Avataran

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Avataran is an umbrella program consists of 7 missions such as,

Mission 25 Tonne - It aims to increase revenue by augmenting carrying capacity.

Mission Zero Accident - It comprises of two sub missions such as Elimination of unmanned level crossings on broad Gauge in the next 3-4 years and Equipping 100% of the High Density Network with Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).

Mission PACE (Procurement and Consumption Efficiency)

• It aims to improve procurement and consumption practices to improve the quality of goods and services.
  
  
  Mission Raftaar - It targets doubling of average speeds of freights trains and increasing the average speed of super fast mail/express trains by 25 kmph in the next 5 years. It will complement Mission 25 Tonne to increase throughput of the railway system.
  
  Mission Hundred - Under this mission, at least a hundred sidings will be commissionedin the next 2 years. Siding refers to low-speed track section / track branch distinct from a running line.
  
  Mission beyond book-keeping - It will establish an accounting system where outcomes can be tracked to inputs.
  
  Mission Capacity Utilisation - It proposes to prepare a blueprint for making full use of the huge new capacity that will be created through two Dedicated Freight Corridors between Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata scheduled to be commissioned by 2019.