New Delhi, March 3 -- Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, addressed the second instalment of the Budget Webinar series on Tuesday, focusing on the theme of "Sustaining and Strengthening Economic Growth: Infrastructure, Logistics & Freight."

During the webinar, the Union Minister highlighted three key focus areas for the sector: scaling up capacity in a synchronised manner, strengthening quality and qualification standards, and reforming documentation and contractual frameworks to reduce disputes and ensure the timely delivery of projects.

Vaishnaw underlined the unprecedented growth of India's railway network over the past decade. Approximately 35,000 km of...