Budget 2017: Railways get Rs 55,000 crore boost, online train booking gets cheaper
- All coaches of Indian Railways will have bio-toilets by 2018
- 2000 railway stations under solar mission
- IRCTC to be listed in stock exchange
- Coach Mitra facility to address passenger grievances
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Highlights of the Railway Budget:
- Railways will implement end-to-end transport solutions for certain logistics
- A new metro rail policy will be announced opening up new job opportunities for the youth.
- All coaches of Indian Railways will have bio-toilets by 2018
- Service charges for ticket booking on IRCTC withdrawn
- Rs 1 lakh crore corpus for railway safety fund over five years
- Railway related state-run companies like IRCON and IRCTC to be listed on stock exchanges
- Railway tariffs to be fixed on the basis of cost, social obligation and competition
- Railway line of 3,500 km will be commissioned in 2017-18 as against 2,800 km in 2016-17
- Unmanned railway level crossings to be eliminated by 2020
- 500 stations will be differently-abled by providing lifts and escalators
- Capital and development expenditure pegged at Rs 1.31 lakh cr for railways in 2017-18 from Budget
- Rail Capex at Rs 1,31,000 crore
- 2000 railway stations under solar mission
- Rail Sangraksha Fund of Rs 1 lakh for passenger safety
- Coach Mitra facility to address passenger grievances
- Rs 1.31 crore capital expenditure on railways
- 22% increase in Budget for railways
- Bill to protect poor from dubious schemes to be introduced IRCTC to be listed
Last Updated Mar 31, 2018, 7:01 PM IST
