Railway to be converted into profitable institution by 2023: Minister

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The present government is targeting making the Railways Department a profitable entity while maintaining it as a public service, Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.

While addressing a one-day workshop for higher and middle-grade officials, the Minister said what the ministry needs to do is to mobilise all these resources and make the Railway Department a profit-making body.

She said the main objective of the workshop was to make the ailing railway department an attractive and profitable body by the year 2023.

The Transport Ministry has focused on a number of key issues in formulating plans to increase this revenue level, such as encouraging more people to use trains by providing an efficient and attractive service, increasing freight by 60%, increasing the current income from the commercial value of lands and properties owned by the department by 60%, and implementing an eco-friendly transport service island wide by expanding the railway. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Kikazaru Monday, 25 October 2021 05:47 PM

Now where in the world are state run railways profitable. 2023 is just two years aways. Some joker made her a script and she rattled it off. Just like the organic fertiliser fiasco. This is Sri Lanka government today.

Sisil P Monday, 25 October 2021 06:03 PM

Yeah.. Right ! ! It hasn’t been done for decades but all of a sudden Pavithra is making it profitable. Railway will available for the highest bidder very soon..

Andare Monday, 25 October 2021 06:08 PM

Pavitra may convert the Railway into anything but not a profitable Institution even if the muttiya and paniya are used.

joshua Monday, 25 October 2021 06:21 PM

accounting gilmart?

Sathees Navaratnam Monday, 25 October 2021 07:28 PM

now! a common man makes more sense than this minister. You don't have to make it profitable, Just make it break even.

Lal Monday, 25 October 2021 08:14 PM

Charge more for peak-hour office trains like other countries. Raise train fares to match CTB bus rates.

Lanka putha Monday, 25 October 2021 10:14 PM

So you are going to make them as sapa compartments. You can throw plenty of parni muttys.

vince Monday, 25 October 2021 11:21 PM

The workshop is really a useless talkshop.

A Tuesday, 26 October 2021 12:31 AM

Stupidity runs in the family

Lion Tuesday, 26 October 2021 06:00 AM

Yes she will do as she had successfully controlled covid by putting mutti to rivers and promoting paniya too.

Anton Weerasinghe Tuesday, 26 October 2021 06:39 AM

first, increase the efficiency of the department and cut down on the waste and corruption in the railway department. Downsize the white-collar staff.

Sunil Tuesday, 26 October 2021 06:58 AM

Nonsense. Absolute nonsense. Just wishful thinking.

Terrence Tuesday, 26 October 2021 09:17 AM

Signs of conversion to a Paeni Railway

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