July 09-2014 Time- 2.00 P.M AAP News & Update— Railway Budget 2014 , Lacks major relief to Common Man of the country , seem to be heading towards Privatization in the form of FDI :---- Here are Major Highlights of Rail Budget 2014 , presented by Railway Minister. * Indian railways to become the largest freight carrier in the world. * Social obligation of Railways in 2013-14 was Rs 20,000 crore. * Gross traffic receipts in 2013-14 was Rs 12,35,558 crore; operating ratio was 94 per cent. * Focus in past has been on sanctioning projects rather than completing them, Railway minister says. * Indian Railways spent Rs 41,000 crore on laying of 3,700 km of new lines in last 10 years. * Fare revision will bring in Rs.8,000 crore; need another Rs.9,000 crore for golden quadrilateral project. * Railways also proposes to set up Food Courts at major stations. * Need to explore alternative sources of resource mobilisation and not depend on fare hike alone, Railway minister says. * Spend 94 paisa of every rupee earned, leaving a surplus of only 6 paisa. * With 12,500 trains, railways move 23 million passengers every day; equivalent to moving Australias population. * Separate housekeeping wing at 50 major stations. * CCTV to monitor cleanliness activities. * Mechanized laundry will be introduced. * Dedicated freight corridor on Eastern and Western corridors. * 5400 unmanned level crossing removed. * Tourist trains to be introduced to link all major places of tourist interests across the country. * 4,000 women constables to be recruited to ensure safety of women. 17,000 RPF constables to provide safety to passengers. * Setting up of Railway University for technical and non-technical study. * Ultrasonic system to detect problem in track. * Proposal to start Bullet trains on Mumbai—Ahmedabad route. Speed of important trains will be also raised. * Diamond Quadrilateral project of high speed trains to connect all major metros. * E-ticketing system to be improved. Future e-ticketing to support 7200 tickets per minute & to allow 120,000 simultaneous users * Wifi in A1 and A category stations and in select trains. Internet-based platform and unreserved tickets. * GIS mapping and digitization of Railway Land. Extension of logistics support to various e-Commerce Companies. * Bulk of future projects will be financed through PPP mode. * Facilitate transport of milk through rail. Special milk transportation trains in association with Amul and National Dairy Association Board. * One ticket to reach from Delhi to Srinagar. Uddhampur to Banihal by bus and Banihal to Srinagar by train. * Mumbai local to get 860 new, state-of-the art coaches. 64 new EMUs to be introduced. * Train connectivity to Char Dham. * Paperless office of Indian railways in 5 years. Digital reservation charts at stations. * Ready-to-eat meals to be introduced in phased manners. * 27 Express trains to be introduced. * 5 Jansadharan , 5 Premium AC trains to be introduced. Analysis of the Railway Budget & Suggestions —The Present Railway Budget seems to lacking in giving major relief to common Rail Commuters of the Country. Moreover the element of Corruption in Railways has not been touched upon. The FDI in Railways seems to be a direct signal for Privatization of Railways , which will further lead to costliest Rail services to the common man. There should be uniform development of every Railway section in relation to providing more New trains to the selected regions only. Professionalism in Railways should be maintained at all costs , so as to increase its fiscal health & further to keep up the Autonomy of Railway Board. The Railway Recruitment Boards should immediately fill up the Manpower required for the smooth functioning of its various wings/Units , so as to increase its efficiency. Indian Railways should seriously think of Laying Fresh Railway Lines & upgrade Railway Infrastructure , to connect various remote areas with the urbanities , so as to Explore more trade links between connecting Stations. Similarly , The Doaba Area of Punjab can be Connected to Himachal Pradesh by laying Fresh Railway lines between “Hoshiarpur Railway Station: & “Una” Of Himachal Pradesh . In this way, Doaba of Punjab will get connected directly to Himachal Pradesh & Chandigarh , leading to a boost in Trade/ Commodities Transportation between these areas , through Rail , cutting long distance & time. 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Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 10:06:15 +0000