HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Jan 11: The 70th Zonal Railway Week Awards Ceremony of Northeast Frontier Railway was held at Rang Bhawan, Maligaon on Saturday. The event was presided over by Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager, N F Railway and was attended by Principal Heads of Departments and senior officers from Headquarters. The dignitaries congratulated the award recipients for their dedication, professionalism and exemplary performance in their respective fields.
Officers and staff from various departments of the five divisions and Headquarters of N F Railway were conferred with the prestigious Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar (VRSP), 2025, in recognition of their outstanding service, professional excellence and significant contributions towards improving efficiency, safety and passenger services. A total of 49 awardees were honoured for their commendable performance across diverse functional areas.
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The recipients included two awardees each from the General Administration, Commercial, Medical and Signal & Telecommunication Departments and one awardee each from the Personnel, Safety, Security and Stores Departments. These officials were recognised for their effective administrative support, customer-oriented services, healthcare delivery, technical expertise and contributions towards strengthening safety and operational systems of the Railways.
In addition, seven awardees each from the Electrical and Operating Departments, eight awardees from the Mechanical Department and the highest number of 15 awardees from the Civil Engineering Department received the honour. Their sustained efforts in traction and loco operations, train operations and traffic management, rolling stock maintenance, workshops, coaching depots, track maintenance and infrastructure development have played a vital role in enhancing the overall performance and reliability of Northeast Frontier Railway.
Coaching Depot Kamakhya was also honoured with the Best Coaching Depot Award for 2025 under the Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar (VRSP), 2025, in recognition of its outstanding performance and excellence in coaching maintenance and services.
Addressing the gathering, the General Manager and senior officials lauded the awardees for their professionalism, teamwork and continuous efforts in enhancing safety, punctuality and passenger satisfaction across N F Railway. They reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to recognising merit and encouraging excellence among its workforce.
