Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal | Photo Credit: PTI

New Delhi: A user, who had put up a question on popular Q&A website Quora, was in for a big surprise when the answer to his query was posted by none other than Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.

The user wanted to know “what is the Indian government doing to improve the safety of Indian Railways?”

The question came amid a spate of rail accidents and change of guard at the ministry in the recent Cabinet reshuffle.

The minister gave a very detailed reply, which was full of charts and photographs.

“Safety of all passengers in Indian Railways is an issue of the utmost importance for Government. Therefore, we have made safety the number one priority,” the minister wrote on Quora.

“During the first few weeks in office there has been a comprehensive review of safety undertaken to understand the short comings of the Indian railways. The outcome of the review brought forth a number of immediate measures that must be taken to address key issues such as Unmanned Level Crossing and Derailments. Here’s how the Government is working towards the welfare and security of every commuter,” Goyal wrote further and then detailed the steps taken by the government.

Click here to read the full answer.

Goyal took charge of the Railway Ministry after Suresh Prabhu was shifted out in the wake of a number of rail accidents this year.