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CAG Report No. 31 of 2026 aur 17 Sept 2026 ko PAC meeting ne Railways pe serious lapses saamne laaye.
17 September 2026 ko PAC meeting me CAG Report No. 31 of 2026 saamne aaya — 512 stations me se 458 par amenities serious deficiencies thi.
Bio-toilets ki baat hi alag hai — 512 stations me se 491 (96%) par yeh flagship toilets non-functional ya deficient thi.
Paani ki tests me 49 stations (2022-23) aur 56 stations (2023-24) me E. coli mili; Wi-Fi 65/380 aur water-vending 29/77 par deficient.
PAC Chairperson Venugopal ne kaha ki 2007 ke baad chaar reports hue lekin Railways ne observations ignore ki — ek mahine me response chahiye.
Timeline
- 2007 — Pehla PAC report passenger amenities par
- 2013 — Doosra performance audit
- 2016 — Compliance audit
- 2026-08-12 — CAG Report No. 31 Parliament me table
- 2026-09-17 — PAC ne Railways pe discussion
Key Numbers
- 491/512 bio-toilets kharab
- 458/512 stations me deficiencies
- 65/380 Wi-Fi kharab
- 29/77 water-vending kharab
Kyun matter karta hai
Railways ko 2007 se ki observations review karni hain aur corrective measures submit karni hain.
Daily Life
Travelers · General Public
105+ stations pe contaminated paani se passenger ki health ka risk
Work · Daily Life
Policy Watchers · General Public
PAC ne Railways ko ek mahine me corrective measures ke saath response deni hai
Daily Life
Travelers
2007 se 4 PAC reports — flagship schemes ka implementation fail
Seedhi baat
2007 se 4 PAC reports hue — lekin bio-toilets aur sanitation par koi meaningful improvement nahi.
PAC ne Railways pe point lagaya: 491/512 bio-toilets kharab, paani me E. coli.
Verified sources (3)
PAC pulls up Railways over gaps in passenger amenities despite promises
↗CAG Report No. 31 of 2026 — Passenger amenities and sanitation at non-suburban railway stations in Indian Railways
↗Railway zones to respond to CAG report on harmful bacteria in drinking water, unhygienic toilets
↗Claims and linked sources
8 claims17 September 2026 ko PAC ne kaha ki Indian Railways ki game-changer bio-toilets, CAG ke 512 surveyed stations me se 491 par deficient ya non-functional mili.
PAC Chairperson K.C. Venugopal kehne lage ki 2007 ke baad passenger amenities/sanitation par 4 PAC reports table hue, lekin Railways ne observations ignore kiye aur sirf action-taken reports bhejta raha.
PAC ne Ministry of Railways se instruction di hai ki 2007 se lekar aaj tak ki committee observations review karein aur ek mahine me deficiencies sudharne ke liye measures ke saath response diya jaye.
CAG ne paya ki Ministry ne 2020-21 me Standing Committee ko bio-toilets, water-vending machines aur Wi-Fi introduce hone ka kaha tha, lekin audit me water-vending 29/77 stations aur Wi-Fi 65/380 stations par deficient mile.
CAG Report No. 31 of 2026 ne 512 stations me se 458 par Minimum Essential Amenities me serious deficiencies (drinking water, seating, toilets, platform shelters, fans, water coolers, signage) report kiye, jisme high-revenue/high-footfall stations bhi shamil the.
CAG ne platform drinking-water taps ki bacteriological tests me 49 stations (eight zones, 2022-23) aur 56 stations (nine zones, 2023-24) me total coliform / E. coli bacteria paya; Ministry ne ispar special cleanliness aur drinking-water quality drive shuru ki.
Yeh CAG report aam passenger amenities/sanitation par pichle ~2 dekade me 4th audit hai — pehle 2007 aur 2013 me performance audits, 2016 me compliance audit hue the; report 12 August 2026 ko Parliament me table hui aur PAC ne 17 September 2026 ko discussion ki.
Venugopal ne Indian Railways chalane ki scale aur complexity acknowledge ki, lekin kaha ki isse citizens ko basic services milne me rukawat nahi aani chahiye.
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