Context: The Ministry of Railways has launched a Freight Business Development Portal as a one-stop solution for all the needs of freight business.
Key Points

• As, Indian Railways is the backbone of the country’s logistics sector and during 2020, when most of the activities were under lockdown, Indian Railways is banking heavily on freight revenues for its earnings.
• The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), a government enterprise under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways, is carrying out the construction of 3,342-km eastern and western freight corridors for the exclusive movement of goods trains.

Freight Business Development Portal

• It is the First-of-its-kind dedicated Freight portal will ensure that all operations stay customer-centric, reduce the costs for logistics providers, provide online tracking facility for suppliers and also simplify the process of goods transportation.
• The portal has been designed to replace physical processes with online ones to minimize the need for a human to human interaction.  
• It has been specially designed and developed keeping in mind the varied needs of all existing as well as new customers with a focus on ease of doing business, to bring more transparency and to provide professional support.
• The new portal will be game-changer in ensuring ease of doing business with Railways. The portal will ensure that the best services are available to the clients.