Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal launched CORAS (Commando for Railway Security) of Indian Railways.
CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of Railway Protection Force (RPF).
They will be posted in Left extremist wing affected areas, north-eastern region and Jammu and Kashmir where providing security to the passengers and the railway network is of utmost priority.
A new commando training centre will be set up in Jagadhri, Haryana to modernize and train the RPF Commandos.