Ø 26
new passenger services, 8 DEMU services and 5 MEMU services to be introduced
Ø Run
of 57 trains to be extended
Ø Frequency
of 24 trains to be increased
Ø First
AC EMU rake to be introduced on Mumbai suburban network in 2013-14
Ø 72
additional services to be introduced in Mumbai and 18 in Kolkata
Ø Rake
length increased from 9 cars to 12 cars for 80 services in Kolkata and 30
services in Chennai
Ø 500
km new lines, 750 km doubling, 450 km gauge conversion targeted in 2013-14
Ø First
ever rail link to connect Arunachal Pradesh
Ø Some
Railway related activities to come under MGNREGA
Ø For
the first time 347 ongoing projects identified as priority projects with the
committed funding
Ø Highest
ever plan outlay of Rs. 63,363 crore
Ø Loan
of Rs. 3000 crore repaid fully.
Ø A new fund-Debt Service Fund set up to meet committed liabilities.
Ø A new fund-Debt Service Fund set up to meet committed liabilities.
Ø Freight
loading of 1047 MT, 40 MT more than 2012-13
Ø Passenger
growth 5.2% in 2013-14
Ø Gross
Traffic Receipts – Rs. 1,43,742 crore i.e. an increase of 18,062 crore over RE,
2012-13
Ø Dividend
payment estimated at Rs. 6,249 crore
Ø Operating
Ratio to be 87.8% in 2013-14
Ø Supplementary
charges for super fast trains, reservation fee, clerkage charge, cancellation
charge and tatkal charge marginally increased
Ø Fuel
Adjustment Component linked revision for freight tariff to be implemented from
1st April 2013
Ø Enhanced
reservation fee abolished
Ø Elimination
of 10797 Level Crossings (LC) during the 12th Plan and no addition of new LCs
henceforth
Ø Introduction
of 160/200 kmph Self Propelled Accident Relief Trains
Ø ‘Aadhar’
to be used for various passenger and staff related services
Ø Internet
ticketing from 0030 hours to 2330 hours
Ø E-ticketing
through mobile phones
Ø Project
of SMS alerts to passengers providing updates on reservation status
Ø Next
–Gen e-ticketing system to be rolled out : capable of handling 7200 tickets per
minute against 2000 now, 1.20 lakh users simultaneously against 40,000 now
Ø Introduction
of executive lounge at 7 more stations: Bilaspur, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Nagpur,
Agra, Jaipur and Bengaluru
Ø Introduction
of ‘Azadi Express’ to connect places associated with freedom movement
Ø Four
companies of women RPF personnel set up and another 8 to be set up to
strengthen the security of rain passengers, especially women passengers
Ø 10%
RPF vacancies being reserved for women
Ø 1.52
lakh vacancies being filled up this year out of which 47000 vacancies have been
earmarked for weaker sections and physically challenged
Ø Railways
to impart skills to the youth in railway related trades in 25 locations
Ø Provision
of portable fire extinguishers in Guard-cum-Brake Vans, AC Coaches and Pantry
Cars in all trains
Ø Pilot
project on select trains to facilitate passengers to contact on board staff
through SMS/phone call/e-mail for coach cleanliness and real time feedback
Ø Provision
of announcement facility and electronic display boards in trains
Ø Providing
free Wi-Fi facilities on several trains
Ø Upgrading
60 stations as Adarsh Stations in addition to 980 already selected
Ø Introduction
of an ‘Anubhuti’ coach in select trains to provide excellent ambience and
latest facilities and services
Ø 179
escalators and 400 lifts at A-1 and other major stations to be installed
facilitating elderly and differently-abled
Ø Affixing
Braille stickers with layout of coaches including toilets, provision of wheel
chairs and battery operated vehicles at more stations and making coaches
wheel-chair friendly
Ø Centralized
Catering Services Monitoring Cell set up with a toll free number (1800 111 321)
Ø Complimentary
card passes to recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna & Dhyan Chand Awards
to be valid for travel by 1st Class/2nd AC
Ø Complimentary
card passes to Olympic Medalists and Dronacharya Awardees for travel in
Rajdhani/Shatabadi Trains
Ø Travel
by Duronoto Trains permitted on all card passes issued to sportspersons having
facility of travel by Rajdhani/Shatabadi Trains
Ø Facility
of complimentary card passes valid in 1st class/2nd AC extended to parents of
posthumous unmarried awardees of Mahavir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra,
Shaurya Chakra, President’s Police Medal for Gallantry and policy medal for
Gallantry
Ø Policy
Gallantry awardees to be granted one complimentary pass every year for travel along
with one companion in 2nd AC in Rajdhani/Shatabadi Trains
Ø Passes
for freedom fighters to be renewed once in three years instead of every year.
Ø Setting
up of six more Rail Neer bottling plants at Vijayawada, Nagpur, Lalitpur,
Bilaspur, Jaipur and Ahmedabad
Ø Setting
up of a multi-disciplinary training institute at Nagpur for training in rail
related electronics technologies
Ø Setting
up of a centralized training institute at Secunderabad–Indian Railways
Institute of Financial Management
Ø Five
fellowships in national universities to be instituted to motivate students to
study and undertake research on Railway related issues at M.Phil and Ph.D.
levels
Ø Fund
allocation for staff quarters enhanced to Rs. 300 crore
Ø Provision
of hostel facilities for single women railway employees at all divisional
headquarters
Ø Provision
of water closets and air conditioners in the locomotive cabs to avoid stress
being faced by loco pilots
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