Today Union minister Sadananda Gowda presented first Railway Budget by NDA government.
Highlights of Budget
- Indian railway spend only 94 paisa of revenues, remaining 6 paisa is saved.
- Gross receipts in 2013-14 was Rs 12,35,558 crore;
- Railway to set food courts in major stations
- Set up CCTV cameras in every station to monitoring services and cleanliness
- 5400+ unmanned railway crossing removed.
- Ultrasonic system will be installed to monitor problem in tracks.
- Bullet trains will be started on Mumbai—Ahmedabad route.
- IRCTC ortal to be modernized. Modern system will support 1,20,000 concurrent users
- Diamond Quadrilateral project will be started which will connect metros with high speed trains
- Wifi facility will be provided in A1 and A2 trains
- 850 new coaches for Mumbai local trains
- Direct trains on Chardham routs
- Paperless offices to be set up within 5 years
- 27 express trains to be introduced
- 5 Jansadharan and 5 premium AC trains to be introduced
- In future major projects will be financed through PPP(Public Private Partnership)
- 17000 RPF including 4000 women constables to be recruited to ensure safety
- To provide facility to transport milk in collaboration with Amul
- Special tourist trains to be started to connect all major tourist spots
- Set-up Railway University for skilled emplyees
