Rail Budget 2008-09

Previous service tenure of employees working previously in any public sector enterprise, autonomous body or any other agency under State Government or Central Government, whose prior service has been counted for pensionary benefits, would be eligible for post-retirement complementary passes as per the norms being set.
13 new works at a price of about Rs 101 cr has been sanctioned for enhancing health services.
Northern Railway Central Hospital located in Delhi would be made centrally air-conditioned.
A new divisional hospital at Ranchi, and an OPD block at ICF would be set up.
UTS counters would be increased to 15,000 and ATVM s to 6000 in two years
Introduction of discharge-free green toilets in all 36,000 coaches in XI Plan Period at a price of around Rs 4,000 cr.
Arranged execution of capacity augmentation involving dedicated freight corridors, doubling, third and fourth lines, bye passes, flyovers, automatic signaling works etc in the next 7 years at cost of around Rs 75,000 cr.
Top attention would be given to port rail connectivity projects.
Production of an all-time high of 20,000 wagons, 250 diesel and 220 electric locomotives.
Discounts on development of Bulk and non-bulk goods terminals
Railways to promote Door to Door Logistics services
Vision 2025 would involve the setting up of the road map for coming 17 years – customer centric and market responsive strategic initiatives and action plans.
Public Private Partnership plans would be introduced for pulling investment of Rs 1,00,000 cr in the next five years for the development of world class stations, rolling stock manufacturing, multi modal logistics parks, running of container trains etc.
5700 vacant posts for constables and 993 vacant posts for sub-inspectors would be filled up.
5% posts for constables and 10 % of sub-inspectors in the above vacancies would be booked for women.
973 additional posts have been created.
Urdu would also be introduced as a medium of examination for group D posts in the areas where Urdu is the second official language.
Per-capita contribution to Staff Benefit Fund would be by ten times from Rs 35 to Rs 350 for 2008-09.
Rs. 68,778 crore cash surplus in four years
Call center would be reachable at local tarrif
Information technology would be introduced at ticket counters
Rs 6.5 bn to be spent on metro transport projects
Ranchi-Bhagalpur new train would be run thrice in a week
Indore-Udaipur via Ratlam new train to be introduced thrice in a week
Introduction of new weekly Puri-Darbhanga express
Khajuraho-Delhi new train to run thrice in a week
Coming up of new weekly Varanasi-Rameswaram express
Machhlipatnam-Bangalore new train to be run thrice in a week
Amravati-Mumbai express new train to run twice in a week Free Rajdhnai, Shatabdi journey for Ashok Chakra winners
Free season tickets would be made available for girl student till graduation
Planning of ticket confirmation through mobile phone# Upgrade platform levels in a phased manner
560 platforms to be increased for long-distance trains
Arrival time would be printed on tickets
Long-distance trains would have a system to display next station
E-ticket booking to increase from 1L to 3L annually
More passenger trains would come up in peak season
6,000 automated ticket machines would be introduced in 2 year
Ticket reservation would be made possible from anywhere
Railways earned profit because of UPA govt policies
Surplus Rs 20 bn earned on freight services
Attained 790 tonnes pay-load target
Sitting companies will be given railway licences
More passenger train would come up
Introduction of multi level parking on few major stations
5% step down in petrol and diesel freight
Second class fares reduced by 5%, coming to about Rs. 50
Confusion in LS over train allotment
Due to chaos, speaker asks Lalu to stop his speech
MPs create disturbances and walks out as Lalu speaks
Sleeper fare would be reduced by 5%
5% deduction in 2nd class fares beyond 50 km
AC-I fares would be step down by 7%, AC-II by 4%, AC-III by 3%
New Delhi-Jammu Tawi train to run daily
Salsa-Amritsar Garib Rath thrice in a week
Bagalkota-Jaswantpur train now would be run daily
Kurla to Howrah train twice in a week
Rs 17.3 bn to be spent on new lines regarding Kurla to Howrah train bi-weekly Proposal
Plans to spend Rs 6.5 bn on metro transport projects
Mathura-Lucknow train would be extended to Patna
Varanasi-Ranchi via Rourkela train up to Sambhalpur
Bangalore-Coimbatore train extention to Ernakalum
155 km new lines would be endeavored to be completed in FY08
Special train between Pune-Delhi for Commonwealth to be started in Oct
Bomb Detection systems to be installed at railway stations
Rs. 2000 crores to be earned from 3000 bogies
Jansadharan seva to be extended to every zone
New train Saharsha- Janasebharan Expess would be run weekly
New train Malda-Patna Express thrice in a week
New train Amritsar-Kochuveli Express to be run weekly
Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani to start
New Itarsi-Katni passenger train to be run daily
New daily Ahmedabad-Patan express to be introduced
New daily Ahmedabad-Patan express to come up
Chennai-Salem new train on a daily basis
Boys studying in class 12 to get special concessions to visit their home towns via trains
Women students along with senior citizens to get concessions
50 per cent concessions for women senior citizens
Public address systems to be introduced in all trains
Anti- collision system to be improved to prevent rail accidents
Renewal of 16,548 old rail tracks
Coolies would be promoted to gangmen
Introduction of 10 new Garib Raths, 53 new trains
One more rail captive power plant in Bihar
Divisional railway hospitals in Jaipur, Hubli would be upgraded
N Railway hospital in Delhi would be turned into fully AC
50% concession would be given to AIDS patients travelling in trains
Staff benefit fund to be upgraded to 10 times in 2009
Mother Child Health Express would be started
Gangmen to man level crossings
Container train operators to be up to 50-55 trai
Decorated soldiers would get special concessions
New rail coach manufacturing unit to come up in Kerala
For AIDS patients 50% concession in railway fare
Staff benefit fund to be increased 10 times in 2009
Will start Mother Child Health Express
Level crossings to ber manned by Gangmen
Container train operators to be up to 50-55 train
SC,STs to be given more jobs than quota alloted to them
Railways registered Profit of Rs 25,000 last year
Freight services raises additional 20,000 cr
Rail Plan raised from Rs 11,000 cr to 33,000 cr
New projects will have Rs 49,250 crores investment
76% operating ratio
Automatic ticket counters to be upgraded to 6000 in numbers
NDLS, Mumbai Cent, Secund'bad, Patna will become world-class
Multi deparment innovation promotion group in railway boards
5 per cent reservation for women in railway jobs
Close circuit cameras at major railway stations
Metal detector for checking of luggage
Signalling system to be introduced for improving line capacity
Enhanced security system would be in operation at railway stations
Television and internet systems in trains
Green toilets to be introduced in all trains at Rs. 4000 crore
New policy would be introduced for wagon leasing
Touch screen, colour TVs would be installed at railway stations
Pvt cos would be able to make terminals on rail land
Rs.500 crores would be spent for the improvement of railway stations
Rs 40 bn would be set aside for on discharge-free train toilets
New coaches in all Rajdhani trains would be introduced by 2010
Introduction of High-level platforms in 135 stations
New coaches would come up Shatabdi trains by 2011
Plans to come up new wagon designs through foreign cos
Employees in Indian Railways at 1.4 mln in the year 2007-08
Auto ticket sale machines will be increased to 6,000 in 2 yrs
Automated ticket vending machines will be 250 now
High level high level Upgradation of 203 mid level platforms
Upgradation of 281 low level platforms to mid level
195 stations will have foot overbridge
Plan to have SMARTCARD-based ticket system
Productivity of railway assets have enhanced: Lalu
Trains will have modular toilets
Call centers would be introduced for inquiries
A multiple purpose card called Go- Mumbai card would be introduced for Mumbai trains
8.2 per cent growth in frieght loading till December 2007: Lalu
Plans of doing away with long queues at ticket counter in next 2 years
Operating ratio of railways at 76.3 per cent in the year 2006-07
On boat system for maintaining sanitation at railways
Low level platform would be upgraded to high level railways
Shelter would be offered at Rs 500 crores in the next two years
Escalators would be introduced at 50 new stations.
I have always kept the aam aadmi in mind : Lalu
We will take Indian budget to new heights.: Lalu