN INDIA'S FREIGHT TRANSPORT MMLPs Multi-Modal Logistics Parks MT Metric Tonnes NHAI National Highways Authority of India NHs National Highways NMG New Modified Goods NSSO National Sample Survey Office NTKM Net Tonne Kilometre OCR Optical Character Recognition OECD
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