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Comparison Rail Budget

2008 - 2009

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Facts & Figures

Rs crore FY 2008 - 2009 FY 2009-2010

Gross Traffic Receipts 82,393 88,419

Total Working

Expenses

72,490 81,665

Net Railway revenue 11,066 8,122

Dividend Payable toGeneral Revenues

4,711 5,479

Operating Ratio 88.3% 92.5%

Overall Surplus 6,356 2,642

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Budget Initiatives ofFY 2008-

2009 Rates of AC 3, 2 and 1 tier to be cut by 4, 2 and 7%

respectively during peak hours to increase the traffic.

Sleeper class fares to be cut down by 5% and super fast

charges to be reduced by Rs. 8. 50% discount for Women senior Citizens & AIDS

Patients.

10 Garib Rath & 53 New Trains to be introduced.

5% reservation for women in Railway Protection Force.y 70 days bonus for all railway employees.

y Railway to expand by 35000 Kms.

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Budget Initiatives ofFY 2008-

2009 Passengers can get E-Tickets on the Internet and Go-

mumbai Cards,a multi purpose card for Mumbai trains.

Number of trains increased in peak seasons and Rs 500

crore to be spent on maintenance of platforms. Smart Cards to be introduced for the Railway

passengers and automatic signalling system to be

introduced.

20,000 freight wagons, anti-collision and fire safetydevices to be introduced in all trains.

Under graduate students and females to get more

concession.

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Budget Initiatives ofFY 2009-

2010 To ensure food and quality water in all trains and atleast1 doctor in all long distance stations.

Automatic ticket vending machines and security in all

stations. Infotainment services, personalised services to be

introduced in Rajdhani and Shatabdis.

To ensure Janata Food (at low price) in Trains

Budgetary support to railways increased by Rs 5,000crore and 45 stations identified for religious and tourismimportance.

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Budget Initiatives ofFY 2009-

2010 Special provisions for SCs, STs and Sportspersons.

57 new trains to be introduced and 53 new railway tracks

to be built.

10 new Garib rath trains and Non-Stop AC Sleeperturant trains to be introduced and connect major metros.

Ladies special in Delhi,kolkata and in chennai and

scholarship for higher education of girls of railway

oficials. New houses to be built for 6650 Railways employees

and Railway Medical Colleges,Hospitals to be set up.

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COMPARISON More focus on future plans in previous budget ie. 35000 kms addition of

railway tracks, Modernisation of security system, than compared to this.

Budget of 2008 09 was more election oriented and hence measures like

fare cut and concessions were adopted.

New initiatives like E Ticketing, Smart Card and Tatkal Reservation Scheme

were very visionary in previous budget.

Commitment of One Doctor in every long distance trains shows the concern

of present government towards the safety of passenger. Infotainment and personalized services in trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani

will certainly put forth a strong competition with low fare airlines and also will

ensure world class facilities in these special trains.

New trains introduced in both the budgets were mostly for the native states

of Railway Minister, this is not a good practice and needs to be curbed.

There should be limit to provide subsidy to an extent that it should not affectthe future development plans as funds get diverted to these subsidies rather

than getting invested in projects for future developments.

Enough consideration for modernization projects has not been given in both

the budgets, which is required to be given.

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SUGGESTIONS

More focus on allocation of budgetary expenditure on technical

advancement.

Advanced systems to be procured to avoid delay of trains in foggy

conditions.

Steps to be taken to promote online booking since it will cut down expenseson operations and also will be more environmental friendly.

Hygiene and Sanitation of stations needs to be improved.

Electrification, conversion in to broad gauge and construction of special

corridors are required to be speeded up.

Utilization of vacant land is a good step being taken but it should be

deadline based completion. Computerization of all offices of railway department and its awareness

should become the priority.

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