He also stated that the railway is using the information technology in a big way in its operation and currently all tenders have come on electronic platform and the entire procedure of awarding contract will be online soon. Railway is playing a significant role in providing connectivity and currently its primary focus is to expand rail network connecting all parts of the country. Railway Budget has unveiled a slew of measures for expansion of the network and revamping of the organization to make it market oriented and robust for which the department has firmed up a roadmap for the rail expansion and a complete revamping of the organisation to make it an efficient one. There is a need for tapping resources outside the budgetary sources including tapping land assets on the sides of rail lines and to attract private investments in railways as extra budgetary resources need to be looked into for expansion of infrastructure as in South Asia it needs huge connectivity be it in waterways, roads, rail or digital connectivity.
