Sam Pitroda Committee, 2012

The Ministry of Railways had appointed an Expert Group on the Modernization of Indian Railways under the chairmanship of Mr. Sam Pitroda.

• The report recommends that this amount be raised by leveraging four main sources of funds:
  • Budgetary support
  • Internal revenue generation by Railways
  • Monetization of blocked assets such as surplus land available with the Railways, and Public Private Partnerships
  • Fund raising from financial institutions and markets