Why is it in the news?
The Ministry of Railways unveiled RailTech Policy and Railway Claims Tribunal digitization.
Part of “52 Reforms in 52 Weeks” initiative.
Category: Polity
Important Points:
● Rail Tech Portal to enable single-window digital proposal submission
● Railways to fund up to 50% of viable innovation development
● Focus on AI-based Elephant Intrusion Detection and drone rail inspection
● e-RCT introduces end-to-end digitization of Railway Claims Tribunal
● Core modules: E-Filing, Case Information System, Document Management System
● RCT constituted under Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987
● 23 benches to be digitized within 12 months
● Enables 24×7 online claim filing with SMS/email acknowledgement