Important schemes in Railway Budget 2014-15
Posted on: 12/Feb/2014 3:05:23 PM
No increase in rail fare and freight has been proposed in the Interim Rail Budget for 2014-15. Presenting the Budget in Parliament today, the Minister of Railways Shri Mallikarjun Kharge announced 72 new trains, extension of three trains and increase in frequency of three trains.
Important schemes in Railway Budget are,
- Outlay of Rs 64,305 Crore Proposed for Rail Budget with A Budgetary Support of Rs 30,223 Crore
- 17 New Premium Trains, 38 Express Trains and 10 Passenger Trains Proposed
- Surveys For 19 New Lines and Doubling of 5 Tracks to be Taken Up
- Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh to be on Railway Map
- No Unmanned Level Crossing Left with the Elimination of 5,400 Unmanned Crossings
- To Prevent Fire Incidents Portable Fire-Extinguishers in Coaches and Induction Based Cooking Introduced in Pantry Cars
- Feasibility Study for High Speed Trains in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor and Semi High Speed Projects to Taken Up on Select Routes
- More Bio-Toilets in Trains and Green Curtains Along the Track Close to Major Stations
- Independent Rail Tariff Authority Set-Up to Advice on Fares and Freight
- Loading Target Raised to 1,052 Million Tonne and Freight Earnings Target Revised to Rs 94,000 Crore
