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Rail Budget HighLights 2009-10

  • Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the Railway Budget 2009-10 in the
    LokSabha.
    The following are some of the Highlights:

    ~ Passenger and freight rates left unchanged across the board.
    ~ Railways earn net revenue of Rs8,121 crore in 2008-09.
    ~ Railways to pay higher dividend of Rs5,479 crore to the Centre in FY 2010.
    ~ Tatkal charges reduced from Rs150 to Rs100.
    ~ Ladies' specials on suburban train routes during peak hours.
    ~ New coach factory at Kanchrapara in West Bengal.
    ~ Cold storage facilities for farmers to store vegetables and fruits.
    ~ Talks to take over ailing wagon manufacturing units.
    ~ 18,000 wagons to be acquired during the current year.
    ~ Railway medical colleges and rail hospitals on public-private partnership basis.
    ~ Student concession will cover madrassa students.
    ~ Special coaches for disabled and aged people.
    ~ 50 stations to be developed along world-class standards.
    ~ Availability of doctors on-board long-distance trains.
    ~ On-board infotainment services to be provided.
    ~ 6,560 staff quarters to be constructed in 2009-10.
    ~ High-capacity double-decker A/C trains to be introduced.
    ~ 57 new trains to be introduced.
    ~ 12 non-stop trains to be introduced.
    ~ Accredited journalists to get 50% rebate; also once a year with spouse.
    ~ 1,000 MW power plant proposed in tribal area Adra.
    ~ Cash surplus of Rs17,400 crore before dividend.
    ~ Railways have investible surplus of Rs12,681 crore.
    ~ Annual plan expenditure pegged at Rs36,336 crore.
    ~ Book stores, PCOs to be set up across stations
    ~ Infotainment services on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains
    ~ 'Izzat' monthly tickets of Rs.25/- (for up to 100 km travel) for people from the
    unorganised sector with an income of less than Rs 1,500/- per month.
    ~ 375 stations to be upgraded as 'Adarsh' stations, with basic facilities such as
    drinking water, toilets and ladies' dormitories.

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