The highlights of the
Rail Budget as presented by Indian Railway Minister - Pawan Kumar Bansal:
No
increase in passenger fare
Railways
will absorb `. 850 crore on account of no hike in passenger fare
Marginal
increase in reservation charges, cancellation charges
Internet
booking to be provided from 0030 hours to 2330 hours
Superfast
and Tatkal charges to rise
27
new passenger trains to be introduced
67
express trains to be launched
Run
of 58 trains to be extended
72
additional suburban services in Mumbai and 18 in Kolkata
9
Electric Multiple Unit trains to be introduced
22
new lines to be taken up in 2013-14
500-km
new lines to be completed in 2013-14
Electrification
of 1,200 km to be completed this year
Concessional
fare for sportspersons
5%
average increase in freight
Diesel
price hike added `.3,300 crore to fuel bill of Railways
5.2%
growth in passenger traffic expected in 2013-14
Railways
to set up a Debt Service Fund
`.3,000 crore loan from Finance Ministry repaid with
interest by Railways this financial year
New
coach manufacturing and maintenance facilities to be set up in various places
Centralised
training institute to be set up in Secunderabad
Will
provide better living conditions for Railway Protection Force personnel
Seek
to fill 1.52 lakh vacancies in railways this year.
Target
of `.4,000 crore for railway production units in 2014
Trying
to connect Manipur through railways
Investment
of `.3800 crore for port connectivity projects
Target
of `.1000 crore each for Indian Railways Land Development
Authority and Indian
Railways
Station Development authority
Labs
to test food provided in trains. ISO certification for all rail kitchens
Induction
of e-ticketing through mobile phones
Next-generation
e-ticketing system to improve end user experience.
`.100 crore to be spent to augment facilities at Delhi,
New Delhi and Nizamuddin railway stations
Free
wi-fi facilities in select trains
More
ladies specials in metros and a helpline number to be implemented
Elimination
of over 10,000 level crossings and 17 bridges sanctioned for rehabilitation
Enhancement
of the track capacity and the Train Protection Warning System
Indigenously
developed collision avoidance system to be put to trial
Induction
of self-propelled accident relief trains along with fast and reliable disaster
management system
Operating
ratio of 88.8% achieved
Dividend
reduced from 5 to 4%
`.63,000 crore investment in 2013-14
1,047
million tonnes freight loading estimated during 2013-14
Freight
earning to grow by 9% to `.93,554 crore.
Passenger
earnings of `. 42,000 crore estimated in 2013-14
Indian
Railways Institute of Financial Management to be set up at Secunderabad
New
wheel factory to be set up at Rae Bareli
Greenfiled
EMU manufacturing facility at Bhilwara
Railway
energy management company to be set up to harness solar and wind energy
179
escalators and 400 lifts at A 1 and other select stations
Raised
four companies of women RPF personnel, and another eight to be raised for
women's safety
Losses
mounted from `.22,500 crore in 2011-12 to `.24,600
crore in 2012-13
Planning
Commission pegged 12th Plan at `.125.19 lakh crore
`.1 lakh crore to be raised from public-private
partnership, `.1.05 lakh crore through internal.
Use
of Aadhaar card by Railways to render user friendly services
More
RPF guards, ladies specials in metros and helplines to be implemented
Railways
hopes to end 2013-14 with a balance of `.12,506 crore
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