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No increase in passenger or freight fares; SMS updates for passengers on waiting list; 60% concession to students, new point to point fast trains and 50 world class stations are the high points of the Railway Budget 2009. Banerjee presented her third budget in the Parliament on Friday after a gap of eight years.
Highlights of Railway Budget 2009:
1.25 pm: Mamata Banerjee concludes Railway Budget 2009; Parliament to debate and pass it before July 31st
1.24 pm: No increase in passenger or freight fares
1.20 pm: Yuva Trains for youngsters at Rs 200 for 1500 km distance
1.18 pm: 12 new point to point non- stop ‘Turanto’ fast trains announced from - New Howrah-Mumbai; Chennai-Delhi; Delhi-Pune; Howrah-Delhi; Kolkata-Amritsar
1.15 pm: Mamata’s world class stations to include - Pune, Howrah, Nagpur, CST Mumbai, New Delhi, Lucknow, Amritsar, Tirupati, Bangalore, Bhopal, Goa Junction, Matura, Mangalore, Kochi, Chandigarh, Chennai
1.10 pm: SMS updates for passengers on waiting list
1.05 pm: 60 % fare concession for all students
1.00 pm: ‘Turanto’ – a new point to point train announced
12.59 pm: Scheme Izzat: Rs 25 monthly passes for 100 km train travel
12.57 pm: AC- double decker coaches for inter-city trains
12.55 pm: Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor to be constructed like the Trade corridor
12.54 pm: Aircraft like toilets in every train that goes beyond two hours
12. 47 pm: Integrated security system at 150 sensitive stations
12. 46 pm: MPs invited to identify locations for computerized ticket vending spots
12.45 pm: At least one doctor on every long distance train
12. 44 pm: Expert committees to look into economic viability of social projects
12.42 pm: Review of Centre- State cost sharing of Railway projects
12.42 pm: Train tickets from 5000 post offices
12.40 pm: 800 new locations for ticket reservations
12. 35 pm: Multi-functional facilities like bookstores and STD booths to be made available at train stations
12.32 pm: Automated laundries, ticket vending machines on cards
12.32 pm: Automated laundries, ticket vending machines on cards
12.29 pm: Multi-functional compelexes at 29 stations
12.25 pm: 50 World Class stations including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata
12.25 pm: Priority to Tier II cities
12.21 pm: Indian Railways must set an example in terms of inclusive growth
12.19 pm: Mamata: Railway Budget 2009 will be of the people; for the people and by the people
12.15 pm: Mamata tables her third Railway Budget in Parliament
12.04 PM: Banerjee expected to strike balance between austerity, amenities and new projects
11.30 am: Mamata reaches Parliament to set the ball rolling for Railway Budget 2009
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