The South Central Railway (SCR)-Secunderabad division will be holding the first workshop for potential startups to collaborate with the Indian Railways to come up with innovative solutions to about 11 problem areas identified in running of trains across the country, said Divisional Railway Manager A.K. Gupta on Tuesday.
Close to 40 potential startups have been identified for the workshop to be held on Friday at the DRM office to brief about the scheme introduced by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav earlier this month.
“We have contacted T-Hub, IIT-Hyderabad and engineering colleges. Small, medium scale and micro enterprises, individuals and even final year engineering students can come up with fresh, smart ideas towards improving the functioning of Railways, which is a large organisation with complex working modes,” he said.