Railway Budget 2008 by Lalu Prasad Yadav
The Railway Budget of India has been presented today by the honorable rail minister Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The railway budget of the year 2008 has focused on increasing the amount of facilities that are provided to the people who avail the services of the Indian Railways on a daily basis. The rail ministry has also tried to not increase the fares.
Major DeclarationsFollowing are the major declarations that have been proposed in the India Railway Budget 2008:
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Indian Railways to collaborate on Mother-Child Health Express
Railway examinations would be taken in Urdu in states with high percentage of Urdu speakers
The railway tickets would be more easily accessible now
Railway hospitals to be improved
Multipurpose railway cards would be provided in Mumbai
CFL lights to be used
Display Boards would be provided for the express trains and the long distance mails
Railway production center to be set up in Kerala
Railway call centers by the year 2009
Easier acquisition of land for developmental purposes
The Rajdhani and Satabdi express trains would be maintained by private companies
53 trains to be introduced in the next year
30 major stations would have multilevel parking facilities
Routes of a number of trains to be increased
50 major stations would have escalators and lifts
Special Commonwealth games trains to be run from Delhi to Pune
The low level platforms would be brought up to the standards of the medium level and high level platforms
Tickets to have possible arrival times printed on them
Specific line for purposes of transporting coal
Private companies would be allowed to make terminals
The Automatic Signalling System would be expanded
Fares in second class compartments to go down by 5%
More tickets on the Internet
Fares in 3A compartments to go down by 3%
Terminals to have better amenities and twenty four hour freight handling facilities
Fares in 1A compartments to go down by 7%
40 new contained depots by the coming year
Fares in 2A compartments to go down by 4%
Specific freight corridors
Freights of diesel and petrol to go down by 5%
New and improved coaches in Satabdi and Rajdhani
6% reduction in freight charges in the Northeastern parts of India
Coal, cement, steel and container freight would go up in the next year
No lines for tickets by the next two years
Better information system for travelers
Rs 4000 crores allocated for installing green toilets in trains
The stations at Delhi, Mumbai and Patna stations to be helped for attaining global standards
10 new trains for Bihar
Safety measures would be increased to prevent accidents
Students and women to get concessions
Number of unmanned level-crossings to go down
An increased number of trains would function on electricity in the Northern part of India
Senior citizens to enjoy 30% concessions
Major DeclarationsFollowing are the major declarations that have been proposed in the India Railway Budget 2008:
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Indian Railways to collaborate on Mother-Child Health Express
Railway examinations would be taken in Urdu in states with high percentage of Urdu speakers
The railway tickets would be more easily accessible now
Railway hospitals to be improved
Multipurpose railway cards would be provided in Mumbai
CFL lights to be used
Display Boards would be provided for the express trains and the long distance mails
Railway production center to be set up in Kerala
Railway call centers by the year 2009
Easier acquisition of land for developmental purposes
The Rajdhani and Satabdi express trains would be maintained by private companies
53 trains to be introduced in the next year
30 major stations would have multilevel parking facilities
Routes of a number of trains to be increased
50 major stations would have escalators and lifts
Special Commonwealth games trains to be run from Delhi to Pune
The low level platforms would be brought up to the standards of the medium level and high level platforms
Tickets to have possible arrival times printed on them
Specific line for purposes of transporting coal
Private companies would be allowed to make terminals
The Automatic Signalling System would be expanded
Fares in second class compartments to go down by 5%
More tickets on the Internet
Fares in 3A compartments to go down by 3%
Terminals to have better amenities and twenty four hour freight handling facilities
Fares in 1A compartments to go down by 7%
40 new contained depots by the coming year
Fares in 2A compartments to go down by 4%
Specific freight corridors
Freights of diesel and petrol to go down by 5%
New and improved coaches in Satabdi and Rajdhani
6% reduction in freight charges in the Northeastern parts of India
Coal, cement, steel and container freight would go up in the next year
No lines for tickets by the next two years
Better information system for travelers
Rs 4000 crores allocated for installing green toilets in trains
The stations at Delhi, Mumbai and Patna stations to be helped for attaining global standards
10 new trains for Bihar
Safety measures would be increased to prevent accidents
Students and women to get concessions
Number of unmanned level-crossings to go down
An increased number of trains would function on electricity in the Northern part of India
Senior citizens to enjoy 30% concessions
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