Railway budget 2010 - highlights

· 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 Maharashtra


· 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 Delhi Commonwealth


· Railways to set up Tagore museum at Howrah, academy Bolpur


· 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 Bangalore


· 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 India's growth: Mamata


· Social responsibility top concern: Mamata


· Mamata Banerjee tables 2010-11 Railway Budget in parliment.



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