Union Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda has introduced Railway Budget 2014 in the Lok Sabha. Here are the highlights of the maiden NDA government budget.
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The Railway Minister expects total receipts of Rs 1,64,370 crore for 2014-15 year and expenditure would be Rs 1,49,000 crores.
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Spend 94 paisa of every rupee earned, leaving a surplus of only 6 paisa.
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Wifi in A1 and A category stations and in select trains. Internet-based platform and unreserved tickets.
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Paperless office of Indian railways in 5 years. Digital reservation charts at stations.
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Special milk transportation trains in association with Amul and National Dairy Association Board.
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Proposal to start Bullet trains in Mumbai - Ahmedabad route.
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Ultrasonic system to detect problem in track.
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4,000 women constables to be recruited to ensure safety of women. 17,000 RPF constables to provide safety to passengers. Cell phones to all RPF staff
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CCTV to monitor cleanliness activities.
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Hike of fares will bring in Rs.8,000 crore but need another Rs.9,000 crore for golden quadrilateral project.
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Committee to study pending projects in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Projects worth over Rs.20,000 crore are at various stages in Telangana and AP. They will be completed.
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North - Eastern region to get 54% more funding in this budget. Rs 5116 crore
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Railways will link all major ports through public private partnership [PPP].
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Plans to set up a Railway University for both technical and non-technical subjects.
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Increase per capita railways staff welfare fund from Rs 500 to Rs 800.
5 Jansadharan, 5 Premium & 6 AC, 27 Express Trains, 8 Passenger, 5 DEMU & 2 MEMU services; 11 train extensions.
New Trains:
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Vijayawada - New Delhi, AP Express
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Vizag - Chennai, Weekly Express
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Secunderabad - Nizamuddin, Premiun Train
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Hyderabad - Chennai, Semi Bullet Train
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Nagpur - Secunderabad, Semi Bullet Train.
