Question

Indian Railways is the fourth largest railway network in the world. It is owned and

operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is

responsible for rail transport in India. It is the world‟s eighth biggest employer and

had 1331 million employees at the end of 2015-16. Discounted tickets are available

for senior citizens and some other categories of passengers including the specially

abled students, sports persons, persons affected by serious diseases or persons

appearing for competitive examinations.

a) Identify and explain the form of public sector enterprise discussed in the above

paragraph.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

India: 65,000km

The Indian railway network is divided into 17 zones and operates more than 19,000 trains per day, including 12,000 passenger trains and 7,000 freight trains.

Answer 2

Answer:

departmental undertakings

Explanation:

☣this is the oldest and most traditional form of organizing public enterprises

☣these enterprises are established as departments of the ministry and are considered part or an of the ministry itself

✡examples are Indian railways,post and telegraph