* No
fare hike for passengers.
* Railways not to be privatised; It will remain with the government,
says Banerjee.
* Railways 2020 vision document will contain short, medium and
long-term goals.
* Commitments fulfilled to the maximum.
* Out of 120 trains announced in last budget, only three remain to
be flagged off because of lack of broad-gauge lines, says Banerjee.
* Plans to launch a pilot project for fire detection. Plans to
construct more underpasses for safety
8 Railways to start six water bottling plants in places like Ambala,
Thiruvananthapuram, Farakka, Amethi and Nasik to provide clean and
cheap drinking water to passengers.
* Indian Railways aims to add 25,000 km route by 2020. The railways
currently has 64,015 km route.
* India's railways has set up a special task force to clear
investment proposals in 100 days
* Railways to set up mobile e-ticketing centres at hospitals,
universities, courts, IITs, IIMs, district headquarters and village
panchayats.
* All 13,000 unmanned level crossings to be manned in the next five
years.
* Railway Protection Force to be strengthened through amendments in
RPF Act; women's wing to be formed in RPF to ensure security of
women. Ex-servicemen to be inducted in RPF.
* Railways will be the lead partner in the Commonwealth Games in
Delhi.
* Railways to set up Rabindra Museum in Howrah and Geetanjali Museum
in Bolpur -- both in West Bengal -- to commemorate Rabindranath
Tagore's 125th birth anniversary.
* Railways will provide houses to all its employees in the the next
10 years in collaboration with the Urban Development ministry.
* Railways to enhance contribution to central staff benefit fund.
* Centre for Railway Research to be set up at IIT-Kharagpur.
* Chittaranjan Locomotive Works capacity to be augmented from 200 to
275 engines a year.
* Work on Rae Bareli Coach Factory in Uttar Pradesh to start within
a year. Wagon Repair Shop to be set up in Badnera near Amravati in
Maharashtra.
* Integral Coach Factory in Chennai to be modernised and a new unit
to be set up there. If land is available, Railways willing to set up
a Diesel Multiple Unit factory in West Bengal.
* No forcible acquisition of land for freight corridor project. One
member of each family of land losers to be given employment in the
freight corridor as also in the new projects.
* High-speed dedicated passenger corridors and National High
Speed Rail Authority to be set up.
* Revenue from non-core business of Railways to go up from Rs 150
crore to Rs 1,000 crore.
* Indian Railways has set a target to transport 944 million tons of
goods in the year beginning April 1.
* Railways expects to increase earnings from non core activities.
The government aims to increase non core earnings to Rs10 billion
rupees from Rs1.5 billion.
* Railways expects to increase earnings from non core activities.
The government aims to increase non core earnings to Rs10 billion
rupees from Rs1.5 billion.
* Despite slowdown, Railways to exceed freight loading target by
eight million tonnes during 2009-10. Freight loading target for
2010-11 fixed at 944 million tonnes, 54 million tonnes more than the
current year's revised target. Gross traffic receipt for 2010-11
pegged at Rs94,765 crore.
* Allocation for construction of new lines increased from Rs2848
crore to Rs 4411 crore.
* Rs1,302 crore provided for passenger amenities in the 2010-11
railway budget.
* Indian Railway Finance Corporation will borrow 91.2 billion rupees
from the market in 2010-11.
* Railways to have master plan for North Eastern region. Special
train between India and Bangladesh to be started to commemorate
150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.
* 101 additional services to start on Mumbai suburban railways.
* Survey will be conducted to connect Sealdah and Howrah stations in
West Bengal.
* To commemorate Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary, 'Bharat
Teertha' trains to connect several pilgrimage centres across the
country.
* India railways to spend Rs11.24 billioon on telecom, signals
* Railways to start special 'Bharat Tirth' tourist trains
* Rail Budget 2010-11: No hike in fares, freight charges
NEW TRAINS
The Indian Railways will flag off 117 new trains as
planned, The Railways will also introduce 52 new trains in FY11. The
Railways also plan to launch double-decker trains and introduce
mobile ticketing vans.
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