RAILWAY BUDGET 2011: Highlights

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The rail budget 2011 is for the people of India. The main highlights are:- 

1. No hike in passenger fare and freight rates.
2. Highest ever Plan outlay of Rs. 57, 630 crore proposed for Railways.
3. Rs. 9,583 crore provided for new lines.
4. 1300 km new lines, 867 km doubling of lines and 1017 km gauge conversion targeted in 2011-12.
5. 56 new Express Trains, 3 new Shatabdis and 9 Duronto trains to be introduced.
6. AC Double Decker services on Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes.
7. Two projects for the States managing trouble free run of trains through out the year.
8. Anti Collision Devise (ACD) sanctioned to cover 8 zonal railways.
9. GPS Based 'Fog Safe' Device to be deployed.
10. All unmanned level crossing upto 3000 to be eliminated.
11. All India Security Help line on a single number set up.
12. All state capitals in the North-East except Sikkim to be connected by Rail in next seven years.
13. A Diesel Locomotive Centre will be set-up in Manipur.
14. A Centre of Excellence in Software at Darjeeling proposed under the aegis of CRIS
15. 700 MW gas-based power plant to be set up at Thakurli in Maharashtra.
16. 18,000 Wagons to be procured during 2011-12.
17. A scheme for socially desirable projects, 'Pradhan Mantri Rail Vikas Yojana' with Non-lapsable fund proposed.
18. 10,000 shelter units proposed for track side dwellers in Mumbai, Sealdah, Siliguri, Tiruchirapalli on pilot basis.
19. Concession to physically handicapped persons to be extended on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.
20. Concession of 50% to press correspondents with family increased to twice a year.
21. Senior Citizens concession to be hiked from 30 % to 40 %.
22. Medical facilities extended to dependent parents of the Railway employees.
23. Scholarship for Girl child of Group-D railway employees increased to Rs.1200 per month.
24. 20 additional hostels for children of railway employees to be set up.
25. Recruitment for 1.75 lakh vacancies of Group 'C' and 'D' including to fill up backlog of SC/ST initiated, 16,000 ex-servicemen to be inducted by March 2011.
26. A separate sports cadre to be created.
27. 2011-12 declared 'Year of Green Energy' for Railways.
28. Freight loading of 993 MT and passenger growth of 6.4 % estimated for 2011-12.
29. Gross Traffic Receipts at Rs.1,06,239 crore, exceeding one lakh crore mark for the first time estimated.
30. Ordinary Working Expenses assessed at Rs. 73,650 crore.

                      The rail budget is covering mostly all types of things but one point is in my mind that Is it possible to design the rail coach like metro(with auto lock doors)? It will stop the theft and crime in railway, the passenger will travel safely. The major issue is the security of railway, whenever I a travelling via train I see that the security is inactive in normal days, this is why the crime being done. The railway authority is checking the tickets of out going passengers only but not when we are entering into the platform. I think this is the drawback. It should be covered in railway budget.

Thanking you

Rishi Kansal

VISIT TO DELHI

 

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Hello Friends,

Yesterday, I have visited Delhi with my younger brother. Somewhere it is very peaceful and somewhere very crowd. Delhi is very vast and protected by number of police and other forces. Presently, the metro rail has given speed to the people of Delhi to travel quickly from one place to another. It is looking like the blood vessels of Delhi and NCR.

I have visited the monument Red Fort and of course India Gate also but before this I have gone to the temple of Lord Hanuman. But when I was travelling from Metro rail, I saw the river Yamuna which is too much polluted. After seeing this I got disappointed very much. In the capital of our Country India, the Yamuna river is looking like this. Government have to look on this. It is also our duty that we don't make it dirty or polluted.

In spite of this, I saw a place where the laymen lives, they have a very small houses surrounded by the high buildings but in most of the houses, DTH antenna is available. See the awareness of our country, we don't have the permanent house but we are tedious to know about the country or world.

This is all about one day visit. I will go again to Delhi to see other places soon.

Thanking you

Rishi Kansal