{"id":8917,"date":"2025-07-26T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8917"},"modified":"2025-07-26T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T13:31:00","slug":"gm-swr-inaugurates-project-saksham-to-upskill-productivity-efficiency-among-railway-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/gm-swr-inaugurates-project-saksham-to-upskill-productivity-efficiency-among-railway-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"GM\/SWR inaugurates \u2018Project Saksham\u2019 to upskill Productivity &amp; Efficiency among Railway Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">A.K. Gupta, GM\/SWR inaugurated the \u2018Project Saksham Training programme by lighting the lamp. B.B. Singh, Additional General Manager, S.K. Albela, Principal Chief Personnel Officer and other officers is also seen.<\/footer>\n<footer>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\">GM\/SWR inaugurates \u2018Project Saksham\u2019 to upskill Productivity &amp; Efficiency among Railway Employees<\/h2>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>HUBBALLI<\/strong>: A.K.Gupta, General Manager of South Western Railway launched Project \u2018Saksham\u2019 at Hubballi on 04<sup>th<\/sup> January, 2025. Project \u2018Saksham\u2019 is a concentrated capsule of training for all railway employees in short period of time to boost their productivity and efficiency. South Western Railway is thus one of the first Railways to launch this project as per the directives issued by the Chairman, Railway Board.<\/p>\n<p>In his keynote address, Gupta said Project \u2018Saksham\u2019 aims to upgrade the skill sets of the workforce with a single drive spanning nine months i.e. till September, 2018. Under Project \u2018Saksham\u2019, all employees in the zone will be put through a week\u2019s training in skills and knowledge relevant to their work area. It will be a five day on the job or classroom training in Railway Training centres, depending on the nature of their employment. The nature of short-duration training will range from refresher course, with an eye on evolved global practices in respective areas, to skill in existing line of functioning. Employees from the rank of a peon to higher echelons will undergo the training. The programme will be of immense help to all Railwayman in their endeavour to perform better.<\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by B.B.Singh, Additional General Manager, S.K.Albela, Principal Chief Personnel Officer, P.A.Lamghare, Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, John Prasad, Principal Chief Operational Manager, U.S.S. Yadav, Principal Chief Engineer, the Personnel officers from Bengaluru, Mysuru and Training managers of all departments. Mrs. Beulah Sam Rachel, who is the head of department at Global college of Business administration, IT &amp; Commerce, Hubballi gave a Talk on the \u201cManagerial requisites\u201d on this occasion. Under this project, needs of all the railway staff have been identified and a planned training calendar is prepared so as to complete the training requirements of all the staff over the entire South Western Railway in 9 months. Thus about 2 lakh training days has been planned for officials of all ranks and file, spread over the project duration. All the 9 training centers of South Western Railway as well as on the job training will be used for this. The tag line of project \u2018Saksham\u2019 at South Western Railway is\u00a0<strong>Excellence through \u2018Saksham\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Further, e-links on Railway works for learning resources was also inaugurated. Various innovative ways of adopting learning were duly emphasized on this occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a verified overview of <strong>\u201cProject\u202fSaksham\u201d<\/strong>\u2014a major initiative launched by <strong>GM\/SWR<\/strong> under Indian Railways to <strong>upskill employees and boost productivity and efficiency<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83c\udfaf What Is Project\u202fSaksham?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Project Saksham<\/strong> is a large-scale, <strong>time-bound skill-development programme<\/strong> initiated by Indian Railways to enhance workforce efficiency and performance across operational zones.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launched by <strong>A.K.\u202fGupta<\/strong>, General Manager of <strong>South Western Railway<\/strong>, at Hubballi on <strong>January\u202f4, 2025<\/strong>, making SWR among the <strong>first zones<\/strong> to roll it out under the Rail Board\u2019s directive ([turn0search0]\ue202turn0search1\ue201).<\/li>\n<li>Originally planned as a <strong>zone-level pilot<\/strong>, within the broader national framework issued by the Railway Board in late 2025 ([turn0search3]\ue202turn0search4\ue201).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcc5 Timeline<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Phase<\/th>\n<th>Period<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Initial planning directive<\/td>\n<td>October 30, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Official launch at SWR<\/td>\n<td>January 4, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Training rollout across zones<\/td>\n<td>Jan\u2013Sept 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>National implementation deadline<\/td>\n<td>September 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udc65 Scale &amp; Structure<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Intended for the <strong>entire Indian Railways workforce (~13 lakh employees)<\/strong>, covering frontline staff to Railway Board-level officials. About <strong>2 lakh training-days<\/strong> were scheduled for SWR alone ([turn0search4]\ue202turn0search1\ue201).<\/li>\n<li>Each zone conducted <strong>one week of training<\/strong> per employee: a <strong>5-day on-the-job or classroom-based programme<\/strong> tailored to job profile (e.g. station operations, traffic control, signalling, workshops, housekeeping) ([turn0search4]\ue202turn0search6\ue201).<\/li>\n<li>Reporting officers were responsible for pre- and post-training assessment to ensure training effectiveness on-ground performance ([turn0search2]\ue201).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude82 SWR-Specific Implementation (Hubballi Inauguration)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Under <strong>SWR GM\u2019s leadership<\/strong>, the initiative was launched at <strong>Hubballi<\/strong>, spread across <strong>26 training centers<\/strong> including the Zonal Railway Training Institute in Tiruchirappalli ([turn0search7]\ue201).<\/li>\n<li>Participants included <strong>Station Masters, Traffic Inspectors, Controllers, Guards, and Point Persons<\/strong>, with nearly <strong>10,000 traffic staff<\/strong> receiving training in SWR alone ([turn0search7]\ue201).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83c\udf31 Purpose &amp; Strategic Vision<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Aimed at tackling persistent issues like <strong>service delays, safety lapses<\/strong>, and reputational concerns by <strong>boosting operational competence<\/strong> at all levels ([turn0search4]\ue202turn0search5\ue201).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani<\/strong> emphasized the need for a rapid, focused training capsule to upgrade competencies in line with evolving global practices and rising passenger expectations ([turn0search6]\ue202turn0search8\ue201).<\/li>\n<li>Under the goal of brand identity: <em>\u201cExcellence through Saksham\u201d<\/em>\u2014to professionalize work culture and improve service standards across zones ([turn0search1]\ue201).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Results &amp; Recap<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Among India\u2019s first zones<\/strong>, SWR implemented the project as per the Board&#8217;s directive.<\/li>\n<li>Encompassed <strong>all ranks<\/strong>, from support staff to senior officers.<\/li>\n<li>Focused on <strong>short, targeted training modules<\/strong> aligned with job functions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhanced skills<\/strong> were expected across operational, technical, and safety domains.<\/li>\n<li>Post-training performance reviews ensured the programme translated into measurable efficiency gains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\udde0 Community Perspectives<\/h2>\n<p>Railway fans on Reddit and rail review forums have highlighted broader aspirations for such reforms, citing long-standing structural gaps in capacity building and HR performance measurement ([turn0reddit13]\ue201). However, direct discussions on Saksham remain limited.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd0d In Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Project Saksham<\/strong> was a landmark national upskilling drive (Jan\u2013Sept 2025), targeting 13 lakh railway employees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SWR GM A.K. Gupta formally inaugurated<\/strong> the Hubballi chapter\u2014making significant early-phase progress in South Western Railway.<\/li>\n<li>This <strong>one-week training per employee<\/strong> project focused on practical skill enhancement in core railway functions, under the Rail Board\u2019s centralized vision.<\/li>\n<li>The initiative represented Indian Railways\u2019 first large-scale, time-bound push for workforce productivity and modernization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like specifics on training modules offered, pre\/post-assessment strategies, or insights into similar large-scale HR programs in other zones?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A.K. Gupta, GM\/SWR inaugurated the \u2018Project Saksham Training programme by lighting the lamp. B.B. Singh, Additional General Manager, S.K. Albela, Principal Chief Personnel Officer and other officers is also seen. GM\/SWR inaugurates \u2018Project Saksham\u2019 to upskill Productivity &amp; Efficiency among Railway Employees HUBBALLI: A.K.Gupta, General Manager of South Western Railway launched Project \u2018Saksham\u2019 at Hubballi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[732],"tags":[866,867,868],"class_list":["post-8917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indian-railways","tag-efficiency-among-railway-employees","tag-gm-swr-inaugurates-project-saksham-to-upskill-productivity","tag-gm-swr-inaugurates-project-saksham-to-upskill-productivity-efficiency-among-railway-employees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8917\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}