E Sreedharan, former Delhi Metro chief and former Member-Engineering, Railway Board, met the new Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and other Railway Board Members on Tuesday.

Sreedharan’s role is to to suggest systems and procedures to ensure accountability and transparency for taking all commercial decisions, including that of tendering at the general manager and other functionaries’ level , sources said.

Report Sreedharan has to submit an interim report within two weeks and a final report, which will be an instruction manual for implementing the Railway Minister’s decision, in a period not exceeding three months.

Sources said there was a view that no tenders will be dealt with at the Minister’s level.

Instead, powers will be delegated to the operating levels so that proper efficiency in decision-making is ensured. Prabhu also proposed a system which would reward timely completion of projects. The Railway Board has been directed to prepare a policy of reward and penalty for this purpose.

Objective The aim is to bring efficiency, transparency, decentralisation in decision-making and expeditious implementation of railway projects.

The Minister has also asked officers to give feedback on these issues.

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