Highlights of Railway Budget – 2009-2010

- NO INCREASE IN PASSENGER FARE AND FREIGHT TARIFF

- BUDGET TO HAVE INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF RAILWAY NETWORK TO EVERY CORNER OF THE COUNTRY

- PLAN OUTLAY OF RS.40,745 CR. PROPOSED FOR 2009-2010

- PASSENGER AMENITIES GET HIGH PRIORITY, TO GET 119% INCREASE

- TRAFFIC RECEIPTS DURING 2008-09 INCREASE BY 11.4 % WHILE FREIGHT LOADING GREW @ 5%

- SPECIAL TRAINS FOR PERISHABLE FARM PRODUCE, FACILITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF RURAL CRAFT

- WORKS FOR 7 NEW LINES, GAUGE CONVERSION OF 17 LINES AND DOUBLING OF 13 LINES TO BE TAKEN UP

- FASTER PARCEL SERVICES PROPOSED ON THREE ROUTS

- TATKAL SCHEME TO BE MADE PASSENGER FRIENDLY

- RAILWAY TICKETS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH POST OFFICES AND 'MUSHKIL AASAAN' MOBILE VANS

- CONCESSION FOR PRESS PERSONS INCREASED TO 50%

- MONTHLY TICKET OF RS. 25/- FOR UNORGANIZED SECTOR/POOR UNDER 'IZZAT' SCHEME

- “ONLY LADIES' EMU TRAINS AT DELHI, KOLKATA AND CHENNAI

- 'YUVA TRAINS' FROM RURAL HINTERLAND TO METROS AT CONCESSIONAL FARE

- 12 NEW POINT-TO-POINT 'DURANTO' TRAINS

- 57 NEW TRAINS, EXTENSION OF 27 TRAINS AND INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF 13 TRAINS AND AIR-CONDITIONED DOUBLE-DECKER TRAINS PROPOSED

- 50 STATIONS TO BE UPGRADED TO WORLD CLASS STATIONS

- LONG DISTANCE TRAINS TO HAVE ON-BOARD DOCTORS AND INFOTAINMENT SERVICES

- HANDICAPPED AND AGED PERSONS TO HAVE MORE AMENITIES

- SPECIAL TRAINS TO FERRY PERISHABLE AGRO PRODUCTS AND RURAL HANDICRAFTS

- SPECIAL FUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EAST RAILWAY

- QUAZIGUND-ANANTNAG LINE TO BE COMPLETED BY NEXT MONTH

- 6560 RAILWAY STAFF QUARTERS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND GROUP 'D' EMPLOYEES TO GET SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR GIRL CHILD

- RAILWAYS TO COME OUT WITH WHILE PAPER ON FINANCIAL STATUS AND VISION-2020 DOCUMENT

Source : Equity Bulls

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