Rail Budget
Rail stocks rally: RVNL, IRFC, TexRail surge up to 15% on July 08; check why
The GoI is focusing on improving the railway infra and ensures faster development and completion of tracks, rail electrification, rolling stock manufacturing and delivery of passenger freight services
 "Rail stocks rally: RVNL, IRFC, TexRail surge up to 15% on July 08; check why")
Rail freight grows at 1.4% in April; coal cargo rises by 6.3%
Coal cargo falls by nearly 8 per cent on cooler April in north, west India
 "Rail freight grows at 1.4% in April; coal cargo rises by 6.3%")
New rail corridors to cost Rs 11 trn, add 40K km of tracks: Vaishnaw
The national transporter is expected to have an operating ratio of 98.7 per cent in the current financial year
 "New rail corridors to cost Rs 11 trn, add 40K km of tracks: Vaishnaw")
Rail Budget FY24: Focus on incomplete projects, big push for Make in India
The Modi government is working on increasing the railway budget by 20-25 per cent to strengthen the infrastructure of the entire railway system
 "Rail Budget FY24: Focus on incomplete projects, big push for Make in India")
Budget 2023: Railway Ministry sets in motion Rs 2-trillion budgetary push
Railways has also been focusing on building better domestic infrastructure for manufacturing trains
 "Budget 2023: Railway Ministry sets in motion Rs 2-trillion budgetary push")
Railways without a separate budget
Recent neglect of the Indian Railways' finances is worrying and public policy debate on this must be revived
 "Railways without a separate budget")
Highest ever allocation for WB in rail budget: Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Poll-bound West Bengal got an allocation of Rs 6,636 crore
 "Highest ever allocation for WB in rail budget: Union Minister Piyush Goyal")
Merger of rail budget has undermined Railways' interest: Opposition
Said the importance of the transportation behemoth has been undermined
 "Merger of rail budget has undermined Railways' interest: Opposition")
After 92 years, Rail Budget is history
Cabinet okays advancing Budget date; Plan expenditure classification to go
 "After 92 years, Rail Budget is history")
Lack of data a major hurdle in advancing Budget
If rail & Union Budgets are merged, FM will not read new trains & lines details
Govt examining suggestion to phase out Rail Budget
Bibek Debroy panel had suggested phasing out of separate railway budget
'Cosmetic' changes proposed in Rail Budget: Opposition
RJD's Narayan Yadav said problems like security, food quality are unresolved, witnessing 'Back in India'
 "'Cosmetic' changes proposed in Rail Budget: Opposition")
Include UP-related projects in budget: Akhilesh Yadav to Centre
He has requested completion of broad line between Etawah-Mainpuri in the current fiscal and to make a provision in the forthcoming Railway Budget
 "Include UP-related projects in budget: Akhilesh Yadav to Centre")
