Railway Budget 2010: Highlights
Mamata Banerjee tables Rail Budget in Lok Sabha
Social responsibility top consideration of railways
Railway connectivity is key to India's growth
Delayed administration and prosecution should be addressed
Railway to come up with 10-year plan 'Vision 2020'
Special task force to clear business proposals in 100 days
It's time for public-pvt partnership in Railways. Business firms must join Railways, we won't privatise railways.
Mamata proposes 1000 km of new railway lines each year
117 of 120 new trains for current fiscal to be flagged off.
Railway plans to raise 10000-20000 crore rupees in 2010-2011.
Rail Budget promises new model to develop network
Railway promises cleanliness ad better amenities on train
Railway offers sops for women, minorities, senior citizens
Mamata proposes multilayer parking and cheap drinking water
6 bottling plants to supply water to Railways
Railway plans e-ticketing vans at hospitals and universities
Railway proposes new signalling system
Railway offers special safety for passengers
Railway provides special facilities for ex-servicemen and sportsmen
Railways plans to achieve no unmanned Railway crossing in next five years
Special trains for Delhi during Commonwealth Games
No hike in freight tariff
Railway to set up 5 sports academies
New housing scheme for senior citizens
Railway to set up sports academies at Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai
New housing scheme for employees
Law and order is not Railway but state concern
Railway to set up Tagore museums
New anti-collission devices to be formed
Railway research centre at Kharagpur
5 new coach factories to be set up
54 new trains in 2010-2011
101 new suburban trains for Mumbai
10 more Duranto trains
AC service charge cut to Rs 20 from Rs 40
Cut freight rates on food grains and kerosene by Rs 100 per wagon
More tourist trains on 16 routes
Proposal to extend routes of 21 trains
No forceful land acquisition for Railway
Diesel plant for Bengal if land is available
Railway to set up 10 auto ancilliary hubs under PPP model
To set up more freight corridors
To set up dedicated passenger corridors
Railway benefitted from austerity measures
To ink western corridor pact with Japanese company
Railway to spend 113 cr for better passenger amenities
Door to door service for freight
Rs 1032 to be provided for Railway amenities
Perambadur and Chittaranjan plants to be upgraded
Despite slowdown, freight load up
National high speed rail authority to be set up
Job for one member of family whose land is taken
Development, remodelling of Kolkata Metro station a priority.
In 150 years, India has averaged 180 kml line in a year
Railway to have master plan for Northern Railway region
2010/11 PROJECTIONS
* Plan outlay set at 414.26 billion rupees ($9 billion)
* Freight target set at 944 million tonnes
FUNDING
* Indian Railways Finance Corp (IRFC) to borrow 91.2 billion rupees ($1.97 billion) from the market in 2010/11
* Aims to increase earnings from non-core activities to 10 billion rupees from 1.5 billion rupees.
EXPANSION
* To introduce dedicated passenger corridor
NEW MEASURES
* To set up 10 auto, auto-ancillary hubs across India
* To introduce pilot project for fire detection
* To construct more underpasses for safety