Central Railway Minister Mr. Dinesh Trivedi presents his maiden Railway Budget 2012-13 in the Lok Sabha.
Highlights of Railway Budget
* 2 paise per km hike for second class suburban trains.
* Hike of 3 paisa per km for mail & express trains
* Hike of 10 paise per km for 3rd AC passengers.
* Sleeper class passengers to pay 5 paise more per km.
* First AC fare hiked by 20 paise per km.
* 2AC passengers to pay 15 paise more per km.
Platform ticket hiked ..!
* Platform ticket hiked to Rs.5. It earlier cost Rs.3.
* GRP/RPF personnel deployed on 3,500 trains.
New passenger services:
820 new items; 75 new express trains; 21 new passenger trains; 75 new services in Mumbai suburban system.
* Targeting freight carriage of 1,025 million tonnes to bring in Rs.89,339 crore; passenger earnings estimated at Rs.36,073 crore; gross receipts estimated at Rs.1.32 lakh crore.
* Guru Parikarma special trains to cover Sikh pilgrimage centres of Amritsar, Patna and Nanded.
* Separate trains to run for wait-listed passengers.
* Special housekeeping body to be set up to maintain stations and trains.
* Passenger amenities to be given Rs.1,112 crore in 2012-13 as against Rs.762 crore in current year.
* Standard of hygiene needs to be improved substantially; all out efforts will be made on this in the next six months; duty bound to provide high standard of services; special housekeeping body to be set up for stations and trains
One lakh people..! * One lakh people to be recruited in 2012.
* Improvements to railway stations can provide employment to 50,000 people.
* New tracks proposed for tribal areas.
* Four rail factories to be set up in Kerala.
* Corrosion from night soil being discharged from toilets on tracks costs Rs.350 crore annually.
* Green toilets to be installed in 2,500 coaches in the next one year.
* Eco-friendly toilets to replace openly discharged ones.
* 750 km tracks to be converted in double lines.
* Tickets will be sold at post offices also.
* 2100 specially designed coaches manufactured to meet needs of the differently abled; aim to provide one such coach in each express train.
* Upgradation of 929 stations.
* 1,000 new stations to be set up through public-private partnership.
* Electrification to be undertaken over 6,500 km at an allocation of Rs.8,000 crore during 12th Plan.
Car trains..!
* 12 car trains to run for Navi Mumbai.
* 1,500 new coaches for Mumbai local trains.
* 825 km of railway tracks to be transformed into broad gauge.
* Outlay of Rs.60,100 crore during 2012-13, the highest ever.
Safety..!
* Safety is our highest priority.
* Want to stop recurring rail accidents.
* Death on tracks is unacceptable.
* Without the railways growing, India's GDP cannot grow.
Highlights of Railway Budget
* 2 paise per km hike for second class suburban trains.
* Hike of 3 paisa per km for mail & express trains
* Hike of 10 paise per km for 3rd AC passengers.
* Sleeper class passengers to pay 5 paise more per km.
* First AC fare hiked by 20 paise per km.
* 2AC passengers to pay 15 paise more per km.
Platform ticket hiked ..!
* Platform ticket hiked to Rs.5. It earlier cost Rs.3.
* GRP/RPF personnel deployed on 3,500 trains.
New passenger services:
820 new items; 75 new express trains; 21 new passenger trains; 75 new services in Mumbai suburban system.
* Targeting freight carriage of 1,025 million tonnes to bring in Rs.89,339 crore; passenger earnings estimated at Rs.36,073 crore; gross receipts estimated at Rs.1.32 lakh crore.
* Guru Parikarma special trains to cover Sikh pilgrimage centres of Amritsar, Patna and Nanded.
* Separate trains to run for wait-listed passengers.
* Special housekeeping body to be set up to maintain stations and trains.
* Passenger amenities to be given Rs.1,112 crore in 2012-13 as against Rs.762 crore in current year.
* Standard of hygiene needs to be improved substantially; all out efforts will be made on this in the next six months; duty bound to provide high standard of services; special housekeeping body to be set up for stations and trains
One lakh people..! * One lakh people to be recruited in 2012.
* Improvements to railway stations can provide employment to 50,000 people.
* New tracks proposed for tribal areas.
* Four rail factories to be set up in Kerala.
* Corrosion from night soil being discharged from toilets on tracks costs Rs.350 crore annually.
* Green toilets to be installed in 2,500 coaches in the next one year.
* Eco-friendly toilets to replace openly discharged ones.
* 750 km tracks to be converted in double lines.
* Tickets will be sold at post offices also.
* 2100 specially designed coaches manufactured to meet needs of the differently abled; aim to provide one such coach in each express train.
* Upgradation of 929 stations.
* 1,000 new stations to be set up through public-private partnership.
* Electrification to be undertaken over 6,500 km at an allocation of Rs.8,000 crore during 12th Plan.
Car trains..!
* 12 car trains to run for Navi Mumbai.
* 1,500 new coaches for Mumbai local trains.
* 825 km of railway tracks to be transformed into broad gauge.
* Outlay of Rs.60,100 crore during 2012-13, the highest ever.
Safety..!
* Safety is our highest priority.
* Want to stop recurring rail accidents.
* Death on tracks is unacceptable.
* Without the railways growing, India's GDP cannot grow.
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