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RailBudget2015:RailwayseyesRFIDtagsforwagons,coachesandlocomotivesPTI Feb15,2015,09.56AMIST

NEWDELHI:Railwaysislikelytoproposetheuseofradiofrequencyidentificationtagsinitsupcomingbudgetfortrackingandtracingofwagons,coachesandlocomotivesevenasthepublictransporterlookstoleverageinformationtechnologyinabigwaytoimproveservices.

RailBudget201516isexpectedtoproposeextensiveuseofITsystemsineverythingfromthemanagementofrollingstocktothedevelopmentofAppsforpassengersandprovisionforWiFionrailpremises.

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RailwayMinisterSureshPrabhuhasgivendirectionsforleveragingtheuseofITinrailwayfunctioningandtheuseofradiofrequencyidentification(RFID)devicesinwagons,coachesandlocomotivesisastepinthatdirection,saidaseniorRailwayMinistryofficial.

PrabhuwillproposethatRFIDdevicesbeusedforfreightmaintenancemanagement,locomotivemanagement,coachmaintenancemanagementandfuelmanagementsystemssoastoensuremoreeffectiveandtransparentfunctioning.

UsingRFIDdevices,itwillbeeasierforRailwaystoknowtheexactpositionofwagons,locomotivesandcoachesandalsothefuelposition.Currently,suchdataismaintainedmanually,whichleavesroomforinaccuracy.

TherewillbeaprogressiveshiftfromperiodicmaintenancetopredictivemaintenanceofrollingstockbyleveragingIT,theofficialadded.

WiththeintroductionofRFID,theissueofshortageofwagons,locomotivesandcoachesisexpectedtobeaddressedinamoretransparentandexpeditiousmanner,theofficialsaid.

ITwillalsobeusedforenhancingthesecurityofrailwaypassengers,particularlywomen.ProvisionofCCTVcamerasinladies'coachesanddevelopmentofanappforimprovingthesecurityofwomenpassengersarealsolikelytobeannounced.

DigitisedlandmappingisalsoexpectedtobepartoftheBudgetproposal.Creationofalandbankandcommercialutilisationofvacantlandisthemotivebehindgoingfordigitisedlandmapping,theofficialsaid.

WhileNewDelhistationhasalreadybecomeWiFiequipped,Prabhuiskeentoextendthefacilityatothermajorstations.

Thetwinproposalsforeprocurementandepaymentarealsotobemadespecificallytopromoteegovernanceinrailways,hesaid.

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