Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the new government for the Indian Railways Budget for 2010-11 will present the second time. According to the common man expect reasonable fares as passengers accustomed fare, but no such effect are. Last year Budgets attraction The Duranto train services connecting bi-cities are expected to increase in number this year.
Now, people wants to have safe journey with pleasure and comfort and their are lot of expectations with the rail budget 2010-11.
Summary of Railway Budget 2010-11
>Double-decker trains to be launched on pilot basis
>Have save Rs.2000 Crs because of austerity drive
>To start door to door service for freight movement
>Premium Tatkal sevice for parcel, freight movements
>Dedicated passenger corridors planned
>10 more Duronto trains to be introduced
>Freight on food grain and kerosene cut by Rs 100 per wagon
>Railways profit at Rs 1328 Crs
>Routes of 21 trains to be extended
>Railway exam fees to be withdrawn for minorities, women and OBCs
>Private operators can run special freight trains
>Dividend to exchequer at Rs 6608 Crs
>2 freight corridors planned in Maharashtra
>5 wagon factories planned
>101 new suburban trains for Mumbai
>Service charge on sleeper class cut to Rs.10
>Service charge on AC Class cut from Rs.40 to Rs.20
>Rae Bareli coach factory work to start within a year
>Chittaranjan Locomotive Works to be modernised
>State of the art loco pilot training centres proposed
>No change in freight rates
>Housing for all raiway employees in next 10 years
>50 creches to be set up for railways women employees
>381 diagonistic centres throughout India to be set up alongside hospitals
>Proposed Rabindra museum at Howrah, Geetanjali museum at Bolpur
>117 trains would be flagged off within the next seven months
>Plan to raise Rs 10,000-20,000 crore in the next one year
>Larger section of population to get connectivity over next 5 years
>No plans for privatisation of Railways – Mamta
>6 bottling plants for clean water at cheap rates
>Mamata: Policies to be easier, investor-friendly
>Mamata: Need to involve pvt players
>Mamata: Aim for 1000 km new tracks every year
>Task Force for investment proposals in 100 days
there is nothing for north india with ministry of railways . Sorry to say that when u require foodgrains u come to north india n wat abt facilities. who will provide rail links to punjab,haryana,himachal & j&k
shud v go to our neighouring countries to provide us facilities.