Thursday, 26 February 2015

Railway Budget 2015 Highlights

Highlights of Hon’ble Railway Minister’s Budget Speech 2015
8.5 lakh crore investment in Railways in the next 5 years
No increase in passenger fares
17000 green toilets already in place and additional 17000 to be added soon with vacuum toilets in trains
All India 24x7 Helpline 138  to be operational from 1 Mar
Operation 5 minutes at UTS for unreserved passengers to get tickets in 5 minutes
SMS alert for arrival and departure at every station
Mobile charging in passenger trains n increase in charging points in other coaches
Self-operating safes at major station.
Online booking of wheel chairs through IRCTC
More general coaches in major routes
Replacing ladder for upper berths better ones. Sr Citizen quota for lower berths
New coaches to be braille letter friendly for visually handicapped
Request MPs to invest in Railways with MPLAD funds
Divisional forums with MPs as members
To develop satellite terminals in major cities to decongest
120 crores for lifts n escalators in stations
120 days advance booking of tickets
5 year Safety Action plan for U/m LC, LC, derailments n fires
970 RUB/ROB/LCs next year to reduce accidents
Pt Madhan Mohan Malaviya Chair in  Benaras Hindu University for rail technology
Separate accounting procedure to assess productivity of HR resources
More focus on solar energy
Loco sheds n maintenance depots to be certified for environment management
All future recruitments through online to improve transparency
More employment generation through involvement of self-help groups
No announcement on new trains which will be announced during the current session later

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