Key Takeouts from #RailBudget 2014 (WHAT ARE YOUR TAKES ON THE BUDGET. ONLY INTELLIGENT & CONCERNED ABOUT THE NATION DISCUSS HERE) Key points : => Railways suffered 23 paise loss per passenger in 2013. => Indian Railways spent Rs 41,000 crore on laying of 3,700 km of new lines in last 10 years. => Bulk of future projects will be financed through PPP mode. => RM is seeking Cabinet approval for FDI in railways. => RM will improve e-ticketing to 7200 tickets/ minute; 1,20,000 user can log in simultaneously. Capacity for ticket bookings through e-booking to be enhanced. => 4,000 women constables to be recruited to ensure safety of women. 17,000 RPF constables to provide safety to passengers. => The recent fare and tariff hike to mop additional revenue of about Rs 8000 crore. => CCTVs to monitor cleanliness of stations. => Bullet trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. => Wi-Fi services to be introduced at all A-class stations. => Efforts will be made to increase speed of trains to 160-200km/h on select sectors. => RM plan to attract investment from domestic and foreign players in infrastructure; focus to be on aggressive indigenisation. => 23 projects under way in northeast. => RM announces decision to launch diamond quadrilateral of high speed trains. => RM will develop 10 metro stations with state-of-the-art facilities. => 5 Jan Sadharan trains to be introduced. => New trains in Rail Budget: 5 Jansadharan, 5 Premium, 6 AC, 27 express trains, 8 passenger, 5 DEMU & 2 MEMU services; 11 train extensions. NO DOUBTS TO BE ENTERTAINED. CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSION ABOUT NATION TO BE DONE HERE. U r concerned about your admission only, are u concerned about your country
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 07:50:48 +0000
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