Indian Railways’ Safety Measures Yield Results: 58% Drop in Signalling Failures Contribute to Sharp Decline in Accidents

• Ministry of Railways reported a ~58% reduction in signalling failures over the last 11 years, alongside a 66% decline in railway staff deaths during track maintenance, attributed to modernization of signalling and track-safety protocols.
• Topic anchors GS-III (Infrastructure, Science & Tech) and intersects with Kavach (indigenous Automatic Train Protection), Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), and railway governance — a recurring UPSC theme post-Balasore (2023).