RAIL BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
# Ticket booking beyond Internet, petrol pumps,
# Average freight revenue rate up 3-8% in five years
# Accidents reduced from 325 in FY04 to 194 in FY08
# Planned investment of Rs 2.3 lakh crore in 11th 5-yr plan; Rs 70,000 crore in the past four years
# Goods train to have 78% more capacity
# Passenger trains to have 22% more capacity
# 1,100 km of new rail lines installed in last five years
# There has not been any burden on the common man in the past five years.
# Railways had a surplus of Rs 90,000 crore (Rs 900 billion).
Expects 19,320 cr cash revenue in FY09
February 13, 2009
# Railway raised $100mn loan at 4% in Nov 2008.
# The makeover of Railways has been better than that of private sector companies.
# Winning customers hearts is key
# Freight revenues up 14%
# Revenues up 12% till December, more than expected
# Wagon output to be increased from 6000 to 15,000 a year
# 6th Pay comm to benefit 1.4 mn rail employees
# Rs 37,905 crore to be invested in FY10
# Expects 19,320 cr cash revenue in FY09
source : indiademocracy.org
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