RAILWAY BUDGET 2010-11

Mamata Banerjee ends her budget speech No hike in passenger fares Relief for cancer patients in sleeper class Press concessions extended to family and dependents upto 20 years Concessions for film industry, technicians Railways to employ ex-servicemen for railway security National High Speed rail authority to be set up Bharat Teerth train in memory of Tagore to connect 16 destinations in India FY11 total gross earnings Rs 88,281 Crs Karma Bhoomi trains introduced for unorganised sector workers Metro Railway to be expanded in Kolkata on priority Rs 4,411 cr allocated for new rail lines No forcible acquisition of land, one member of land losing family to get a job. Rail link to Bangladesh proposed Railways to borrow Rs 9120 Crs this fiscal FY11 working spend Rs 87100 Crs 54 new trains to be introduced in FY11 FY11 Gross Budgetary Support Rs 15,800 Crs FY11 dividend liability Rs 6600 Crs FY11 Plan Outlay at Rs 41,426 Crs Tourist trains to be launched on 16 routes Pension appropriation to account for Rs. 14,500 Crs Funding for Metro Rail projects increased by 55% FY11 Gross traffic receipts Rs 94,800 Crs Impact of 6th Pay Commission at Rs 55,000 Crs Non-core business revenue estimated at Rs 1000 Crs 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Railways profit at Rs 1328 Crs Routes of 21 trains to be extended Railway exam fees to be withdrawn for minorities, women and OBCs Private operators can run special freight trains Dividend to exchequer at Rs 6608 Crs 2 freight corridors planned in Maharashtra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 Special trains for commonwealth games Railways to provide increased job opportunities for sportsmen Plan to raise 20,000Crs in one year Railway protection force to be augmented, Mahila Vahini to be introduced Rs 1300Crs for passenger amenities 117 new trains to be flagged out by March 31 All level crossings to be manned within next 5 years Latest technology to be deployed to prevent accidents E-ticket mobile vans to be introduced Modern toilets to be introduced in most stations Six drinking water bottling plants planned Multi-level parking complexes through PPP route planned Special drive to improve passenger amenities Limited funds, constraints line addition Major jump being planned to complete 1000 km of new railway lines in one year Will involve all railway unions in development

New business models with public-private partnership needed Railways not to be privatised Special task force to clear proposals Business community should come forward and form partnerships with railways Our objective is inclusive growth Goals broken up into short, medium and long-term I want to help everbody within the limited infrastructure, says Mamata Commercial viability not the only criteria Mamata begins budget speech in Lok Sabha Mamata Banerjee set to begin her Railway Budget speech shortly Mamata Banerjee set to begin her Railway Budget speech shortly White paper on Indian Railways' vision 2020 presented to Lok Sabha Speaker disallows adjournment motion but allows special discussion on price rise Mamata reaches Parliament to present Rail Budget 2010 What accounting system has Mamata used for Budget: Lalu Prasad Yadav Mamata leaves for Parliament to present Rail Budget Mamata has already introduced 28 trains from West Bengal in the last one year Opposition corners govt on price rise Government may hike freight rates by 7 to 8% Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to present Railway Budget 2010-11 in the Lok Sabha any time after 11.30 No hikes in passenger fares anticipated