Railway Budget 2014-15: Highlights
Here
are the main Highlights of Railway Budget 2014-15 presented by Union
Railway minister Sadananda Gowda in Lok Sabha today(08 July 2014) at
12.00Hrs.
* Rail budget seeks course correction, avoids populism
* No increase in rail fare
* Stress on resource mobilization through PSU surplus, FDI and PPP
* Bullet train on Ahmedabad-Mumbai corridor proposed, Speed of trains to be increased in nine sectors
* More thrust on passenger amenities, cleanliness & efficient station management
* Multi pronged approach for improving safety & security, 4000 women RPF constables to be recruited
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Revamping railway reservation system into next generation e-ticketing,
Wi-fi services in major stations & in select trains, mobile based
wakeup calls for passengers
* 58 new trains introduced; 11 existing trains extended
* Railway university and innovation incubation centre to be set up
* Top priority to transparency, e-procurement to be made
* Compulsory in higher purchase, online registration for wagons in next two months
* Highest ever plan outlay of 65,445 crore with higher allocation for safety measures
Railway Reservation System will be revamped into Next Generation e-Ticketing System. Ticket booking through mobile phones and through Post Offices will be popularized.
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