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Railway board shuts down RLDA-RITES-Ircon JV on Sanjeev Sanyal's advice

Station modernisation and redevelopment goes back to Zonal Railways

Infrastructure, railways, tracks, disinvestment, privatisation
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Twesh Mishra New Delhi
The Indian Railways Station Development Corporation (IRSDC), a joint venture between Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES), and Indian Railway Construction (Ircon) is being shut down.

RLDA has 50 per cent stake, Ircon has 26 per cent and RITES has 24 per cent. IRSDC was initially a JV between Ircon and RLDA. Ircon sold part of its stake to RITES in 2020 for Rs 48 crore. IRSDC was tasked with the responsibility of implementing and monitoring station modernisation projects.

According to an order from the Railway Board, all stations managed by IRSDC shall be

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