Budget Comes Ahead of Assembly Polls & And Amid severe Challenges of Falling Revenues By TN Ashok New Delhi, FE 25: The 2nd Railway budget of the BJP led NDA government spared passengers of any further hike in rail fares and Industry
New Delhi, Feb 25 India’s rail budget has kept passenger fares and freight rates unchanged at least for now. A slew of measures has been announced for travel comfort. But the operational efficiency has taken a beating even as concerns
Highlights of Budget – No Hike in Passenger fares Ahead of Assembly Polls By TN Ashok New Delhi, Feb 25 : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today presented the Railway Budget for 2016-17 amid severe challenges of falling passenger and freight earnings for
New Delhi, Feb 25 Focusing on the development of railway freight corridors, union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday announced the development of the Delhi-Chennai, Kharagpur-Mumbai and Kharagpur-Vijayawada freight corridors on a priority basis.Presenting the railway budget for 2016-17, Prabhu
New Delhi, Feb 25 Sparing fare and freight rate hikes, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the rail budget for next fiscal with passenger amenities in focus, spanning ease of booking tickets and cancellations to actual travel comfort and
65,000 Additional Berths and 17,000 Bio Toilets to be Installed Operations Audit to Improve Punctuality of trains Proposed Wi Fi Facilities in 400 more Stations Stations to be Developed Under PPP Mode Award of Civil Contracts for Dedicated Freight Corridor
Local Cuisine of Choice will be made available to Passengers By TN Ashok New Delhi, Feb 25 : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today said that IRCTC will unbundle its catering services by categorizing it into food preparation and food distribution
By TN Ashok New Delhi, Feb 25 : Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today announced structural Interventions in Railways saying he intended to reorganise the Railway Board that oversees the daily functioning of one of the worlds largest travel network. The
The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that Tourism holds great potential for economic development and job creation. Indian Raileays will be partnering with the State Governments for operating
The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that in keeping with Prime Minister’s emphasis on ‘Make in India’, the Indian Railways was able to finalise the bids for setting up two loco factories with an order book
The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that better connectivity to the North Eastern States is of utmost priority for the Indian Railways. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today he said, Indian Railways have opened
The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that IRCTC will manage catering services in a phased manner. He also said that catering services will be unbundled by IRCTC by
The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that the Indian Railways is fulfilling its social obligations towards Divyang, senior citizens and women travelers. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today he said, for the Divyang, the Railways
The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that Indian Railways will increase the revenue through non-fare sources. While introducing the Railway Budget for 2016-17 in Parliament today, the Railway Minister said that the current revenue through non-fare
The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that the transparency is an important tenet of this Government. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today he said , Indian Railway’s mission is to ensure 100% transparency in all
The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that Indian Railways intends to commence sale of tickets through hand held terminals for the benefit of the suburban and short distance travelers. This would enable deployment of multiple ‘Points of
The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that in pursuance of our mission Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat, that Indian Railways will provide 17,000 bio-toilets in trains and additional toilets at 475 stations before the close of this financial
The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that the process has begun to introduce Wi-Fi services at stations especially for youth and business travellers. He proposed to commission Wi-Fi services at
Rail Budget Highlights * IRCTC to begin marriage catering service in phased manner * New R&D organisation to be established * Rs.50 crore to be provided for start-ups by railway employees * E-catering to be extended to all
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