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Railways Gets Rs 65,837 Crore, Budget Focus On Public-Private Partnership
Railways received a budgetary allocation of Rs 65,837 crore and highest ever outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1.60 lakh crore in the Budget for the year 2019-20 presented on Friday, which includes a whopping 200 per cent increase in funds for passenger amenities.
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Railways' Budgetary Allocation To Focus On Safety, Amenities, Expansion
The rail budget is likely to witness an increase in the plan allocation from Rs 1.31 lakh crorre to about Rs 1.46 lakh crore,
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New Train Will Offer Wi-Fi, Cuisines By Celebrity Chefs, TV On Every Seat
Soon, train passengers travelling between Mumbai and Goa will get facilities like choice cuisines curated by celebrity chefs, tea and coffee vending machines in every coach and individual LCD screens. Railways will unveil a new premier train service between Mumbai and Goa in June with state-of-the-art facilities. The 20-coach Tejas Express will als...
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Union Budget 2017: On IRCTC, No Service Charge When Booking Rail Tickets
The finance minister announced that service charge on booking rail tickets on the Indian Railways website IRCTC.com is now withdrawn.
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How Arun Jaitley Navigated Presenting The Union Budget 2017 On Time Today
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today used Twitter to confirm that the union budget 2017, his fourth, would be presented on time - at 11 am, just as scheduled.
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Budget Printing Has Begun, Supreme Court To Hear Whether To Delay It
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a request that asks for the government's annual budget to be postponed from February 1 to after elections are held in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
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Railways Announces Facility To Clear Wait-Listed Passengers
In a passenger-friendly move, the railways on Thursday announced a facility of transfer of berths, which remain vacant at the train-originating station after preparation of second chart, to the next and subsequent stations to be alloted to wait-listed passengers there.
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Railways To Have Functional Autonomy, Bear Salary Burden
Railways will no longer have to pay annual dividends to the exchequer, but will maintain its functional autonomy after merger of Rail Budget with General Budget.
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Railway Budget, Presented For 92 Years, Merged With Union Budget
The separate Railway Budget, a 92-year-old tradition, has been scrapped by the centre. The Rail budget will be merged with the Union Budget starting next year in what Finance Minister Arun Jaitley described as "top priority" after the cabinet gave its approval to the move.
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Panel On Merger Of Rail, General Budgets To Give Report Soon
A panel to examine the issue of merging rail budget with the general budget is likely to submit its report within 10-15 days.
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Passengers To Pay More For New Proposed Trains
Though there was no fare hike proposal in the Rail Budget this time, passengers will have to cough up more for travelling on new trains with added facilities in the coming days.
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Rail Budget Has Everything For Common Man, Says Minister Suresh Prabhu
Brushing aside Opposition charge that the Rail Budget has nothing for poor, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said it had "everything for the common man", as he unveiled a three-pronged strategy including an austerity drive to revitalise railways.
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Railways To Use Drone, Satellite Technology To Monitor Projects
The Railways plan to use the latest drone and Geo Spatial-based satellite technology for remotely reviewing the physical progress across major projects, which would become operational in the next fiscal.
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Rail Budget Has Failed To Meet Tamil Nadu Expectations: Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today welcomed initiatives announced in the Railway Budget like a Rail Auto hub and zero increase in fares, but said it has, however, failed to meet the expectations of the people of the state.
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Rail Budget Caters To All Sections: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Rail Budget, which proposes no fare hike, caters to all sections of the society and showcases a vision to reorganise and rejuvenate the national transporter with the aim of providing trains with higher speed and safety.
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Railways Gets Rs 65,837 Crore, Budget Focus On Public-Private Partnership
Railways received a budgetary allocation of Rs 65,837 crore and highest ever outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1.60 lakh crore in the Budget for the year 2019-20 presented on Friday, which includes a whopping 200 per cent increase in funds for passenger amenities.
-
Railways' Budgetary Allocation To Focus On Safety, Amenities, Expansion
The rail budget is likely to witness an increase in the plan allocation from Rs 1.31 lakh crorre to about Rs 1.46 lakh crore,
-
New Train Will Offer Wi-Fi, Cuisines By Celebrity Chefs, TV On Every Seat
Soon, train passengers travelling between Mumbai and Goa will get facilities like choice cuisines curated by celebrity chefs, tea and coffee vending machines in every coach and individual LCD screens. Railways will unveil a new premier train service between Mumbai and Goa in June with state-of-the-art facilities. The 20-coach Tejas Express will als...
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Union Budget 2017: On IRCTC, No Service Charge When Booking Rail Tickets
The finance minister announced that service charge on booking rail tickets on the Indian Railways website IRCTC.com is now withdrawn.
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How Arun Jaitley Navigated Presenting The Union Budget 2017 On Time Today
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today used Twitter to confirm that the union budget 2017, his fourth, would be presented on time - at 11 am, just as scheduled.
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Budget Printing Has Begun, Supreme Court To Hear Whether To Delay It
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a request that asks for the government's annual budget to be postponed from February 1 to after elections are held in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
-
Railways Announces Facility To Clear Wait-Listed Passengers
In a passenger-friendly move, the railways on Thursday announced a facility of transfer of berths, which remain vacant at the train-originating station after preparation of second chart, to the next and subsequent stations to be alloted to wait-listed passengers there.
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Railways To Have Functional Autonomy, Bear Salary Burden
Railways will no longer have to pay annual dividends to the exchequer, but will maintain its functional autonomy after merger of Rail Budget with General Budget.
-
Railway Budget, Presented For 92 Years, Merged With Union Budget
The separate Railway Budget, a 92-year-old tradition, has been scrapped by the centre. The Rail budget will be merged with the Union Budget starting next year in what Finance Minister Arun Jaitley described as "top priority" after the cabinet gave its approval to the move.
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Panel On Merger Of Rail, General Budgets To Give Report Soon
A panel to examine the issue of merging rail budget with the general budget is likely to submit its report within 10-15 days.
-
Passengers To Pay More For New Proposed Trains
Though there was no fare hike proposal in the Rail Budget this time, passengers will have to cough up more for travelling on new trains with added facilities in the coming days.
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Rail Budget Has Everything For Common Man, Says Minister Suresh Prabhu
Brushing aside Opposition charge that the Rail Budget has nothing for poor, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said it had "everything for the common man", as he unveiled a three-pronged strategy including an austerity drive to revitalise railways.
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Railways To Use Drone, Satellite Technology To Monitor Projects
The Railways plan to use the latest drone and Geo Spatial-based satellite technology for remotely reviewing the physical progress across major projects, which would become operational in the next fiscal.
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Rail Budget Has Failed To Meet Tamil Nadu Expectations: Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today welcomed initiatives announced in the Railway Budget like a Rail Auto hub and zero increase in fares, but said it has, however, failed to meet the expectations of the people of the state.
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Rail Budget Caters To All Sections: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Rail Budget, which proposes no fare hike, caters to all sections of the society and showcases a vision to reorganise and rejuvenate the national transporter with the aim of providing trains with higher speed and safety.
