evidence: Indian Railways sets new safety record! The national transporter that has for years now faced criticism over safety, has set a new record of fewer than 100 accidents in the financial year 2018-2018. According to an IE report, Indian Railways has for the first time in 35 years seen fewer than 100 accidents in a financial year. According to the report 73 railway accidents were recorded till March 30 of the financial year that has just ended. That’s a 29 per cent reduction from the 104 accidents that were reported in 2016-2017. It was only in the year 1968-1969 that the number of accidents in Indian Railways fell to triple digit figures of 908. Before, it was a norm for Indian Railways to report over 1000 accidents per year. According to Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani, there is a strong emphasis on safety. Lohani also points to a voluntary reporting system which gives every railway employee the power to anonymously report any lapse in safety on Indian Railways.