Indian Railway Budget 2010-11 Highlights

Common Man Vs Budget

Cheap passes for commuters
Improvement in amenities , safety , security and punctuality
Good food and adequate drinking water supply
Medical facility, Ambulance in every railway station and one doctor in long route trains

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Industry vs Budget

To commit timely delivery of goods, Railways should run the freight trains like passenger trains i.e., time-scheduled freight trains in all-major routes to ensure better customer service
As the existing rail network is not adequate as compared to the burgeoning rail freight business, it should be expanded and dedicated freight lines should be upgraded or accelerated to avoid congestion on the operative routes. The number of existing rakes, wagons and racks should also be substantially increased to cater to the increasing demand.

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Citizen's Expectations

Please increase the frequency of Indore-pune express(9311/9312) from..

Sarika

When will our goverment think on Mumbai Agra super fast train. It is..

Manoj

I was hoping a new morning train for Kathgodam, terminal station for..

Raj

Mumbai - Chennai sector will always be a God Forsaken Route. For a..

Easwar Raghunathan

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Highlights of Railway Budget 2010

Focus on medium term goals, planning and funds

Business model for revenue

Six bottling plants to supply fresh drinking water on cheap rates

Plan for Automated fire safety system

No hike in freight fare

E-ticket at panchayat level

Service charge on AC class cut by Rs. 20 against Rs. 40 earlier and in sleeper class service charge cut by Rs. 10

Private operators can run special freight trains.

Houses for all railways employees by next 10 years

101 new suburban trains for Mumbai

Railways exam fees to be withdrawn for women, minorities and backward classes

Railways to setup 5 sports academy and also setup multi functional hospitals

Allocated 1300 crore for passengers amenities

Articles

Railway Budget 2010 has no hope..

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Railway Budget for the year 2010-2011 has nothing different as usual, with gimmicks and special favours..

CJ : MADHU AGRAWAL

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Indian Railway Budget 2010:..

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Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee tabled Railway Budget 2010-11 in Lok Shabha on Wednesday February..

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Railway Budget 2010: Complete..

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Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that her ministry will follow the twin strategy of..

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Railway Budget 2010: Better..

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Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the Minister put great emphasis on safety and..

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Indian Railway Performance

	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Gross traffic receipts	54491	62732	71720	81901
Working expenses	45488	49047	54462	66590
Net traffic receipts (1-2)	9003	13685	17258	15311
Net miscellaneous receipts	1140	768	1076	1112

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New Train/Routes

Special "Bharat Teertha" train to be run around India to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary
Karmabhoomi trains to be introduced for migrant labour
New Janmabhoomi train between Ahmedabad and Udhampur

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Highlights

On Mamta's Pre-Budget

Tatkal fares reduced from Rs. 150 to Rs. 100
No change in passenger fare charges in any class
Tatkal scheme: Booking time reduced from five to two days

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Challenges

Rs 14,00,000 crore investment requirement estimated in the Vision 2020 document for the next 10 years, the railway budget needs to contain out-of-the-box measures for raising revenues on a much larger scale than hitherto.
Indian Railways (IR) tackling a few crucial issues on priority. The first of them is raising additional revenues through fare collections. Now there is heavy cross-subsidisation of coaching services (passenger and allied services) by the freight services.
To meet corporate social responsibility, suitable concessions, targeted at deserving groups can be built in.

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