Railway Budget 2015: Rail Budget builds on the existing infrastructure, harps on passenger comfort India
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Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 16:53 [IST]
New
Delhi,
Feb
26:
Railway
Budget ,
this
year,
is
being
looked
upon
for
more
than
one
reason.
Being
the
first
rail
budget
after
the
NDA
government's
victory
at
the
Centre,
this
would
be
a
litmus
test
for
the
ministry
to
meet
the
expectations
of
the
people.
The
pre-poll
promises
have
to
be
met
and
it
could
be
a
do-or-die
situation,
especially
after
their
Delhi
assembly
election
debacle.
[Also
Read:
Railway
Budget
2015:
History
of
Indian
Railways
in
years ]
What
to
expect?
[Read:
Railway
Budget
2015:
5
expectations
from
Suresh
Prabhu ]
While
railway
minister
Suresh
Prabhu
may
stay
clear
of
the
populist
sops,
he
is
likely
to
highlight
the
following
points:
Better
railway
infrastructure
due
to
cheaper
oil
prices
No
reduction
in
fare
Focus
on
FDI
ventures
Cleanliness
drives
No
new
trains
Bullet
trains
and
AC
rakes
Make
in
India
in
railways
Disabled-friendly
railway
rakes
IT
and
Wifi
Security
Green
Program
1:16
pm:
Corruption
at
all
levels
is
affecting
common
man,
we
are
working
on
solution
to
address
this
menace:
Suresh
Prabhu
1:13
pm:
Kisan
Yatra;
Incredible
Rail
for
Incredible
India
We
have
launched
a
mission
for
water
conservation,
expansion
of
water
harvesting
systems
will
continue:
Suresh
Prabhu
1000MV
Solar
plants
to
be
set-up
by
developers
on
Rly/Pvt.
Land
and
on
Rly
Building
at
own
cost
1:09
pm:
Rs.2000
cr
for
Coastal
Connectivity
Program;
Rs.2500
cr
through
BOT/Annuity
route.
1000
MWSolar
plant;
100DEMUs
to
dual
fuel
:
@sureshpprabhu
Introduction
of
short-skilled
programs
for
staff
and
CRPF;
yoga
included
Full-fledged
university
for
railways
Rs
6581
cr
to
be
invested
for
railway
safety
1:01
pm:
JV
with
major
public
sector
companies
for
meeting
requirements
of
new
lines;
6000
km
of
the
routes
to
be
electrified
12:59
pm:
To
prevent
fire
in
coaches,we'll
install
train
protection
warning
system
and
train
collision
avoiding
system:
Suresh
Prabhu
‘Kayakalp' to
help
in
Technology
Upgradation
12:56
pm:
IIT-BHU
to
form
a
technical
research
center
in
the
name
of
Malaviya
Chair
12:53
pm:
ISRO,
IIT
to
design
safety
in
manned
and
unmanned
level
crossing
12:51
pm:
Safety
concerns
for
unmanned,
manned
level
crossing
and
derailments
to
be
addressed
by
June.
12:50
pm:
High-speed
train
between
Mumbai-Ahmedabad
TRANSLOC
-
new
PSU
-
end
to
end
logistics
solution
1330%
increase
in
railway
electrification
over
previous
year
Fast
track
highest
priority
works.
Investment
84%
higher;
77
new
projects
-Doubling,
tripling/quadrupling/
electrification
Satellite
railway
terminals
in
major
cities
-
10
select
stations
Wifi
in
400
railway
stations
12:46
pm:
67%
more
funds
allotted
for
passenger
amenities
120
crore
provided
for
lifts
and
escalators
to
facilitate
movements
Train
sets,
saving
20%
journey
time
within
next
2
years
12:39
pm:
Collaboration
with
NIFT
and
NID
for
better
bed
rolls,
inner
coach
designs
12:35
pm:
e-booking
for
food,
wheel
chair
for
the
disabled
SMS
alert
on
mobile,
customer
portal
promoting
digital
India
campaign;
also
help
saving
paper
24
hour
helpline
number
138
to
start
from
March
1;
safety
helpline
number
182
12:32
pm:
All
india
24
X
7
helpline
138
from
1/3/15
;
Toll
free
No.182
-
for
security
complaints
Multi-lingual
e-ticketing,
hassle-free
registration
for
the
disabled,
ticketing
in
5-minutes
for
unreserved
compartments
12:27
pm:
17000
more
toilets
to
be
replaced
by
Bio-Toilets
No
increase
in
passenger
fares
Suresh
Prabhu
discussing
the
drivers;
Rs
8.5
lakh
crore
investment
in
the
next
five
years
12:22
pm:
Suresh
Prabhu,Railway
Min
Rail
Budget
2015
:
Railway
continue
to
be
our
precious
national
asset
12:20
pm:
Partnerships
for
investments
12:17
pm:
Aim
highlights:
Deliver
to
customers,
make
railways
safe,
expand
and
modernise,
expand
passenger
capacity
from
21
million
to
30
million
Started
working
on
feasible
suggestions
out
of
the
20,000
received.
Railway
Budget
2015:
Indian
Railways
in
numbers]
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