Signal · Supply Chain & Logistics
Junk to jackpot in just 6 months: How Railways made Rs 323 crore from old & discarded material lying across its yards and depots
What the source reported
Source-reportedCentral Railway has earned Rs 323.50 crore through scrap sales between April and September 2026, the highest among Indian Railways’ zonal networks during the period. The revenue came from auctioning old tracks, worn-out sleepers, metal, e-waste and condemned locomotives, coaches and wagons under its Zero Scrap Mission.
- Publication
- The Economic Times - Industry · Trade Publication
- Published
- 5th October 2026
- Original report
- economictimes.indiatimes.com
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 5th October 2026 · 13:14
Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.
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Initial Significance Low (11.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (25.5/100, data sufficiency: Insufficient). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Specificity (0.0/20 points).
- Strongest contributor
- Procurement Impact
- Limiting factor
- Geographic Breadth