SME Times News Bureau | 04 May, 2016
The Indian Railways on Tuesday
announced that it has launched an E-enabled application to monitor all
railway projects through out the country.
The web-enabled
information technology (IT) application -- Project Management and
Information System (PMIS) -- was launched by Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhakar Prabhu.
Speaking on the occasion, Prabhu said that
proper monitoring and management is required for numerous large projects
of the railways which are spread throughout the country.
The
minister pointed out that the new system will contain all the
information about the ongoing projects which will help in reducing the
project completion time.
According to the Ministry of Railways,
the new application to create technology and knowledge platform will
help in project management throughout the entire lifecycle of complex
railway projects.
"It is a step in leveraging resources and to
empower railways and stakeholders in transforming the way projects are
designed, built and commissioned," the ministry said in a statement.
Currently, PMIS is being implemented in the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramullah Rail Link (USBRL) project.
"It is planned to roll out PMIS to all the major projects across the country," the statement added.
"Benefits
expected to be accrued from bringing all the projects on PMIS platform
include online monitoring and mid-course correction to ensure faster
execution."
