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There are many books on Indian Railways and practically none on its Financial management . In this respect this is perhaps the first book of its kind. It is a compilation of papers by some eminent transport economists and railwaymen who have either been at the helm of affairs or been intimately involved in its running. The book thus has an effective blend of theory as well as fruits of long years of experience.
With increasing economic pressures, productivity considerations in allocation of investible resources amongst the zonal railways of India has acquired greater urgency than hitherto. Unfortunately, not much analytical work on this subject exists, though Investments on Indian Railways are to the tune of Rs. 7500 crores per annum. This book is a study of the productivity of investment on the zonal railways of India over a two decade period from a somewhat different ...