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Highlights of Railway Budget

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BS Reporter New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 1:49 AM IST

 

  • No hike in fares of general trains
  • Rise in fares of existing Durontos
  • Railways is going through a tough phase
  • Mumbai harbour line will have fast lane
  •  Fares of 17 trains will increase
  • Concession to senior male citizens raised to 40% from 30%
  • 47 additional services on Mumbai suburban section
  • To introduce 56 new trains in FY-12
  • To start Kabi Guru Express on the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindrnath Tagore.
  • Train to run to Bangladesh to showcase Indian culture
  • Start of student special trains
  • Start of Rajrani Express
  • AC double decker rail on Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai.
  • 9 new Duronto trains
  • 50 new services for suburbs in Kolkata
  • Need for efficient taxation of goods and services by GST
  • Improve convergence of social and financial inclusion schemes
  • To launch 3 new Shatabdi trains in FY 12
  • 50%concession for Journalists and their families upto two times in a year
  • Senior citizen concession for women now on 58.
  • Concession to be provided to the handicapped in Rajdhani and Satapdi Express.
  • FDI in multi brand retail worth considering.
  • Proposed to strengthen suburban system in Hyderabad and many areas.
  • Scholarship schemes for low income groups
  • Will introduce trolleys at railway stations
  • Loss of Rs 2,000 crore because of ban on transportation of iron ore.
  • Medical facilities to be provided to parents of railway staff
  • Special AC class with better facilities to be intoduced.
  • Will introduce trolleys at railway stations
  • Railways taking austerity measures to cut losses
  • Expected operating ratio is 91:1
  • Online booking of tickets to be cheaper
  • Kolkata Metro to expand its network
  • Work on upgrading 442 stations to be completed by March 31
  • All-India security helpline set up.
  • Railways earning are set to increase, expected to cross Rs 1 lakh crore.
  • Will add 180 km of rail lines in 2011-12
  • Upgraded class of air conditioned travel to be introduced shortly
  • Facing problems due to Sixth Pay Commission
  • Paid full dividend for 2009-10
  • Giving share to industries to invest in railways
  • Multiple discipline training centres to be setup across country
  • 16,000 ex-servicemen to be recruited by Railways
  • Setup two new passenger terminals in Kerala
  • To construct 172 rail over bridges in FY12.
  • To give 12,000 acre for dedicated freight corridor.
  • 1,500 trains cancelled, 3,500 re-scheduled last year
    Recruitment there was a backlog. Steps have been taken to fill all vacancies.
  • Saved Rs 300 crore by re-aligning rail tracks
  • Booking rate slashed by 50%
  • Providing 12000 acres to east-west freight corridor
  • Better accessibility of stations for the physicaly challenged people to be arranged.
  • Pradhan Mantri Rail Vikas Yojna to be launched
  • Safety first priority; accident rate has come down
  • Anti collision devices deployed in 8 zones
  • Work on wagon factory in Orissa to begin after land is acquired
  • To do away with all unmanned railway crossings in FY-12
  • To raise Rs 10,000 cr via tax free bonds
  • Annual plan at FY12 at Rs 57,630 crore.
  • Market borrowring at Rs20,594 cr
  • Doubling spend to gauge conversion at Rs 2,470 crore
  • Gross budgetary support at Rs 20,000 crore
  • Set up 700MW gas-based power plant in Maharashtra
  • Working on 1000 MW captive power plant in Bihar
  • Aiming 700-km of line addition
  • 1,320 MW thermal plant in Agra and 1,300 MW plant in AP
  • Diesel locomotive at Manipur
  • New industrial park at Bongaigaon & Nandigram
  • Two more wagon units in JV mode in Kerala
  • Imphal to be connected with rail network
  • To set up new coach factory in Kolar
  • Metro coach factory in Singur
  • Two thermal power plants on the annual 
  • Mamata Banerjee presents Railway Budget in Lok Sabha.
  • To set up rail based industries by 2020.
  • Got 85 proposals for PPP.
  • High demands for coach, wagons can't be met immediately
  • To set up single window PPP approval
  • One metro coach factory in Kolkata

 

 

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