rail budget 2013-14
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Indian Railway Budget 2013-14
Highlights
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Indian Railways is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km of track over a route of 65,000 km and 7,500 stations.
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Union Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presented the Railway Budget in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Tuesday (Feb 26)
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No new passenger fare
hike announced
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5% hike in average
freight rates
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67 new Express trains to be introduced
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58 train routes to be extended
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12th Plan railway size to be Rs 5.19 lakh crore, with gross budgetary support of Rs 1.94 lakh crore
Rs one lakh crore to be raised from public-private partnership, Rs 1.05 lakh crore through internal resources in the 12th Plan
Financial Stability
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Steps for Safety
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Fire extinguishers to be kept in guard vans
Smoke and fire detection system envisaged
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Corporate Safety Plan to be prepared for ten-year period (2014-24).
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Elimination of 10,700 unmanned level crossings targeted during the Plan
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Raised four companies of women RPF personnel, and another eight to be raised for women’s safety
10% reservation for women in RPF
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Free wi-fi facility to be provided in select trains
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Special A/C coaches 'Anubhuti', to be introduced in select Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains to give excellent ambience with commensurate fare
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Railways will use Aadhar data base for bookings and validation of passengers
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