UPSC Interview Transcript 2024 – 21: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board

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February 05, 2024

UPSC Interview Transcript 2024 – 21:  Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir Board
Board: Lt Gen Raj Shukla Sir

Keywords: IRMS

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Member Questionnaire 
Chairperson
  • Asked about IRMS and its training.
  • How is IRMS going to revolutionize the Railway?
    • But the Indian Railway is a technical organisation. How Will IRMS cope up with the technical know-how? 
    • Won’t it lead to erosion of technical expertise in the sector.
  • Tell me how Vande Bharat tain is different?
  • Is any trans border railway line India being taken up like the BRI initiative?
  • What is the structure of the Railway Board?
  • Is the Indian Railway in profit?
    • if not how it is getting such a massive amount of money for all infrastructure work.
Member-01
  • Told some phrases and said are you aware of it. 
    • I said no. 
  • Situation: One employee in a department becomes a headache for your department and you are the head of it. What will you do?
  • Are you aware of INCOS?
  • Are DPSPs enforceable in court of Law
  • Is it mandatory to stand up to the daring national anthem being played? 
    • Some cross questions
Member-02
  • What is NCRTC?
  • RRTS: How is it different from metro?
  • Where are all 8 railway corridors?
    • Name of train that will be used on RRTS
  • Is so much money being spent on bullet trains justified?
  • What is all being done to avoid train accidents?
Member-03
  • Since I mentioned strategies to decongest traffic, questions were entirely focused on this and there were many cross Questions on various strategies that I told. 
Member-04
  • What is being done to increase freight share in Railways?
  • What is the present Freight share?
  • What is being done with Indian Railway unused land assets?
  • What is NMP?
    • Which sector will  be the highest contributor to NMP?
    • What is Railway share in that?
  • Is cross subsidisation in railway justified?

Chairman: Best of Luck.

Overall Experience: 

  • Board was cordial.