Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Railway Budget Highlights - 2


* Investment of Rs.8.5 lakh crore in next five years


 * Over 20,00 suggestions received on improving facilities

 * Four goals: Deliver sustained improvement in customer facilities, Make railways safer means of travel, expand substantially, make Indian Railways self-sustainable

 * Budget part of trilogy: White paper already tabled, this budget, vision document soon

 * Railways backbone of national connectivity

 * Will partner with private sector to improve last mile connectivity

  * Railways unique integrator of modern India
 
  * Facilities not improved substantially over past few decades
 
  * Vicious cycle of under-investment must end
 
  * 1,219 sections on network - most of them overworked
 
  * In next five years, intention to substantially augment capacity

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