Railway Budget 2008-09 at a Glance
1. Made a profit of Rs 25,000 cr
2. 1 AC fares slashed by 7%
3. II AC fares cut by 4%
4. Third AC fares cut by 3%
5. Second-class fares cut by 5%
6. 10 new Garib Raths, 53 new trains
7. TV, internet services on trains in the future
8. Ticket reservation possible from anywhere
9. Tickets for senior citizens at half the price
10. No ticket queues in 2 years
11. Touchscreen, color TVs at railway stations
12. CCTVs at major railway stations
13. Free season tickets for girl students till
14. 50 big stations to have lifts, escalators
15. Railways to issue wait-listed e-tickets
16. Smart card system to all railways
17. High-level platforms in 135 stations
18. Lifts and escalators at 50 stations
19. Display boards at railway stations
20. Railways will be linked by Mar '09 to call centers
21. Touchscreen, color display boards at stations
22. Rajdhani, Shatabdi maintenance by special agencies
23. High-level, low-level platforms to be increased
24. Made a profit of Rs 25,000 cr
25. Multi-level parking at 36 railway stations
26. Increased passenger train numbers
27. To link trains via IT, communications by 2009
28. Modular toilets to be installed in trains
29. 15,000 automated ticket machines in 2 years
30. More passenger trains in the peak season
31. E-ticket booking to go up from 1L to 3L annually
32. Rajdhani, Shatabdi to get modernized coaches
33. Long-distance trains to display the next station
34. Express trains to have public address systems
35. Arrival time to be printed on tickets
36. 560 platforms to be lengthened for long-distance trains
37. Railways planning SMARTCARD-based ticket system
38. 195 stations to get foot overbridge
39. Upgradation of 281 low-level platforms to medium level
40. Upgradation of 203 medium-level platforms to high level
41. Automated ticket vending machines at 250 now
42. Plan to provide ticket booking via a mobile phone
43. Mulling ticket confirmation via a mobile phone
44. New coaches in Shatabdi trains by 2011
45. New coaches in all Rajdhani trains by 2010
46. Senior women citizens' concession up 50% from 30%
47. SC, STs given more jobs than quota allotted to them
48. N Railway hospital in Delhi to be fully AC
49. 5% cut in petrol, diesel freight
50. 50 big terminals planned in Mumbai, Pune, Ghaziabad
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VIKRAM SINGH
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1081. Made a profit of Rs 25,000 cr
2. 1 AC fares slashed by 7%
3. II AC fares cut by 4%
4. Third AC fares cut by 3%
5. Second-class fares cut by 5%
6. 10 new Garib Raths, 53 new trains
7. TV, internet services on trains in the future
8. Ticket reservation possible from anywhere
9. Tickets for senior citizens at half the price
10. No ticket queues in 2 years
11. Touchscreen, color TVs at railway stations
12. CCTVs at major railway stations
13. Free season tickets for girl students till
14. 50 big stations to have lifts, escalators
15. Railways to issue wait-listed e-tickets
16. Smart card system to all railways
17. High-level platforms in 135 stations
18. Lifts and escalators at 50 stations
19. Display boards at railway stations
20. Railways will be linked by Mar '09 to call centers
21. Touchscreen, color display boards at stations
22. Rajdhani, Shatabdi maintenance by special agencies
23. High-level, low-level platforms to be increased
24. Made a profit of Rs 25,000 cr
25. Multi-level parking at 36 railway stations
26. Increased passenger train numbers
27. To link trains via IT, communications by 2009
28. Modular toilets to be installed in trains
29. 15,000 automated ticket machines in 2 years
30. More passenger trains in the peak season
31. E-ticket booking to go up from 1L to 3L annually
32. Rajdhani, Shatabdi to get modernized coaches
33. Long-distance trains to display the next station
34. Express trains to have public address systems
35. Arrival time to be printed on tickets
36. 560 platforms to be lengthened for long-distance trains
37. Railways planning SMARTCARD-based ticket system
38. 195 stations to get foot overbridge
39. Upgradation of 281 low-level platforms to medium level
40. Upgradation of 203 medium-level platforms to high level
41. Automated ticket vending machines at 250 now
42. Plan to provide ticket booking via a mobile phone
43. Mulling ticket confirmation via a mobile phone
44. New coaches in Shatabdi trains by 2011
45. New coaches in all Rajdhani trains by 2010
46. Senior women citizens' concession up 50% from 30%
47. SC, STs given more jobs than quota allotted to them
48. N Railway hospital in Delhi to be fully AC
49. 5% cut in petrol, diesel freight
50. 50 big terminals planned in Mumbai, Pune, Ghaziabad
REGARDS,
VIKRAM SINGH
From India, Delhi
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u have really given the crux of the Railway Budget.. i hope u will provide the same for Union Budget as well. take care Rahul Verma
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Finance Minister and other government authorities who deal with financing of daily commodities should be ashamed of themselves. They should learn how to do financing like Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav. Even though India takes around 25 types of taxes from local people, consumers still have to pay very high prices for daily commodities like vegetables, fruits, rice, wheat, etc.
Will there only be a rise in those important commodities? Will there never be a lowering of prices for those commodities, like railway fares?
I do not want an explanation from our Finance Minister like this, "For example, onion prices have already been lowered!" Yes, they have been lowered after rising to their peak. For instance, when a 10 Rs. onion rose to 30 Rs., it is now lowered to 15 Rs. We do not want that kind of lowering. We want prices to decrease like the railways are doing.
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Will there only be a rise in those important commodities? Will there never be a lowering of prices for those commodities, like railway fares?
I do not want an explanation from our Finance Minister like this, "For example, onion prices have already been lowered!" Yes, they have been lowered after rising to their peak. For instance, when a 10 Rs. onion rose to 30 Rs., it is now lowered to 15 Rs. We do not want that kind of lowering. We want prices to decrease like the railways are doing.
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