Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced railway bill  in the Lok Sabha on Friday ( 9 August ) to grant statutory powers to the Railway Board.

• Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024 that seeks to enhance the functioning and independence of the Railway Board.
• All the provisions in the Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 are proposed to be incorporated in the Railways Act, 1989 through this Bill," the minister said. 
• "The current Bill proposes to simplify the legal framework by incorporating the proposals of the Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 in the Railways Act, 1989. This will reduce the need to refer to two laws," Vaishnaw said in the statement .