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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 8th biggest employer. Discounted tickets are available for senior citizens and some other categories of passengers including the specially abled students, sports persons, sports persons. In the context of the above case: a) Indian railways is classified as which type of public sector enterprise and why? b) In what category are the employees of Indian Railways placed. c) Give other two examples of such enterprises. (3 marks)

Answer» 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. Indian Railways is the world's biggest employer and had 1.331 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 person, persons affected by serious diseases, or persons appearing for competitive examinations. In context of the above case: a) Indian Railways is classified as which type of public sector enterprise and why? b) State three merits of the enterprise identified in part (a).


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