Rail Budget Highlights

Rail Budget - Highlights

• Mamta concludes her Rail Budget speech.
• No hike in railway fares.
• 50% discount twice an year for journalists and their families.
• Two new passenger terminals in Kerala and one each in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal proposed.
• New Super AC Class to be introduced in Indian Railways.
• Ticket booking price reduced for E-booking, concessions for senior citizens.
• New trains introduced for Vivekananda, Tagore birth anniversaries.
• 2 New thermal power plant to be set up in AP & Agra.
• EMU coaches increased from from 9 to 12 Mumbai suburban system.
• Railway's Centre for excellence to be set up in Darjeeling.
• 1,075 km new rail lines to be laid down in FY12.
• Proposed 12,000 acre for dedicated freight corridor.
• Freight loading aim at 993 million tonne in FY12
• Double-decker air-conditioned trains introduced for Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes.
• 3 new Shatabdi trains : Pune-Secunderabad, Jaipur-Agra and Ludhiana-Delhi routes.
• Student special trains introduced.
• Nine additional services for Chennai suburban service.
• Double-stack container train introduced from Gujarat to Gurgaon.
• 40% Concession on rail ticket for senior citizens.
• 9 Duronto train, 15 suburban trains in Kolkata, 3 Shatabdi trains & 56 express trains introduces.
• Railway earnings to exceed Rs. 1 lakh crore : Mamta
• Two more wagon units to be set up in Kerala
• 700 km of new rail track to be laid down.
• Concession for physically handicapped people in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.
• 34 new services for Kolkata Metro.
• Trolleys to be introduced at railway stations.
• 9 Duronto train, 15 suburban trains in Kolkata, 3 Shatabdi trains & 56 express trains introduces.
• Mamta condemns Lalu - "Lalu should not speak, he has done a lot for his state".
• Uproar in Lok Sabha - The house erupts against Kolkata friendly Rail Budget.
• Railway liabilities increased due to 6th pay commission arrears.
• Railway Cadres to be restructured, ensuring promotion of employees
• Ticket booking charges reduced by Rs 10 for AC and Rs 5 for non AC.
• Smart Card - 'Go India' introduced for long distance travel.
• 2011 - "Year of Green Energy" : Indian Railways
• "My budget focuses on modernization this year" : Mamta.
• Number of trains increased to 18,000 from 16,100 last year.
• Tax-free bonds for INR 100 billionto be issued by IRFC in 2011/12.
• Proposed railway coach factory in Jammu & Kashmir.
• Mamta : "Rail based industries by 2020".
• Mamata starts her speech for Rail Budget 2011-12.
• Mamata calls Rail Budget 2011 "Common Man Friendly".
• Lalu Prasd Yadav slams upcoming budget for being Bengal centred.
• Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expecting a "budget for all".
• Mamta arrives in parliament.