Clearly, the government has discovered the potential of our aggressive and savvy private sector to raise funds-apart from the management skills and operational effectiveness that it traditionally reveres the privates for. The Ministry of Railways has joined the bandwagon, and in a situation where our road logistics is far below par in its organisation and operational performance, development of rail logistics could not make more sense.

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's meeting on 6 February with the Chambers of Commerce and others from the industries was an unprecedented move; the announcement of the meeting had brought a lot of euphoria and appreciation. Now the agenda is cleare

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