Railway Budget 2009 | Highlights
Submitted by Parasshuram Shalgar on Thursday, 2 July 2009No Comment
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee would present a “pro-people” budget in Parliament on Friday 3rd July 2009. Amid expectations of improvement in railway amenities and food served in trains,
“It will be a pro-people budget, a simple budget, people’s budget,” Banerjee said.
High on Banerjee’s agenda would be the completion of Kashmir rail link project and putting the dedicated freight corridor project on fast track.
- Mamata Banerjee to table Rail Budget on Friday
- Likely to be a ‘pro-people, simple Budget’
- Some revision in passenger fares on the cards
- Mamata likely to waive off superfast charges
- Changes expected in the Tatkal booking scheme
- Side middle-berth in passenger trains may be scrapped
- More rail overbridges and rail underbridges likely
- Integrated security system at key stations likely
- Access control, baggage screening at stations likely
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