Highlights of the 2010-11 Railway Budget

The main highlights of the 2010-11 railway budget include:



: No increase in passenger fares




: Rs.100 reduction in freight per wagon for fertilisers and kerosene




: Free travel for cancer patients in 3rd AC classes




: Cost-sharing in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode in some gauge-conversion
projects




: Further extension of Kolkata Metro on priority basis; stations to be named after
Bahadur Shah Zafar, Tagore family




: Karmabhoomi trains to be introduced for migrant labour




: New Janmabhoomi train between Ahmedabad and Udhampur




: Special "Bharat Teertha" train to be run around India to commemorate Rabindranath
Tagore's 150th birth anniversary




: Railway line to be extended from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and
Kashmir




: Andaman and Nicobar Islands to get railway line from Port Blair to Diglipur




: Sikkim capital Gangtok to be connected by rail from Rangpo




: 2011 being 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, special train to be run from
West Bengal to Bangladesh




: Gross earnings in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.88,281 crore




: Working expenditure in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.83,440 crore




: Expenses during 2010-11 estimated at Rs.87,100 crore




: Thrust on expansion in 2010-11 with allocation of Rs.4,411 crore




: Kashmir rail link to be extended to Sopore in the north of the valley




: Net profit of Rs.1,328 crore in 2009-10




: 10 automobile ancillary hubs to be created



: Twenty-two million energy saving CFLs for lighting distributed already




: Policy decision to employ one member of family whose land is requisitioned for
railway projects




: North-south, east-west dedicated freight corridors to be created




: Construction of high-speed passenger rail corridors envisaged




: More multi-functional hospitals to be set up




: Educational facilities to be set up for children of 80,000 women families




: Special facilities to be established for gangmen




: Insurance facilities for licensed porters as part of railway's corporate social
responsibility




: Centre for railway research to be established with Indian Institutes of Technology and Defence Research and Development Organisation




: Will involve unions in policy making




: Integral Coach Factory Chennai to be further modernised




: New wagon repair shop in Mumbai




: Design, development and testing centre for railway wheels at Bangalore




: Within five years, all unmanned level crossings to be manned




: Construction of more underpasses, besides road overbridges




: Greater coordination with state governments to protect railway property




: Security of women passengers to be improved




: Ex-servicemen to be employed in Railway Protection Force




: Five sports academies to be set up




: Astroturf to be provided for development of hockey




: Employment opportunities for sports persons




: Railways to be lead partner for Commonwealth Games




: Special drive to increase passenger amenities




: Upgrade of 94 stations




: Six new drinking water bottling plants in PPP mode




: Modern toilets at railway stations




: More ticketing centres to help the public




: Acquisition of cutting edge safety technology




: 1,000 route km to be created




: Special task force for clearing investment proposals in 100 days




: New business model to be created




: No privatisation of railways




: But greater participation of private sector




: 117 of 120 new trains for current fiscal to be flagged off