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Railway Budget (2011-12)

Prepared by
 Vasim Shaikh  Pawan Upadhyay
 Niraj Shah  Viral Vasani

(2nd SEMISTER Students)


Agenda
 An Overview : Infrastructure
 Power Sector
 Telecommunication
 Transport
 Conclusion
Introduction
 To build a Strong railroad
infrastructure but also to
address the needs of the
average person.
 To combine a strong economic focus with an
equivalent emphasis on social inclusion with
human face.
Cont…
 No hike in passenger fare and freight rates.
 Highest ever Plan outlay of Rs 57,630 crore
proposed for Railways.
 Rs 9,583 crore provided for new lines.
 1300 km new lines, 867 km doubling of lines and
1017 km gauge conversion targeted in 2011-12.
 56 new Express Trains, 3 new Shatabdis and 9
Duronto trains to be introduced
Cont…
 AC Double Decker services on Jaipur-Delhi and
Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes.
 New Super AC Class to be introduced. A new
portal for e-ticketing to be launched shortly.
 Booking charges will be cheaper with a charge of
only Rs 10 for AC classes and Rs 5 for others.
 Pan-India multi-purpose smart card 'Go India' to be
introduced.
Cont…
 236 more stations to be upgraded as Adarsh Stations.
 47 additional suburban services in Mumbai and 50 new suburban
services proposed for Kolkata.
 Two new passenger terminals in Kerala and one each in Uttar Pradesh
and West Bengal proposed.
 Feasibility study to raise speed of passenger trains to 160-200 km/ph
to be undertaken.
 A special package of two new trains and two projects for the states
managing trouble free run of trains through out the year.
Power Sector Reforms
 Anti Collision Devise (ACD) sanctioned to cover 8 zonal
railways.
 GPS Based 'Fog Safe' Device to be deployed.
 All unmanned level crossing up to 3000 to be eliminated.
 All India Security Help line on a single number set up.
 All state capitals in the North-East except Sikkim to be
connected by Rail in next seven years.
Cont…
 A Bridge Factory in J & K and a state-of-art
Institute for Tunnel and Bridge Engineering is
proposed at Jammu.
 A Diesel Locomotive Centre will be set-up in
Manipur.
 A Centre of Excellence in Software at Darjeeling
proposed under the aegis of CRIS.
 Rail Industrial Parks at Jellingham and New
Bongaigaon proposed.
 Additional mechanised laundry units to be set up at
Nagpur, Chandigarh and Bhopal
Cont…
 700 MW gas-based power plant to be set up at Thakurli
in Maharashtra.
 18,000 Wagons to be procured during 2011-12.
 A scheme for socially desirable projects, 'Pradhan Mantri
Rail Vikas Yojana' with non-lapsable fund proposed.
 10,000 shelter units proposed for track side dwellers in
Mumbai, Sealdah, Siliguri, Tiruchirapalli on pilot basis.
 Concession to physically handicapped persons to be
extended on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.
Cont…
 Concession of 50 per cent to press correspondents
with family increased to twice a year.
 Senior Citizens concession to be hiked from 30
per cent to 40 per cent.
 Medical facilities extended to dependent parents
of the Railway employees.
 Scholarship for girl child of Group-D railway
employees increased to Rs 1200 per month.
 20 additional hostels for children of railway
employees to be set up.
Cont…
 Recruitment for 1.75 lakh vacancies of Group 'C' and 'D'
including to fill up backlog of SC/ST initiated, 16,000
ex-servicemen to be inducted by March 2011.
 A separate sports cadre to be created.
 2011-12 declared 'Year of Green Energy' for Railways.
 Freight loading of 993 MT and passenger growth of 6.4
per cent estimated for 2011-12.
 Gross Traffic Receipts at Rs 1,06,239 crore, exceeding
one lakh crore mark for the first time estimated.
 Ordinary Working Expenses assessed at Rs 73,650
crore.
Cont…
 2011-12 declared 'Year of Green Energy' for
Railways.
 Booking charges will be cheaper with a charge of
only Rs 10 for AC classes and Rs 5 for others.
 Pan-India multi-purpose smart card 'Go India' to
be introduced.
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