Summary:
Starting from the Ludhiana railway station his annual inspection concluded at the Beas railway station which is situated over 30 km from the station. The local railway station used to be a part of the annual inspections of the GM in past. However it was postponed at the eleventh hour to March 14 and the local railway station was also excluded. They had warned of protest against any attempt to privatise the local railway station. Non-core functions of the ARS are likely to be handed over to the Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC)..