Ratan Tata to head Indian Railways new innovative council 'Kaya Kalp'

Noted industrialist Ratan Tata will head a new innovative council of Indian Railways, called 'Kaya Kalp', formed to turn around the ailing state-run rail network.

Apart from Tata Group's Chairman Emeritus, the Kaya Kalp council will also have two railway union leaders Shiv Gopal Mishra and M Raghuvaiah.

(Ratan) Tata will head the Kaya Kalp council, while General Secretaries of All-India Railwaymen Federation and National Federation of Indian Railwaymen will also be the members of the council, according to railway spokesperson.

He spokesperson said more members would soon be inducted into the council, proposed by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in his Rail Budget speech to suggest ways to turn around the ailing public transporter.

Currently, the terms and references were being finalised, he added.