Following are the day highlights of Railway Bidget 2016-17:
Also read: Rail Budget 2016 – Live Commentary
* E-booking of tickets for accredited journalists: Prabhu
* 1,600 km of rail electrification this year, 2,000 km next fiscal
* Ticket cancellation via phone calls soon: Prabhu
* Railway safety record is better this year than previous years but much more needs to be done.
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* Overnight double-decker train Uday Express to be introduced on busiest routes, carrying capacity to be 40 per cent more, says Prabhu.
* E-catering from 40 stations now to 408 soon: Prabhu
* Budget that reflects the expectations of the entire nation
* Making all-out efforts to translate dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi into reality
* Aiming to achieve operation ratio of 92 percent
* Saving of Rs.8,720 crore from last year’s estimates
* Envisaging capital expenditure of Rs.1.21 lakh crore
* 2,800 km of broad gauge track conversion envisaged
* Seven km of broad gauge lines to be commisssioned every day during 2016-17
* Hope to commission 19 km of new broad gauge track every day by 2018-19
* Rs.8.8 lakh crore to be spent on infrastructure in five years
* Rs.40,000 crore expected from the government as nudgetary support
* Budget that reflects the expectations of the entire nation
* Making all-out efforts to translaste dream of Prime minister Narendra Modi into reality
* Aiming tom achieve operation ratio of 92 percent
* Saving of Rs.8,720 crore from last year’s estimates
* Envisaging capistal expenditure of Rs.1.21 lakh crore
* Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presents Railway Budget for 2016-17 in Lok Sabha.
* These are challenging times, toughest time; facing dual headwinds: Prabhu.
* Core objective to become engine of economic growth create empolyment and provide customer service: Prabhu.
* Will exploit new sources of revenue beyond tariff revenue: Prabhu.
* Will commission 2,800 km of new tracks in next year.
* Railways to generate 9 crore mandays in financial year 2017-18 and 14 crore mandays in 2018-19, says Prabhu.
* Outlay for railway electrification increased by 50 per cent; 2,000-km route to be electrified next fiscal.
* Railways to get Rs 40,000 cr budgetary support from the government.
* 2000 km rail route to be electrified in 2016-17.
* Rs 30,000 crore is the loss on subsidising passenger fares, says Railway Minister.
* Railways to shift to completely paperless contract system in 2016-17, says minister.
* We have ramped up capital expenditure to remove the huge backlog and provide for future needs; rate of capital expenditure has increased: Prabhu.
* This year our investment will be Rs 1.21 lakh crore for 2016-17.
* 17 states agree to form JVs with Indian Railways for
construction of rail-over-bridges.
* 124 MPs have committed to contribute from MPLADS for passenger amenities
*Bids for setting up 2 locomotive factories finalised.
* 400 stations to be re-developed through PPP.
* Railway safety record is better this year than previous years but much more needs to be done.
* Baby food at stations, child menu on all trains
* Fully unreserved superfast trains coming on heavy traffic routes
* LIC to invest Rs.1.5 lakh crore at favoured terms: Prabhu
* Half of lower berths reserved for senior citizens: Prabhu
* With new uniforms, railway porters will become facilitators
* North-South, East-West dedicated freight corridor proposed in Railway Budget for 2016-17.
* Three direct services – fully air-conditioned Humsafer to travel at 130-km per hour.
* Bar-coded tickets to be introduced at select stations on pilot basis.
* E-booking of tickets on concessional passes for journalists introduced.
* Children menu to be introduced on pilot basis on trains.
* 33 pc reservation to women in reserved quota in Railways will be introduced.
* E-booking of tickets on concessional passes for journalists introduced.
* Railways to increase lower berth quota for senior citizens by 50 per cent: Prabhu.
* Ajmer, Amritsar, Gaya, Mathura, Nanded, Nashik, Puri, Tirupati, Varanasi, Nagapattinam and other pilgrim stations to be beautified.
* Watchdog proposed for Indian Railways
* FM radio entertainment on trains
* First phase of new Kolkata Metro to be completed by 2018
