Govt – Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasised 
The first passenger rail service in India was started in 1853 In 1890, the Railways Act was enacted The Railway Board Act was passed in 1905. Now the government has decided to merge the Indian Railways Board Act, 1905 with the Railways Act, 1989 into the one unified law — the Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Railways Act, 1989 Governs the functioning and administration of the Indian Railways. Includes provisions for organizing the Railways into zones for administrative convenience. Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 Established the Railway Board as the central authority to oversee Indian Railways. Allows the central government to delegate its powers and functions concerning Railways to the Board. Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 Seeks to repeal the 1905 Act. Aims to integrate the provisions related to the Railway Board into the 1989 Act. Objective: Streamline the legal framework and eliminate the need to refer to two separate laws
