Rail Budget

Shashi Tharoor, who had earlier adopted a supportive stand for the LDF government's Silver Line rail project in Kerala, has now said that the Budget announcement of 400 Vande Bharat train services in 3 years could be an alternative for the project.

The allocation of Rs 6,636 crore to West Bengal is the highest ever funds earmarked for the state in the history of Indian Railways, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, blaming successive state governments for the delay in rail projects in the state.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday thanked the Centre for a budget outlay of Rs 4,200 crore for the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail link saying it will facilitate timely completion of the long-awaited project.

Budget 2021: The Finance Minister added that the government will raise the share of public transport in urban areas through the expansion of the metro rail network and the city bus service will be strengthened

Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways network will witness 100 percent electrification of rail broad gauge routes will be completed by the month of December 2023, said the Finance Minister

The first Kisan Rail train was flagged-off on 07.08.2020 between Devlali (Mah) and Danapur (Bihar)

Railway Budget 2021: Along with the main allocation, the agency also expects that the allocation of safety fund for the railway network should be increased by 50 per cent to Rs. 30,000 crore

Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways authorities are seeking an investment of Rs 30,000 crore for operating private trains across the national rail network

Union Budget 2021: Last year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the introduction of 150 private trains across the national rail network in the next three-four years

Kisan Rail Service: The Railways began the Kisan Rail service, to transport vegetables and fruits, today. The first train is between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar, the Railways said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced Kisan Railin her Budget earlier this year.

Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed the setting up of large solar power capacity alongside rail tracks.

Perishable goods like fruits, vegetables, dairy products, fish, meat need to be carried in such temperature controlled vans in order to travel long distances.

This marked the end of an era in rail budget-making; a long cherished 92-year-old history of separate rail and general budgets came to an end.

The other disinvestments in FY20 so far have been -- Bharat 22 ETF FFO 2 (Further Funds Offer) at Rs 4,368.80 crore and IRCTC listing fetching Rs 637.97 crore. The CPSE ETF FFO-5 has mopped up Rs 10,000 crore and Rail Vikash Nigam Ltd's IPO received Rs 475.89 crore.

Yes, we need more comprehensive reforms. But when the economy is going off the rails, pushing it back on track is the main priority, as opposed to improving the quality of tracks so that it can run faster. To achieve that, putting more purchasing power in the hands of billions of consumers and lowering the regulatory and tax burdens on the millions...

Shashi Tharoor, who had earlier adopted a supportive stand for the LDF government's Silver Line rail project in Kerala, has now said that the Budget announcement of 400 Vande Bharat train services in 3 years could be an alternative for the project.

The allocation of Rs 6,636 crore to West Bengal is the highest ever funds earmarked for the state in the history of Indian Railways, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, blaming successive state governments for the delay in rail projects in the state.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday thanked the Centre for a budget outlay of Rs 4,200 crore for the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail link saying it will facilitate timely completion of the long-awaited project.

Budget 2021: The Finance Minister added that the government will raise the share of public transport in urban areas through the expansion of the metro rail network and the city bus service will be strengthened

Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways network will witness 100 percent electrification of rail broad gauge routes will be completed by the month of December 2023, said the Finance Minister

The first Kisan Rail train was flagged-off on 07.08.2020 between Devlali (Mah) and Danapur (Bihar)

Railway Budget 2021: Along with the main allocation, the agency also expects that the allocation of safety fund for the railway network should be increased by 50 per cent to Rs. 30,000 crore

Railway Budget 2021: Indian Railways authorities are seeking an investment of Rs 30,000 crore for operating private trains across the national rail network

Union Budget 2021: Last year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the introduction of 150 private trains across the national rail network in the next three-four years

Kisan Rail Service: The Railways began the Kisan Rail service, to transport vegetables and fruits, today. The first train is between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar, the Railways said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced Kisan Railin her Budget earlier this year.

Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed the setting up of large solar power capacity alongside rail tracks.

Perishable goods like fruits, vegetables, dairy products, fish, meat need to be carried in such temperature controlled vans in order to travel long distances.

This marked the end of an era in rail budget-making; a long cherished 92-year-old history of separate rail and general budgets came to an end.

The other disinvestments in FY20 so far have been -- Bharat 22 ETF FFO 2 (Further Funds Offer) at Rs 4,368.80 crore and IRCTC listing fetching Rs 637.97 crore. The CPSE ETF FFO-5 has mopped up Rs 10,000 crore and Rail Vikash Nigam Ltd's IPO received Rs 475.89 crore.

Yes, we need more comprehensive reforms. But when the economy is going off the rails, pushing it back on track is the main priority, as opposed to improving the quality of tracks so that it can run faster. To achieve that, putting more purchasing power in the hands of billions of consumers and lowering the regulatory and tax burdens on the millions...