Live Rail Budget 2016: URM Suresh Prabhu releases Rail budget today
Author yuvamind
DELHI: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday 25 February 2016 released his
second Railway Budget and said that it is not his budget but the aspirations of families in India.
He is also likely to introduce cuts in most important reserve funds and announce a move towards a common seniority for around eight railway services. More trains announcement is also likely and improvement passenger services.
There are some highlights:
- No fare hikes announced by Suresh Prabhu
- Rail Budget 2016 speech by Suresh Prabhu concludes; Lok Sabha stopped till 2.15 pm
- Railways to set up auto hub in Chennai: Suresh Prabhu
- FM Radio stations to provide train borne entertainment Pic via@RailMinIndia
- ' Clean My Coach ' service through SMS on Pan-India basis: Suresh Prabhu
- Porters to have new uniforms, will train them & refer them as ' sahayaks ' , not coolies: Suresh Prabhu
- Aastha Circuit Trains to connect important Pilgrim Centres: Suresh Prabhu
- To help mother, baby foods, hot milk and hot water would be made available on stations: Prabhu
- Will strengthen Sarathi Seva to book battery operated cars: Suresh Prabhu
- We will introduce separate toilets for "divyaang" people: Suresh Prabhu
- Adoption of new technology to minimise accidents; New double decker A/C train on busiest routes: Rail Min
- Will introduce Wi-Fi services at 100 stations this year, 400 more over next 2 years: Suresh Prabhu
- Will introduce Antyodaya Express, a long-distance, superfast train, for common man to be operated on densely populated routes: Prabhu
- Increased quota of lower berths for senior citizens and women passengers: Suresh Prabhu
- One-time registration for availing concessions while booking tickets: Prabhu
- 4,450 unmanned level crossings eliminated; 1,780 automatic ticket vending machines implemented: Suresh Prabhu
- Broad guage Lumding-Silchar section in Assam opened, thus connecting Barak Valley with rest of the country: Suresh Prabhu
- New locomotive factories to be set up with an order book of 40,000 crore rupees: Suresh Prabhu
- Every rupee of investment in Railways has the capacity to increase economy-wide output by Rs5, says Suresh Prabhu
- Changed metric from completion to commissioning, says Suresh Prabhu while presenting Rail Budget 2016
- For year 2016-17 we expect the operating ratio of 92%: Suresh Prabhu
- Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presents "Rail Budget 2016" in Lok Sabha.