Budget 2009-10
Budget Speech - English
Budget Speech - Hindi
The honourable minister of Railways, Mamata Banerjee presents the Railway Budget 2009-10 in Parliament on Friday. The excerpts from the speech are as follows:
Highlights of Rail Budget 2009-10:
* SMS updates to indicate berth and confirmation status
* E-ticketing simplified
* 49 stations of religious importance to be upgraded
* Tatkal scheme to be reduced from 5 days to 2 days
* No increase in passenger fares across classes
* Toilets to be similar to ones in aircrafts; facilities for every journey longer than 2 hours
* Multi-functional utilities like bookstores and STD booths will be made available in stations
* Cold storage facilities for farmers to store produce
* Non-stop AC 'Turant' trains to be introduced
* 12 new 'Turant' AC sleeper trains between major metros
* Optic fibre network to be optimised
* Increase number of women commandos in key routes
* Hospitals to be developed for railway staff
* Girl child scholarship for Group B Rail employees
Cold storage facilities to be developed
* Mechanised laundry to be provided at key stations
* 11,000 MW power project for traction support
* Metro concession in Kolkata to minority students
* Launch of premium parcel service between 3 stations
* Total working expenditure estimated at Rs 81,685cr
* New scheme called 'Ijjat' for low income monthly travel
* Press correspondents to get 50% concession
* Commando unit to be raised, women unit will also be there
* Integrated security system for 140 sensitive stations
* ADGM of each zone will be responsible for supervision
* Ambulance services for passenger in metro cities to start with
* Ramps, special bogeys for physically challenged and senior citizens
* Rail over and under bridges : Centre-state funding to be reviewed
* Security will be priority : both on stations and on board
* 50 stations to be class-1 stations with world class facilities
* Doctors on long-distance trains
* Focus on cleaner trains
* Multi-function complexes in station premises
* Special facilities to be provided at 375 stations
* Airconditioned double decker coaches will be rolled out for intercity commuters
* Passengers can now buy computerised tickets from over 5000 post-offices
* ATMs on 200 mid and small sized stations
* New train information system to be started in Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi
* Launch of premium parcel service between 3 stations
* New policy to allow private freight terminal
* Railways to lease out land for commercial purposes
* Special recruitment drive to fill up physically challenged posts
* Metro Rail Hospital in Tollygunj to be upgraded
* Mamata Banerjee presents Railway Budget 2009-2010
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