Goyal launches new Railways freight portal

New Delhi, Jan 5 : Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday launched the Indian Railways freight business development portal and said that it is among the best in the world and will be an important element towards ease of doing business.
Goyal launched the new portal virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, Goyal, who is also the Minister for Commerce and Industry and Food and Consumer Affairs said, “Freight Business Development portal will be an important element towards ease of doing business. This portal would help our customers to know the status of their freight requirement, the priority in which wagons and rakes will be available.” He said that the national transporter has launched a number of new initiatives during the last nine months, converting the Covid crisis into an opportunity.
“This Railway freight portal is among the best in the world,” he said, adding that the new portal will prove to be a game-changer in the way railways serves freight customers.
Highlighting the freight loading in this financial year, Goyal said, “Till January 4, the Indian Railways has loaded 98 per cent of the freight goods loaded up to January 4, 2020. I have no doubt that in the next 45 days, we shall be at par with last year and close the year with a positive growth.”