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RAILWAY BUDGET 2013-14: HIGHLIGHTS

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RAILWAY BUDGET : HIGHLIGHTS Operating ratio of 88.8 percent achieved Dividend reduced from 5 to 4 percent Electrification of 1,200 km to be completed this year 72 additional suburban services in Mumbai and 18

in Kolkata An independent Rail Tariff Authority has been

formalised Diesel price hike added Rs 3,300 crore to fuel bill of

Railways Railway revenues to show a balance of Rs 12,506

crore in 2013-14 Planned investment of Rs 63,363 crore for 2013-14,

including Rs 600 crore from PPP route

RAILWAY BUDGET: HIGHLIGHTS

Operating ratio expected to improve to 87.8 per cent in 2013-14 from 88.8 per cent in the current fiscal

5.2 per cent growth in passenger traffic expected in 2013-14

Railway hopes to end 2013-14 with a balance of Rs 12,506 crore

Rs.100 crore for improving stations in New Delhi Railways to set up a Debt Service Fund Freight earning to grow by 9 per cent to Rs 93,554

crore. Freight target fixed at 1,047 MT for 2013-14, 40 MT

over the current year


Marginal increase in cancellation, reservation charges

No fresh hike in passenger fares Modest 5-6% hike in passenger fares will add to corpus,

and translate into better amenities Rs 3,000 crore loan from Finance Ministry re-paid with

interest by Railways this financial year Indian Railway Institute for Financial Management to be set

up at Secunderabad to train rail officers on a regular basis Railway Energy Management Company to be set up to

harness solar and wind energy 47,000 vacancies for weaker sections and physically

challenged to be filled up soon


Rs 9000 crore investments expected including Rs 3,800 crore in port connectivity and Rs 800 crore in iron ore mines connectivity

Allocation of Rs 1,000 crore each made for railway land development authority and railway station development authority.

Railways set to enter 1 billion ton freight club of China, Russia and US

Common rail-bus ticket to be introduced for Katra-Vaishnodevi pilgrims

New train Azadi Express to places linked with the freedom struggle to be introduced, fares to be concessional


Internet booking to be provided from 0030 hours to 2330 hours

Internet booking to be strengthened with next-generation e-ticketing system to eliminate delays

Special A/C coaches ‘Anubhuti’, to be introduced in select Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains to give excellent ambience with commensurate fare

Railways will use Aadhar data base for bookings and validation of passengers

SMS alert service being rolled out shortly to intimate passengers about reservation status


Free wi-fi facility to be provided in select trains

Plan to allow e-ticketing via mobile phones Railway committed to bring marked change in

passenger amenities Seventeen bridges identified for repair Smoke and fire detection system envisaged Railways to set up six more Rail Neer bottling plants 10% reservation for women in RPF Presence of women in RPF to go up Plan for elephant corridor safety


Fall in accidents — per million accidents down from .41 to .13

There has been significant drop in train accidents Corporate safety plan proposed Railway safety fund inadequate Rs. 95,000 crore shortfall, meeting this shortfall will

mean a paradigm shift Rs 1 lakh crore to be raised from public-private

partnership, Rs 1.05 lakh crore through internal resources in the 12th Plan

12th Plan railway size to be Rs 5.19 lakh crore, with gross budgetary support of Rs 1.94 lakh crore


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Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presents his maiden budget in Parliament

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal arrives in Parliament to present his maiden budget.

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