On October 30, 2022 Smriti Zubin Irani (pictured, r), minister for minority affairs met representatives of Parsi Irani anjumans in Bombay and discussed several issues concerning the community ("Yes! Minister,” Parsiana, November 7-20, 2022).
Among the major announcements she had made then was that an escalator would be installed at Udvada railway station so that elderly Zoroastrians visiting the holy town don’t have trouble while using the rail overbridge. She also said that the Udvada railway station would be made a world class station, with the government making an initial allocation of Rs 20 crore.
Another promise made by Irani was immediate......