Consider the following Statement about Mission Electrification 1 It aims to electrify nearly 90 of r...........

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Consider the following Statement about Mission Electrification:

1. It aims to electrify nearly 90% of railway tracks in the next five years.

2. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Railways.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 & 2

Neither 1 & 2

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Explanation:

It is an initiative of the Railway Ministry to reduce dependence on diesel by electrifying nearly 90% of railway tracks in the next five years.

Indian Railways had launched Mission Electrification on 3rd Nov’16 under the guidance of Minister of Railways In order to make this ambitious project successful, Indian Railways for the first time has changed from Business as usual (BAU) approach and entrusted new electrification works not only to Railway PSUs like Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), Indian Railway Construction Company (IRCON) and Rail India Techno Economic Service (RITES) but also to Power Grid Corporation India Limited (PGCIL), a well known transmission sector PSU under Ministry of Power (MoP). As part of Mission Electrification, in recent past 10 different electrification projects covering 2516 route kilometer at a cost of about Rs 2797 Cr. have been finalized in a short duration.