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Railways Expecting Highest Capital Expenditure Outlay In Budget: Report
Before 2016, the Union Budget and Railway budget were presented separately in India. However, the 92-year tradition was scrapped by the then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in 2016.
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Budget 2019: Railway Announcements You Need To Know After Merger Of Rail, Union Budget
In September 2016, the government scrapped the 92-year-old practice of presenting rail budgets and general budgets separately.
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Railway Inducts Machines To Make Tracks Safer
Railways on Thursday inducted five machines to make tracks safer and train journeys more comfortable, a statement from the Ministry said.
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Railways Sets the Ball Rolling on Bullet Train Project
Gearing up to introduce trains that run at speeds of more than 300kmph, the railways have formed a new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to implement the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Bullet Train project.
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Railway Fares May Be Hiked Later, Says Opposition In Parliament
Accusing the government of making "bogus claims" in the Railway Budget, the Opposition today said though there was no proposal to hike fares and freight rates, there was every possibility for it to do so like in the previous year.
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Indian Railways Gets Bar Coding System for Unreserved Tickets
The move is aimed at preventing revenue leakage and bringing transparency to the ticketing system.
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Soon, Differently-Abled Can Avail Rail Travel Concessions Online
Unreserved coaches in some long distance trains will also get a higher number of mobile charging points.
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Soon, Journalists Will Be Able to Avail Rail Travel Concessions Online
The decision to offer this e-ticketing facility for PIB-accredited journalists was announced at the Rail Budget on Thursday.
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'Freight Corridors, Station Development to Boost Realty'
Timely implementation of all the announcements is key, say experts.
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Suresh Prabhu's Passenger-Friendly Rail Budget Fails to Cheer Markets
The railway minister may have drafted his second budget with an eye on crucial elections in five states later this year, but by diluting his reformist credentials, Mr Prabhu disappointed markets, analysts say.
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Insuring Your Train Journey Will Get Easier Soon
The railways is working with insurance companies, Suresh Prabhu said.
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Railways To Use Drone, Satellite Technology To Monitor Projects
The Railways plan to use the latest drone and Geo Spatial-based satellite technology for remotely reviewing the physical progress across major projects, which would become operational in the next fiscal.
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Rail Budget Has Failed To Meet Tamil Nadu Expectations: Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today welcomed initiatives announced in the Railway Budget like a Rail Auto hub and zero increase in fares, but said it has, however, failed to meet the expectations of the people of the state.
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Railways To Mobilise Rs 20,000 Crore From Market Borrowings This Year
Indian Railways will borrow Rs 20,000 crore from markets through its two companies IRFC and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd for capital expenditure during 2016-17, a whopping 69 per cent rise over the current fiscal year's revised estimate.
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Suresh Prabhu Announces 7 Missions in Railway Budget
Prabhu said as a thriving commercial entity, the government wanted Indian Railways to go a step further and establish an accounting system where the outcomes can betracked to inputs.
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Railways Expecting Highest Capital Expenditure Outlay In Budget: Report
Before 2016, the Union Budget and Railway budget were presented separately in India. However, the 92-year tradition was scrapped by the then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in 2016.
-
Budget 2019: Railway Announcements You Need To Know After Merger Of Rail, Union Budget
In September 2016, the government scrapped the 92-year-old practice of presenting rail budgets and general budgets separately.
-
Railway Inducts Machines To Make Tracks Safer
Railways on Thursday inducted five machines to make tracks safer and train journeys more comfortable, a statement from the Ministry said.
-
Railways Sets the Ball Rolling on Bullet Train Project
Gearing up to introduce trains that run at speeds of more than 300kmph, the railways have formed a new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to implement the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Bullet Train project.
-
Railway Fares May Be Hiked Later, Says Opposition In Parliament
Accusing the government of making "bogus claims" in the Railway Budget, the Opposition today said though there was no proposal to hike fares and freight rates, there was every possibility for it to do so like in the previous year.
-
Indian Railways Gets Bar Coding System for Unreserved Tickets
The move is aimed at preventing revenue leakage and bringing transparency to the ticketing system.
-
Soon, Differently-Abled Can Avail Rail Travel Concessions Online
Unreserved coaches in some long distance trains will also get a higher number of mobile charging points.
-
Soon, Journalists Will Be Able to Avail Rail Travel Concessions Online
The decision to offer this e-ticketing facility for PIB-accredited journalists was announced at the Rail Budget on Thursday.
-
'Freight Corridors, Station Development to Boost Realty'
Timely implementation of all the announcements is key, say experts.
-
Suresh Prabhu's Passenger-Friendly Rail Budget Fails to Cheer Markets
The railway minister may have drafted his second budget with an eye on crucial elections in five states later this year, but by diluting his reformist credentials, Mr Prabhu disappointed markets, analysts say.
-
Insuring Your Train Journey Will Get Easier Soon
The railways is working with insurance companies, Suresh Prabhu said.
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Railways To Use Drone, Satellite Technology To Monitor Projects
The Railways plan to use the latest drone and Geo Spatial-based satellite technology for remotely reviewing the physical progress across major projects, which would become operational in the next fiscal.
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Rail Budget Has Failed To Meet Tamil Nadu Expectations: Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today welcomed initiatives announced in the Railway Budget like a Rail Auto hub and zero increase in fares, but said it has, however, failed to meet the expectations of the people of the state.
-
Railways To Mobilise Rs 20,000 Crore From Market Borrowings This Year
Indian Railways will borrow Rs 20,000 crore from markets through its two companies IRFC and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd for capital expenditure during 2016-17, a whopping 69 per cent rise over the current fiscal year's revised estimate.
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Suresh Prabhu Announces 7 Missions in Railway Budget
Prabhu said as a thriving commercial entity, the government wanted Indian Railways to go a step further and establish an accounting system where the outcomes can betracked to inputs.
