Central Railway earns Rs.459.52 crore from Sale of Scrap for FY 2025-26
· Free Press Journal
Central Railway has reaffirmed its strong commitment towards achieving “Zero Scrap Status”, a flagship mission aimed at converting scrap into valuable revenue-generating assets and ensuring efficient resource utilization.
As on 31st March 2026, Central Railway has successfully achieved scrap sale revenue of Rs. 459.52 crore for the FY 2025-26, which is the highest since FY 2023-24. With this achievement, CR has not only surpassed the Railway Board’s target of Rs.450 crore, but has also recorded its best performance in the last 2 years.
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This significant achievement has been accomplished through systematic disposal of various categories of scrap and waste materials, including:
· Rail Permanent-Way Scrap:- 47,502 MT
· Ferrous Scrap:- 31,298 MT
· Non-Ferrous Scrap:- 3,616 MT
· Sleepers:- 2,65,625 Nos
· Rolling Stock:- 50 Locomotives, 78 Coaches & 137 Wagons
The CR Stores Department has undertaken intensive and well-coordinated drives to identify and dispose of scrap materials lying at remote and scattered locations such as Kurla Cutting Yard, Traction Machine Workshop (Nashik), Parel Workshop, Manmad Workshop, as well as across all five divisions of Central Railway. These focused efforts have resulted in a remarkable surge in sales performance.
Bhusawal Division has emerged as the leading performer, recording the highest scrap sale amounting to Rs. 105.39 Crore , followed by Matunga Workshop with Rs.68.39 crores, Nagpur division with Rs.64.02 crores, Mumbai division with Rs.55.49 crores, Pune division with Rs.50 crores and the rest among other divisions and production units.
Central Railway has also focused on the optimal utilisation of resources that were not in active use but remained in serviceable condition. In this direction, a Rotatek Printing Machine, which was not in use but in running condition, was not treated as scrap. Instead, it was successfully transferred to the Nasik Printing Press at a value of Rs. 8.75 crore. This initiative highlights Central Railway’s commitment to maximizing value through efficient resource utilisation and prudent decision-making.
These achievements reflect Central Railway’s sustained commitment and resolve to accomplish the Zero Scrap Mission and promote financial prudence, operational efficiency, and environmental sustainability.