 "Railway Budget 2014 cut short due to adjournment")
FY15 gross traffic receipts pegged at Rs 1.16 lakh crore
FY15 annual plan at Rs 64,300 crore
FY15 pension outgo seen at Rs 27,000 Cr Vs Rs 24,000 Cr (YoY)
Rail Tariff Authority set up to advise on fixing of fares and freight, to engage all stakeholders
Railways meet total additional impact of Rs 1 lakh crore due to 6th Pay Commission from own resources
FY15 internal resources pegged at Rs 10,418 Cr; Rail Land Development Authority raised Rs 937 Cr so far
Expansion of railway connectivity in the north-east is on track; Arunachal, Meghalaya to be connected soon
Dedicated Eastern and Western freight corridor soon, 510 Km long rail link for the North East
To introduce 17 new premium trains, 38 express trains
Premium AC special train in Delhi-Mumbai sector with shorter advance reservation period and dynamic fares
FDI being enabled for world class Rail Infrastructure
To survey 19 new lines, 5 line doubling in FY15
Budgetary support for FY15 annual plan at Rs 30,200 cr
Rail Vikas Nigam to borrow Rs 1,000 cr from market in FY15
FY15 freight loading target at 1,101 mt vs 1,052 mt (yoy)
More high-speed trains on the cards
Railways losing half per cent market share each year
Kharge seeks Budgetary resources of Rs 19,800 cr for FY15
Completed doubling guage of 2,027 km of railway lines vs 2,000 km target
Electrification of 4,500 km planned, surpassed that to achieve 4,556 km
Have successfully met recommendations of the 6th pay commission
Dedicated Freight Corridor to cut transit time by half
Expect to run service up to Katra Vaishno Devi soon: Kharge
Have developed 2,700 km of new railway lines
Met extra expenditure through internal accruals
Banihal link a boon for residents of that area
Railways provide low-cost connectivity to all parts of India
Seeks approval for spending in first four months of FY2015
Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge commences with the presentation of UPA-II's last Railway Budget