Overview

• The inaugural All India Railway Public Relations Seminar gathered senior PRO officers, publicity inspectors and stakeholders in Kota to examine operational practices and structural challenges.
• Delegates unanimously urged formal cadre upgradation, highlighting staffing shortages and limited career progression as obstacles to clear public communication.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla praised the department’s role in sharing train service information and affirmed its status as a vital link between government and citizens.
• Birla committed to conveying the cadre’s demands, including staffing and organizational reforms, directly to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for action.
• The Bhartiya Railway Jansampark Karmi Kalyan Samiti hailed the seminar as a foundational move towards boosting efficiency and restructuring the PR cadre.