Railway Budget 2009 Highlights
• New scheme called 'Ijjat' for low income monthly travel
• Freight loading fell short of target
• Unrealistically high targets of Interim Budget not sustainable
• Railways to develop cold storages for farmers to store vegetables and fruits
• Unrealistically high targets of Interim Budget not sustainable
• Railways making efforts with Department of Heavy Industries for takeover of ailing wagon manufacturing units like Burn Standards
• 18,000 wagons to be acquired during the current year
• Better representation to be given to minorities, women and the economically backward in railway recruitment
• Superfast parcel express trains to be started on a pilot basis between Delhi and Chennai and Delhi and Mumbai.
• Launch of premium parcel service between 3 stations
• Railways to lease out more land for commercial purposes
• Special recruitment drive to fill up physically challenged posts
• Metro Rail Hopsital in Tollygunj to be upgraded
• Hospitals to be developed for railway staff
• Women commandos in key routes to be increased
• Girl child scholarship for Group B employees
• Mobile ticketing vans to be introduced
• Ramps, special bogeys for physically challenged passengers
• To introduce double-decker coaches for inter-city travel
• Unreserved ticketing terminals to be expanded from 5000 to 8000
• New scheme called 'Ijjat' for low income monthly travel
• Freight loading fell short of target
• Unrealistically high targets of Interim Budget not sustainable
• Railways to develop cold storages for farmers to store vegetables and fruits
• Unrealistically high targets of Interim Budget not sustainable
• Railways making efforts with Department of Heavy Industries for takeover of ailing wagon manufacturing units like Burn Standards
• 18,000 wagons to be acquired during the current year
• Better representation to be given to minorities, women and the economically backward in railway recruitment
• Superfast parcel express trains to be started on a pilot basis between Delhi and Chennai and Delhi and Mumbai.
• Launch of premium parcel service between 3 stations
• Railways to lease out more land for commercial purposes
• Special recruitment drive to fill up physically challenged posts
• Metro Rail Hopsital in Tollygunj to be upgraded
• Hospitals to be developed for railway staff
• Women commandos in key routes to be increased
• Girl child scholarship for Group B employees
• Mobile ticketing vans to be introduced
• Ramps, special bogeys for physically challenged passengers
• To introduce double-decker coaches for inter-city travel
• Unreserved ticketing terminals to be expanded from 5000 to 8000
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