India Railway Budget 06-07
- 55 pairs of new trains introduced
- Record breaking performance in first nine months of Current Financial Year
- No increase in Passenger Fares
- Superfast charges on Monthly and Quarterly Season Tickets reduced
- Reduction in First And Second Ac Fares by 18% and 10% respectively
- Over 200 Mail/Express Trains to be made superfast
- Four popular trains to have World Class Passenger Amenities
- No across the board increase in Freight Rates
- Rationalization of Goods Tariff to continue
- Ceiling for Booking Luggage in Brake Vans removed
- Public-private partnership to get major thrust
- Licences through Open Bidding to provide On Board Services in passenger trains
- Airconditioned Garib Rath Introduced as a Pilot Project
- Grameen Ticket Booking Service for unemployed rural youth
- Jansadharan Ticket Booking Scheme: unemployed youth to man prepaid uts counters
- 50% Concession to farmers and milk producers traveling for training purposes
- 50% Concession to victims with Loss Of Limbs for Transplantation Of Artificial Limbs
- Upgradation of passengers to next higher class extended to all rajdhani, mail/express trains
- Without any additional charges
- Number of Coaches in Passenger Trains to be increased
- Dedicated Multimodal High Axle Freight Corridor on Western And Eastern Routes
- Doube Stack Container Train to be introduced
- 25 Tonne Axle Load Trains to run on two routes for the first time
- Largest ever Annual Plan Outlay of rs 23475 crore for 2006-07
- Rs 10794 crore for the plan to be generated through internal resources
- Major Technological upgradations planned, high tech passenger coaches for more trains
- Introduction Of Atm, Cyber cafes at all major stations
- 800 more Uts Centres to be opened
- Wagon & Electric Loco Manufacturing Capacity to be increased by 25% and 17% respectively
- Production capacity at Rail Wheel Factory, Integral Coach Factory and samastipur workshop to be increased
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