South Eastern Railway tops India in scrap disposal, earns record ₹201.20 cr in four months
PINAKI MAJUMDAR Jamshedpur, Aug. 4: South Eastern Railway (SER) has emerged as the country’s top-performing railway zone in scrap disposal, registering its…
PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Aug. 4: South Eastern Railway (SER) has emerged as the country’s top-performing railway zone in scrap disposal, registering its highest-ever revenue of ₹201.20 crore from scrap sales during the first four months of the 2026-27 financial year (April-July).
The achievement marks the highest scrap disposal revenue recorded by the zone during the April-July period in any financial year.
SER recorded a 31.85 per cent increase in scrap disposal revenue compared to the corresponding period of the previous financial year. The zone also exceeded its proportionate target by 57.80 per cent.
With this performance, South Eastern Railway has emerged as the leading zonal railway in scrap disposal revenue and has become the first railway zone in the country to cross the ₹200-crore milestone during the first four months of the current financial year.
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Scrap Disposal Boosts Revenue and Efficiency
Railway officials said scrap disposal remains a key priority for Indian Railways as it generates substantial non-fare revenue while supporting the Government of India’s Swachhta Abhiyan.
They added that timely disposal of obsolete and unserviceable materials improves operational efficiency, optimises asset utilisation and helps maintain cleaner railway premises.
‘Zero Scrap’ Mission Underway
The record performance has been attributed to the guidance of A.K. Jain, General Manager, South Eastern Railway, who has set an ambitious target of achieving “Zero Scrap” across the zone by October 2026.
Under the initiative, the Stores Department has undertaken an extensive drive to identify, segregate and dispose of accumulated scrap from depots, workshops, sheds and other railway establishments.
As part of the campaign, 15 scrap-generating units under South Eastern Railway had achieved “Zero Scrap” status by the end of July 2026.
Railway authorities said the drive will continue across the zone to make all identified scrap-generating units scrap-free by October, further strengthening housekeeping standards, operational efficiency and non-fare revenue generation.
