Highlights of the 2010-11 railway budget presented by Mamata Banerjee in Parliament on
Wednesday 24th Feb 2010:
* No increase in passenger fares
* Rs.100 reduction in freight per wagon for fertilisers and kerosene
* Free travel for cancer patients in 3rd AC classes
* Cost-sharing in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode in some gauge-conversion projects
* Further extension of Kolkata Metro on priority basis;
stations to be named after Bahadur Shah Zafar, Tagore family.
* Karmabhoomi trains to be introduced for migrant labour
* New Janmabhoomi train between Ahmedabad and Udhampur
* Special "Bharat Teertha" train to be run around India to commemorate
Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary
* Railway line to be extended from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in
Jammu and Kashmir
* Andaman and Nicobar Islands to get railway line from Port Blair to Diglipur
* Sikkim capital Gangtok to be connected by rail from Rangpo
* 2011 being 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, special train to be run
from West Bengal to Bangladesh
* Impact of Sixth Pay Commission recommendations placed at Rs.55,000 crore
* Gross earnings in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.88,281 crore
* Working expenditure in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.83,440 crore
* Expenses during 2010-11 estimated at Rs.87,100 crore
* Thrust on expansion in 2010-11 with allocation of Rs.4,411 crore
* Kashmir rail link to be extended to Sopore in the north of the valley
* Net profit of Rs.1,328 crore in 2009-10
* 10 automobile ancillary hubs to be created
* Twenty-two million energy saving CFLs for lighting distributed already
* Policy decision to employ one member of family whose land is requisitioned for
railway projects
* North-south, east-west dedicated freight corridors to be created
* Construction of high-speed passenger rail corridors envisaged
* More multi-functional hospitals to be set up
* Educational facilities to be set up for children of 80,000 women families
* Special facilities to be established for gangmen
* Insurance facilities for licensed porters as part of railway's corporate social responsibility
* Centre for railway research to be established with Indian Institutes of Technology and
Defence Research and Development Organisation
* Will involve unions in policy making
* Integral Coach Factory Chennai to be further modernised
* New wagon repair shop in Mumbai
* Design, development and testing centre for railway wheels at Bangalore
* Within five years, all unmanned level crossings to be manned
* Construction of more underpasses, besides road overbridges
* Greater coordination with state governments to protect railway property
* Security of women passengers to be improved
* Ex-servicemen to be employed in Railway Protection Force
* Five sports academies to be set up; astroturf to be provided for development
of hockey; employment opportunities for sports persons
* Railways to be lead partner for Commonwealth Games
* Special drive to increase passenger amenities
* Upgradation of 94 stations
* Six new drinking water bottling plants in PPP mode
* Modern toilets at railway stations
* More ticketing centres to help the public
* Acquisition of cutting edge safety technology
* 1,000 route km to be created
* Special task force for clearing investment proposals in 100 days
* New business model to be created
* No privatisation; railways will remain with government but with greater
participation of business community
* 117 of 120 new trains for current fiscal to be flagged off
Source: indiatimes.com
Wednesday 24th Feb 2010:
* No increase in passenger fares
* Rs.100 reduction in freight per wagon for fertilisers and kerosene
* Free travel for cancer patients in 3rd AC classes
* Cost-sharing in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode in some gauge-conversion projects
* Further extension of Kolkata Metro on priority basis;
stations to be named after Bahadur Shah Zafar, Tagore family.
* Karmabhoomi trains to be introduced for migrant labour
* New Janmabhoomi train between Ahmedabad and Udhampur
* Special "Bharat Teertha" train to be run around India to commemorate
Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary
* Railway line to be extended from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in
Jammu and Kashmir
* Andaman and Nicobar Islands to get railway line from Port Blair to Diglipur
* Sikkim capital Gangtok to be connected by rail from Rangpo
* 2011 being 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, special train to be run
from West Bengal to Bangladesh
* Impact of Sixth Pay Commission recommendations placed at Rs.55,000 crore
* Gross earnings in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.88,281 crore
* Working expenditure in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.83,440 crore
* Expenses during 2010-11 estimated at Rs.87,100 crore
* Thrust on expansion in 2010-11 with allocation of Rs.4,411 crore
* Kashmir rail link to be extended to Sopore in the north of the valley
* Net profit of Rs.1,328 crore in 2009-10
* 10 automobile ancillary hubs to be created
* Twenty-two million energy saving CFLs for lighting distributed already
* Policy decision to employ one member of family whose land is requisitioned for
railway projects
* North-south, east-west dedicated freight corridors to be created
* Construction of high-speed passenger rail corridors envisaged
* More multi-functional hospitals to be set up
* Educational facilities to be set up for children of 80,000 women families
* Special facilities to be established for gangmen
* Insurance facilities for licensed porters as part of railway's corporate social responsibility
* Centre for railway research to be established with Indian Institutes of Technology and
Defence Research and Development Organisation
* Will involve unions in policy making
* Integral Coach Factory Chennai to be further modernised
* New wagon repair shop in Mumbai
* Design, development and testing centre for railway wheels at Bangalore
* Within five years, all unmanned level crossings to be manned
* Construction of more underpasses, besides road overbridges
* Greater coordination with state governments to protect railway property
* Security of women passengers to be improved
* Ex-servicemen to be employed in Railway Protection Force
* Five sports academies to be set up; astroturf to be provided for development
of hockey; employment opportunities for sports persons
* Railways to be lead partner for Commonwealth Games
* Special drive to increase passenger amenities
* Upgradation of 94 stations
* Six new drinking water bottling plants in PPP mode
* Modern toilets at railway stations
* More ticketing centres to help the public
* Acquisition of cutting edge safety technology
* 1,000 route km to be created
* Special task force for clearing investment proposals in 100 days
* New business model to be created
* No privatisation; railways will remain with government but with greater
participation of business community
* 117 of 120 new trains for current fiscal to be flagged off
Source: indiatimes.com
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