TMI BlogHighlights from Railway Budget - 2015X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Highlights from Railway Budget - 2015 - By: - CS Swati Dodhi - Other Topics - Dated:- 27-2-2015 - - Highlights from Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's Speech: No increase in passenger fares SMS alert to be introduced for train timings To introduce air-conditioned coaches for suburban trains Wi-fi to be available at 400 railway stations To revamp station redevelopment policy c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ompletely To have bidding system for redevelopment of stations To develop 10 satellite railway stations this year On-board entertainment facility could be extended on Shatabdi trains Mobile charging stations will be introduced general class coaches Wagon-making scheme to be reviewed to make it easier for private investment To improve cleanliness and design of bed linen All Ind ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ia 24x7 grievances helpline 138 to start soon 17,000 more toilets to be replaced by Bio-Toilets, New toilets at 650 stations, more vacuum toilets Passenger travelling unreserved can procure a ticket within 5 minutes Mobile application to address complaints of people is also being developed Hand-held devices for ticket checkers for moving towards paperless ticketing Centrally managed ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... railway display network in over 2000 stations in next 2 years We are committed to provide rail connectivity to North Eastern states CCTVs to be introduced in select trains and suburban trains for women safety Train Protection Warning System, Train Collision Avoidance System Tickets can be booked 120 days in advance instead of 60 days Plan expenditure to go up to a record ₹ 1. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1 lakh crore in 2015-16 from ₹ 66,000 crore in the previous year Railways plans to spend over ₹ 8 lakh crore over five years We will introduce train sets saving 20% of journey time, similar to bullet trains in design, and that can run on existing tracks Feasibility report of high speed train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad expected by mid-2015 The speed passenger trains across ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nine corridors will be increased to 160-200 km from 110 km Railways to go through transformation in five years; to increase track capacity by 10 per cent to 1.38 lakh km To monetise assets rather than sell them To set up full-fledged Railway University in FY16 Rs.2000 crore for Coastal Connectivity Program; ₹ 2500 crore through BOT/Annuity route 6608 kms of track to be electr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ified Projects worth ₹ 96,182 crore to expand capacity of 9,420 km rail lines Drawing up comprehensive policy to tap latent advertising potential - - Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing authors experts professionals Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
|
