Railway Budget 2009 - HighLights!

Posted on July 4, 2009
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Hello everyone,

Without being descriptive…let me put forward some of the objective points which have come in picture after the Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Railway Budget.

• No change in Passenger Fares.
• Freight Rates untouched.
• One Doctor to be available on long distance trains to attend to passenger/staff medical emergencies.
• Ticket booking services to open in 800 new locations.
• 5000 Post Offices pan India to provide Railway ticket booking facility.
• ‘Turant AC’ sleeper trains to be introduced between major metros.
• Rs 1750 crore to be spent on Gauge conversion.
• Students to receive a 60% concession on train tickets.
• Non-stop trains to be operational soon on select routes.
• 50 Railway Stations to be built at par with international standards.
• Extension of ‘Ladies Special’ trains to major metros like Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.
• 50% concession for Scribes.
• Rs 81685 crore to be the estimated working expenditure.
• Kachrapara, Bengal to get new coach factory.
• Scholarship schemes for Girl child of Group B Railway employees.
• Women commandos to be increased in key routes.
• Physically challenged passengers to be accomodated in specially designed coaches.
• Increase in utility stores such as PCO/STD/ISD booths and book stores.
• Increased emphasis on security (platform and train).
• Catering facilities to be upgraded in order to address growing number of passenger complaints/feedback.
• SMS updates for waiting list status.
• Tatkal booking scheme reduced from 5 days to 2 days.
• Setting up of ATMs on 200 stations identified.
• High capacity double decker AC trains to be introduced on select routes.
• Railwas will no longer be guided by economic viability but social commitment said Mamta Banerjee.
• Cold storage facilities to be developed for farmers storing vegetables and fruits.
• New Hospitals to be Opened up for Hospital Staff.
• Indian Railways to lease out land for commercial purposes to increase revenue.

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