The Government of India has adopted few initiatives for the Railways sector in the recent past, some of these are as follows:

• Under the Union Budget 2025-26, the government allocated Rs. 3.02 lakh crore (US$ 34.7 billion) compared to Rs. 2.52 lakh crore (US$ 30.3 billion) in 2024-25 to the Ministry of Railways.
• Starting November 1, 2024, Indian Railways has revised its ticket booking rules by reducing the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) from 120 days to 60 days.
• As of January 2023, a total of 1724 kilometres of Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) had been commissioned, with 861 kilometres completed on the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and 863 kilometres on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC).
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi announced about the MoU signed with USAID/India on June 14, 2023, help Indian Railways achieve Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2030.
• Indian Railways (IR) is proactively working towards the achievement of Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2030.
• As part of its commitment to reduce carbon footprints, Indian Railways is taking several initiatives. In line with this, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Indian Railways, Government of India and United States Agency for International Development/India (USAID/India) on 14th June, 2023 for collaboration on Renewable energy and Energy Efficiency. The MoU was signed by Shri Naveen Gulati, Member (Traction and Rolling Stock), Railway Board, Indian Railways and Ms. Isabel Coleman, Deputy Administrator, USAID, in the presence of Sh. Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board.
• Under the Union Budget 2023-24, capital outlay of Rs. 2.40 lakh crore (US$ 29 billion) has been allocated to the Ministry of Railways, which is the highest ever outlay and about nine times the outlay made in 2013-14.
• Under the Union Budget 2023-24, the government allocated US$ 29 billion to the Ministry of Railways.
• The Bairabi-Sairang project aims to create an additional 51.38 km of railway track in northeast India.
• In the Union Budget 2022-23:
  • The government allocated Rs. 140,367.13 crore (US$ 18.40 billion) to the Ministry of Railways.
  • Indian Railways will develop new products and efficient logistics services for small farmers, and small and medium enterprises. It will also take steps towards integration of postal and railway networks to provide seamless solutions for movement of parcels.
  • 100 PM-GatiShakti Cargo Terminals for multimodal logistics facilities will be developed over next three years.
  • Multimodal connectivity between mass urban transport and railway stations will be facilitated on priority.
  • 2,000 km of network will be brought under Kavach, the indigenous technology for safety and capacity augmentation.
  • ‘One Station-One Product’ concept will be popularized to help local businesses and supply chains.
  • The new & upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express between Gandhinagar Capital & Mumbai Central was inaugurated by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi on September 30, 2022.
• In August 2022, the government launched Mission Raftaar for speed enhancement and to achieve a target of doubling average speed of freight trains and increasing the average speed of superfast /mail /express trains by 25 kmph.
• The Government is going to come up with a ‘National Rail Plan’ to enable the country to integrate its rail network with other modes of transport and develop a multi-modal transportation network.
• A 'New Online Vendor Registration System' has been launched by Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO), the research arm of Indian Railways, to have digital and transparent systems and procedures.
• The Ministry of Railways plans to monetize assets including Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors after commissioning, induction of 150 modern rakes through PPP, station redevelopment through PPP, railway land parcels, multifunctional complexes (MFC), railway colonies, hill railways and stadiums.