Published on Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:55 | Updated at Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 18:27 | Source : Moneycontrol.com
Indian Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the Railway Budget in Parliament today. Banerjee has chalked out a ambitious plan with an aim to raise Rs 10,000-20,000 crore in FY11 and promised to introduce a 10-year a plan "Vision 2020".
A point to note, however, is that the second Railway Budget is being announced amidst accusations that promises made last year have not yet been achieved.
Key highlights:
- To come out with 10-year plan 'Vision 2020'
- Limited funds available constraint for line addition
- See 890 million tonne freight loading during FY10
- To beat FY10 freight target by 8 million tonne
- FY10 revised estimate on gross earning at Rs 88,200 crore
- Rs 6,490 crore net revenue revised estimate for FY10
- Non-core business revenue seen at Rs 1,000 crore
- Impact of 6th Pay Commission at Rs 55,000 crore
- Plan to raise Rs 10,000-20,000 crore in FY11
- FY11 freight loading aim at 944 million tonne
- FY11 gross traffic receipts at Rs 94,800 crore
- FY11 plan outlay seen at Rs 41,426 crore
- FY11 working spend seen at Rs 87,100 crore
- See FY11 dividend liability at Rs 6,600 crore
- FY11 operating ratio seen at 93.2%
- FY11 new line allocation cost at Rs 4,400 crore
- FY11 gross budgetary support seen at Rs 15,800 crore
- To borrow Rs 9,120 crore this fiscal
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- Not to increase freight tariff
- Time for business partnership with Railways has come
- Not to privatise Railways
- To set up six bottling water plants via PPP model
- RFID technology to be used in freight transport
- To acquire 18,000 new wagons
- To set up more freight corridors
- Cut freight on food grain, kerosene by Rs 100/wagon
- To set up 10 auto ancillary hubs In PPP model
- To start door-to-door service for freight movement
- Premium tatkal service for parcel, freight movement
- Golden Rail Corridor project announced
- 5 new coach factories to be set up
- Diesel plant in Bengal if land available
- Railway research center in Kharagpur
- Design testing unit to be set up in Bangalore
Passengers
- To complete 1,000 km lines in one year
- 117 new trains to be flagged off by March 31
- Rs 1,300 crore for passenger amenities
- To launch double-decker trains on pilot basis
- To construct more underpasses, subways, low-height flyovers
- To raise 12 companies of women RPF
- Women RPF to be raised
- E-ticketing mobile vans at hospitals, universities
- To run 101 new suburban trains in Mumbai
- To introduce 54 new trains in FY11
- Service charge on AC class cut to Rs 20 From Rs 40
- To extend routes of 21 trains
- To launch tourist trains on 16 routes
- To launch 10 more duranto trains
- Golden Rail Corridor project announced
- Funding for metro rail projects increased by 5%
Employees and Employment
- New housing scheme for 14 lakh employees
- Ex-servicemen for railway security
- Rail exams to be held in regional languages
- FY11 pension appropriation at Rs 14,500 crore
Public service
- Announces Rabindra Museum at Howrah
- Railways to set up 10 eco-parks
- Special trains for Commonwealth Games
- Sports academies to be set up in 5 cities
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