SSB Awareness series: Railway Budget 2016-2017

The budget for Indian railways was proposed recently which was claimed to be covering development of our country and had focus mainly on middle class and women. Lets see if the facts prove it in a snapshot.

Passenger friendly, women empowering and corporate friendly

Let’s have a bird view:

·         No hike in passenger fares.

·         Action has been initiated on 139 budget announcements made last year.

·         Eliminate all unmanned level crossings by 2020.

·         Swacch Bharat: 17000 biotoilets and additional toilets in 475 stations before the close of this financial year.

·         Increased quota for senior citizens and women travelers this year.

·         Wi-Fi at 100 stations this year and 400 stations next year.

·         Enhanced capacity of e-ticketing system from 2,000 tickets/min to 7,200/min. Supporting 1.2 lakh concurrent users now, as opposed to 40,000 earlier.

·         All major stations to be brought under CCTV surveillance in a phased manner.

·         9 Deen Dayal coaches for long distance trains for unreserved passengers. These coaches will include potable water and higher number of mobile charging points.

·         IRCTC to manage catering service in phased manner. Local cuisine of choice will be made available to passengers.

·         Cleaning of toilets by requests through SMS.

·         Children's menu, baby foods, baby boards to be made available for travelling mothers.

·         GPS-based digital display in coaches for showing upcoming stations.

·         Will open cancellation facility through 139 helpline number.

·         Introduce bar-coded tickets on pilot basis to tackle menace of ticketless travel

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Some new projects to be implemented:

·         North-East India, especially Mizoram and Manipur, to be connected through broad gauge soon

·         Special purpose vehicle for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high speed corridor registered this month.

·         Broad Gauge Lumding-Silchar section in Assam, connecting Barak Valley with rest of country

·         Overnight double-decker trains to be introduced on business travel routes.

·         1,600 km of electrification this year and 2,000 km proposed for the next year.

Major two Challenges:

·         Tepid growth of our economy’s core sector due to international slow down

·         Looming impact of 7^th Pay Panel and increased productivity bonus payouts

Facts:

Indian Railways has a saving of Rs. 8720 crore from previous budget estimates, this time as per our railway minister, hope to generate revenues to the order of Rs.1,84,820 crores.

FACTS:

·         33% quota for women in all reserved categories

·         Within all coaches, middle bays will be reserved for women to enhance their security

·         24*7 helpline for women

·         All major stations 300 this tears will be under electronic surveillance

·         Clean my coach service through SMS for cleaning toilets

NEW TRAINS:

There are 4 new trains announced by the Rail minister Suresh Prabhu in his second Railway Budget 2016-17

·         Humsafar: For the middle class: The Humsafar, which will focus on India's middle-class travellers, will be an exclusively three-tiered AC train with optional meals.

·         Tejas: For those in a hurry: This will be India's answer to the Bullet train, achieving speeds ranging up to 130 km per hour with quality onboard facilities.

·         Uday (Double-deckers): For those travelling on busy routes: The double-decker Uday trains have been introduced with the intention of increasing passenger capacity in railway services on busy routes. These trains will run overnight, connecting major cities across the country.

·         Antyodaya: For the economically backward: These superfast trains, which will have only unreserved coaches, will focus on transporting the common man in a time-bound manner without burning a hole in his pocket.

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