Railway budget 2010 - highlights
Posted On Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at at 12:58 PM by Twilight Sense· Service charge on AC fares cut to Rs ௨0
· Passenger fares cut
· 10 more Duronto trains
· More freight corridors, Tourist
trains on 16 routes
· 101 new suburban trains in Mumbai
· 54 new trains to be introduced in 2010-2011
· Railways to develop ten automobile hubs
· ICF in Chennai to be modernised and a new unit to be set up there
· Work on Rae Bareli Coach Factory in UP to start within a year
· Wagon repair shop to be set up in Badnera in
· 5 new coach factories to be set up
· Chittaranjan Locomotive Works capacity to be augmented
· No hike in freight tariff
· Centre for Railway Research to be set up at IIT-Kharagpur
· To introduce pilot project for fire detection, construct more underpasses for safety
· Railways to enhance contribution to central staff benefit fund
· Ex-servicemen to be recruited in RPF
· Special trains for
· Railways to set up Tagore museum at
· Housing scheme for 14 lakh Rail employees
· Proposes 'House for all' scheme for Railway employees
· 5 sports academies to be set up by Railways
· No forceful acquisition of land by Railways
· Design testing unit to be set up in
· Railways to set up 10 eco-parks
· Law and order is a state concern, not Railways
· No unmanned railway crossing in 5 yrs
· New anti-collision devices, better traffic control systems
· E-ticketing mobile vans at hospitals, universities
· Proposes multi-level parking in private partnership
· Promises better amenities
· 6 bottling plants to supply water to Railways
· Sops for women and minority communities
· Plans to raise Rs 10,000-20,000 cr
in 2010-2011
· 117 trains will be flagged off within 7 months
· 1000 km to be added every year: Mamata
· Task force groups to look at project delays
· Mamata says no to privatisation of Railways
· Time for private partnership in Railways: Mamata
· Domestic investments invited
· Business firms must join hands with Railways: Mamata
· To come up with 10-yr plan 'Vision 2020'
· Connectivity is key to
· Social responsibility top concern: Mamata
· Mamata Banerjee tables 2010-11 Railway Budget in parliment.