On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:30:29 +0530 wrote
>Highlights of Railway Budget 2011
IANS, Feb 25, 2011, 01.00pm IST
NEW DELHI: Highlights from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget presented
in the Lok Sabha on Friday:
* Earnings for 2010-11 set to exceed Rs.1 lakh crore.
* Integrated suburban network to be set up in Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad and
other cities; suburban system of Hyderabad to be strengthened.
* Concession for physically handicapped and gallantry award winners for travel
in Rajdhani and Shatabdi expresses.
* 50% concession for mediapersons with families to be increased from once to
twice a year.
* Mumbai suburban system's EMU coaches to be increased from nine to 12.
* Multi-purpose smart card to be introduced for all-India travel.
* New Durantos to be run on Allahabad-Mumbai, Pune-Ahmedabad, Sealdah-Puri,
Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam, Madurai-Chennai routes
* Working expenditure during 2011-12 estimated at Rs.87,000 crore
* Passing through a difficult phase; 97% increase in expenditure due to
implementation of Sixth Pay Commission report.
* Loss of Rs 3,500 crore in 2010-11.
* Ten-year backlog of 1.75 lakh jobs being addressed; 16,000 ex-servicemen to
be given jobs in railways.
* Airport-like trolleys to be provided at more stations.
* Railways to set up a sports cadre.
* Train to run to Bangladesh to showcase Indian culture.
* Upgraded class of air conditioned travel to be introduced shortly.
* Anti-collision device, successful in North West Frontier Railway, to be
extended to three more zonal railways.
* Railways always been a soft target but law and order a state subject. If
railways are blocked in one region, this has a snowballing effect in other
parts of the country.
* Will add 180 km of rail lines in 2011-12.
* All-India security helpline set up.
* To adopt modern technology through centres of academic excellence.
* Work started on two dedicated frieght corridors.
* Work on upgrading 442 stations to be completed by March 31.
* First coach from Rae Bareli factory in next three months.
* Work on wagon factory in Orissa to begin after land is acquired.
* Railways to set up factory in Jammu and Kashmir.
* To set up Metro coach factory at Singur in West Bengal.
* Manipur to be soon connected to railway network.
* Centre for excellence in software to be set up at Darjeeling.
* Combines strong economic focus along with inclusion.
* Develop business-oriented policies to aid industry.
* Happy to announce 85 PPP proposals received; set up single-window system to
take these forward.
* Decide to set up rail-based industries.
(Sweety Bhalla)
Assistant Manager (Compliance)
IFCI LTD
New Delhi India
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
Question 9 relates to disability.
Sweety Ji, Good evening.
Thanks for this highlights.
As You mentioned:
* Concession for physically handicapped and gallantry award winners for travel
in Rajdhani and Shatabdi expresses.
How much concessions?
With Regards,
Ramakant Singh Chandel
NTPC Limited
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
Sipat Super Thermal Power Project
District Bilaspur (CG)
PIN: 495555
Mobile: (+91) 9425190064
E-mail: [email protected]
Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
Question 9 relates to disability.
