Catch the Highlights of our Railway Budget.

Lalu Prasad Yadav presents his fifth Railway Budget today



1. Freight rates on fly ash cut by 14%
2. Highest freight rate classification cut to 200
3. To cut freight on petrol, diesel by 5%
4. Freight rates for North-Eastern states cut by 6%
5. To cut sleeper fare cut by 5%
6. To cut A/C-I fare by 7%, A/C-II by 4%, and A/C-III by 3%
7. Capex for 2008-09 at Rs 37,500 crore
8. Vasai Road-Panvel new train
9. Gwalior-Indore (3 days/week) new train
10. Amravati-Mumbai new train (2 days/week)
11. Chennai-Tiruchirapally new train
12. AIDS patients to get 50% concession
13. Decorated soldiers get fare concession
14. New train: Ahmedabad-Mumbai AC train
15. Chennai-Salem new train
16. Bomb detection devices at major stations
17. 53 new trains; extensions in 16 trains
18. 10 more Gharib Rath trains to be started
19. To set up new rail coach factory in Kerala
20. To provide CFL bulbs in 6 lakh staff quarters
21. Mother-Child health express to be started: Lalu
22. Girl students to get season discounts of 50 per cent
23. Seniors citizens to receive season discount of 50 per cent
24. Concessions in rates for women of 60 and above
25. 30-50% concession for women senior citizens
26. Schemes to generate Rs 1 lakh crore in 5 years
27. DRF provisions at Rs.5450cr cr in 2008-09
28. To install anti-collision devices on all trains
29. TV, internet services on trains in future: lalu
30. SBU for cement, steel, coal container traffic
31. Pvt cos to be allowed to make terminals on rail land
32. To have new policy for bulk handling terminals
33. Okay for Delhi-JNPT North-West freight corridor
34. Anti Collision Device On All Trains: +ve for Kernex Micro
35. IT vision to be implemented over next 5 years: Lalu
36. Railway Protection Force to be equipped well: lalu
37. Security on trains a top priority for us: Lalu
38. 5,000 wagons to be upgraded
39. 20,000 wagons to be made in FY'09
40. East and West Corridor projects okayed
41. Strategic Business Unit to come in Railway Board: Lalu
42. The signalling system to enhance line capacity: Lalu
43. Automatic Signalling System to be put in place: Lalu
44. Escalators and lifts at 50 big stations
45. Railway vision 2025 to set targets for 17 years: lalu
46. Display board on Overnight Mail, Express trains
47. Green toilets in 36000 bogies at Rs 4,000 cr
48. 50 big terminals planned in Mumbai, Pune, Ghaziabad: Lalu
49. To run 25 tonne axle load rakes: Lalu
50. Considering rail link for Ennore Port: Lalu
51. Considering raising rail network for West Bengal port: Lalu
52. To improve port connections: Lalu
53. Electrification of more routes in North India underway
54. New dedicated lines for carrying coal for power cos
55. Plan 20,000 km high density network
56. To upgrade infrastructure in 7-yrs at 75,000cr
57. LCD display screens at A, B category stations
58. Janasadharan booking Seva extended to all zones
59. To increase auto ticket sale machines to 6000 in 2-years
60. Freight loading of 790 mn tons expected in 2008-09
61. 30 major stations to have multi-level parking
62. 195 stations to get foot overbridges
63. Multi level parking in big stations to be provided: Lalu
64. To only use stainless steel coaches by 2010-11: Lalu
65. To only use stainless steel coaches by 2010-11: Lalu
66. Public address system to be in some express trains: Lalu
67. New coaches in Shatabdi trains by 2011: Lalu
68. Long run trains to display next station, ETA from 2009: Lalu
69. New coaches in all Rajdhani trains by 2010: Lalu
70. Have introduced call centre for inquiries: Lalu
71. To have online control of trains in 2-years: Lalu
72. Planning smart card based ticket system: Lalu
73. Railways fund balance up at Rs.20,480cr: Lalu
74. E-ticket booking seen up at 3 lakh vs 1 lakh in 1-year: Lalu
75. People using telephone enquiry to be 5 lakh in 1-yr: Lalu
76. 15,000 computer ticket counters in 2 yr vs 3000 now: Lalu
77. Aim to cut time spent on buying tickets over next 2-yrs: Lalu
78. Freight loading aim 790 MT vs 785 MT in FY'08: Lalu
79. Information Technology used at ticket counters: Lalu
80. Saw 233 MT incremental loading: Lalu
81. Freight loading up 8-10% April-December: Lalu
82. Railway has generated Rs 25,000 crore surplus
83. Have taken Indian Railways to new heights: Lalu
84. Operating profit margin at 76%: Lalu
85. Indian Railways employees at 1.4 million
86. Rs 68,778 crore surplus in 4 years: Lalu
87. Rs 2000 crore earning from 3000 more bogies: Lalu
88. Railways fund balance up at Rs.20,480cr: Lalu
89. I will show how Railways have been profitable: Lalu
90. I am a man of the common people: Lalu
91. Have kept common people in mind: Lalu
92. Railways belong to the common people: Lalu
93. Will show the surplus we have deposited: Lalu
94. Railways are the backbone of India: Lalu
95. If Railways are strong, the country is strong: Lalu
96. We've proved public sector can be profitable: Lalu
97. We've not handed over to private sector: Lalu