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Track par badhti chinta aur safety ka kharcha
Ab yeh jo fractures ho rahe hain na, uski wajah se Ministry of Railways ne sabhi Divisional Railway Managers ko order diya hai ki har case ko dhyan se investigate karein. Yeh sab bolt holes ki wajah se zyada ho raha hai jismein galat chamfering hoti hai. Is problem ko solve karne ke liye government ne rail safety par spending kaafi badha di hai. Pichhle 10 saal mein yeh kharcha lagbhag teen guna ho gaya hai, aur FY27 tak yeh ₹1.3 trillion cross kar sakta hai. Isme track repair aur Kavach jaise advanced systems ke liye bhi paisa rakha gaya hai. Clearly, ab infra ko strong banane par poora focus hai taaki koi badi gadbad na ho.
Infra Companies ke Stock Prices aur Valuation
Is sabka asar seedha un companies par padega jo railways ke liye parts banati hain aur maintenance karti hain. RVNL, Ircon International, KEC International, aur Texmaco Rail & Engineering jaise players is modernization drive ka hissa hain. RVNL ka market cap ab ₹64,114 crore se ₹71,402 crore ke beech hai aur iska P/E ratio 55.9 se 59.70 tak chal raha hai. Ircon International ka market cap ₹14,049 crore se ₹14,385 crore hai aur P/E 22.9 se 25.67 ke aas paas hai, lekin kuch analysts 'Strong Sell' keh rahe hain. KEC International ka market cap around ₹15,606 crore se ₹16,105 crore hai, jiska P/E 21.4 se 46.89 ke range mein hai. Texmaco Rail & Engineering ka market cap ₹4,655 crore se ₹4,730 crore hai aur P/E 17.6 se 31.51 tak vary kar raha hai. Dekhne mein lag raha hai ki market ne future growth ko toh price in kar liya hai, par RVNL jaise stocks ka valuation sector average se kaafi upar hai, jo sustainability par sawal uthata hai.
Systemic Problems jo abhi bhi hain
Paisa toh badha diya hai safety ke liye, par Railways mein kuch purane issues abhi bhi hain. Ek 2022 ki CAG report mein bhi yeh baat saamne aayi thi ki inspections mein kami hai, track renewal ke liye paisa kam padta hai, aur Kavach jaise safety tech ko implement karne mein der ho rahi hai. Zyada tar kaam manual inspection par depend karta hai, aur staff ki kami ke karan workers par pressure zyada hai, jis se galti hone ke chances badh jaate hain. Accidents se Railways ko crores ka nuksaan hota hai rolling stock aur infrastructure damage ke saath saath compensation mein bhi. Jabki kharcha badha hai, phir bhi safety works ke liye chronic underfunding ki chinta hai, aur yeh bhi dar hai ki kahin yeh paisa maintenance se hatakar kahin aur na use ho jaye. Experts keh rahe hain ki sirf paisa badhane se kaam nahi chalega, execution accha hona chahiye aur discipline bhi. Advanced tech jaise AI aur predictive maintenance ka use ho raha hai track health check karne ke liye, par abhi yeh sab development stage mein hai.
Aage kya ho sakta hai?
Rail safety par badhta focus dekh kar lagta hai ki sector mein kharcha badhta rahega. Track repair, signaling, aur coaches banane wali companies ko is government spending ka fayda mil sakta hai. Lekin companies ko high valuations, paise ka sahi use, aur system level issues ko solve karne ki chunauti rahegi. Rail fractures ko control karne ke liye sirf zyada kharch karna hi kaafi nahi hai, kaam quality se hona chahiye aur latest tech ko network mein properly integrate karna hoga.