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IMDR’s Journal of Management Development and Research 2022-23

The parcel train for the Joint Parcel Product (JPP) Scheme has scheduled departure and arrival
timings at the beginning, middle, and end stops. To ensure safe and secure travel on scheduled
trains, Indian Railways would provide secured sealed boxes for intermediate transmission between
origin and destination railway stations. Third-party insurance is available from the Post Department
to customers who use the JPP Service for just 0.03% of the cargo value.

To provide customers with a cost-effective option, the first-mile and last-mile service prices are
established at Rs 6/- per kg. This cost is reasonable compared to what is now being charged on the
highway. Moreover, a smartphone application is being developed so that consumers may plan
shipments, pay online, and track them in real-time.

Conclusions and Findings

Importance of Freight Traffic
Freight traffic is the big cause of income for Indian Railways. Only one-third of the 13000 trains
running regularly on IR are consignment trains, but it reports 65% of the total income of IR. Railway
Freight traffic is essential for the financial and technical progress of the country.

Raw materials from productive centers to workshops and done/semi-cultivated crops from shops to
use districts or ports for smuggling has expected transported. Erg: Coal reserves from Bengal and
Bihar have expected moved to warm and fortify plants everywhere in the country.

India has continued the world’s fastest-increasing major economy for four of the past five years, on
account of growing demand for merchandise and services. The drive of merchandise across the
country and further allure borders has established business-related convenience for heaps of India’s
villagers.
Recognizing the critical duty of the sector in the country’s future, the Government of India (GOI) is
ensuing a range of conduct to develop allure logistics accomplishment. These contain the incident of
loyal rail-located freight hallways and developments to the ability and connectedness of coastal and
interior water-located ships. It is also examining the buildout of drive foundation projects to a degree
Bharatmala and the Golden Quadrilateral, and the concoction of supportive procedures.

Context:

 Railways’ share in freight transportation has been declining in India since 1951
 In 2020, it stood at merely 18% compared to the road share of 71%
 Several factors suggest that rail could be a cost-effective and efficient alternative for a
significant share of India’s freight
 Railways can provide economies of scale compared to road transport

Solutions

 Increasing rail network capacity
 Increasing share of intermodal transportation
 Development of freight corridors
 Better modal integration across rail, road, and water

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