New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday unveiled two major reforms aimed at modernising Indian Railways, the launch of the Rail Tech Policy, enabling startups and innovators to collaborate directly with the Railways through a dedicated portal, and a fully AI-enabled Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) to ensure faster, transparent, and citizen-centric processing of claims with 24x7 e-filing and automated alerts.

The Minister said the Rail Tech Policy initiative seeks to ensure that new and emerging technologies are not only developed but also smoothly integrated into railway operations.

Under the policy, startups and innovators will be able to collaborate directly with the Railways through a dedicated Rail Tech Porta...