The 7th Pay Commission recommendations are a major challenge for the Railways.

Modi govt pushed very hard the concept of smart cities in 2014.

Relaxation in visa regime with introduction of visa-on-arrival enabling electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for 43 countries was a high point for the Tourism Ministry in 2014.

The national transporter is also mulling a hike in passenger fares in the Rail Budget next year to tide over the loss in passenger sector