Comparison Rail Budget

2008 - 2009
 Facts & Figures
Rs crore FY 2008 - 2009 FY 2009-2010
Gross Traffic Receipts 82,393 88,419

Total Working 72,490 81,665

Expenses
Net Railway revenue 11,066 8,122

Dividend Payable to 4,711 5,479

General Revenues
Operating Ratio 88.3% 92.5%

Overall Surplus 6,356 2,642

 Budget Initiatives of FY 2008-
2009
• Rates of AC 3, 2 and 1 tier to be cut by 4, 2 and 7%
respectively during peak hours to increase the traffic.
• Sleeper class fares to be cut down by 5% and super fast
charges to be reduced by Rs. 8.
• 50% discount for Women senior Citizens & AIDS
Patients.
• 10 Garib Rath & 53 New Trains to be introduced.
• 5% reservation for women in Railway Protection Force.
 70 days bonus for all railway employees.
 Railway to expand by 35000 Kms.
 Budget Initiatives of FY 2008-
2009
• Passengers can get E-Tickets on the Internet and Go-
mumbai Cards,a multi purpose card for Mumbai trains.
• Number of trains increased in peak seasons and Rs 500
crore to be spent on maintenance of platforms.
• Smart Cards to be introduced for the Railway
passengers and automatic signalling system to be
introduced.
• 20,000 freight wagons, anti-collision and fire safety
devices to be introduced in all trains.
• Under graduate students and females to get more
concession.
 Budget Initiatives of FY 2009-
2010
• To ensure food and quality water in all trains and atleast 1
doctor in all long distance stations.

• Automatic ticket vending machines and security in all stations.

• Infotainment services, personalised services to be introduced
in Rajdhani and Shatabdis.
• To ensure Janata Food (at low price) in Trains

• Budgetary support to railways increased by Rs 5,000 crore

and 45 stations identified for religious and tourism importance.
 Budget Initiatives of FY 2009-
2010
• Special provisions for SCs, STs and Sportspersons.
• 57 new trains to be introduced and 53 new railway tracks
to be built.
• 10 new Garib rath trains and Non-Stop AC Sleeper
turant trains to be introduced and connect major metros.
• Ladies special in Delhi,kolkata and in chennai and
scholarship for higher education of girls of railway
oficials.
• New houses to be built for 6650 Railways employees
and Railway Medical Colleges,Hospitals to be set up.
 COMPARISON
• More focus on future plans in previous budget ie. 35000 kms addition of
railway tracks, Modernisation of security system, than compared to this.
• Budget of 2008 – 09 was more election oriented and hence measures like
fare cut and concessions were adopted.
• New initiatives like E Ticketing, Smart Card and Tatkal Reservation Scheme
were very visionary in previous budget.
• Commitment of One Doctor in every long distance trains shows the concern
of present government towards the safety of passenger.
• Infotainment and personalized services in trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani
will certainly put forth a strong competition with low fare airlines and also will
ensure world class facilities in these special trains.
• New trains introduced in both the budgets were mostly for the native states
of Railway Minister, this is not a good practice and needs to be curbed.
• There should be limit to provide subsidy to an extent that it should not affect
the future development plans as funds get diverted to these subsidies rather
than getting invested in projects for future developments.
• Enough consideration for modernization projects has not been given in both
the budgets, which is required to be given.
 SUGGESTIONS
• More focus on allocation of budgetary expenditure on technical
advancement.
• Advanced systems to be procured to avoid delay of trains in foggy
conditions.
• Steps to be taken to promote online booking since it will cut down expenses
on operations and also will be more environmental friendly.
• Hygiene and Sanitation of stations needs to be improved.
• Electrification, conversion in to broad gauge and construction of special
corridors are required to be speeded up.
• Utilization of vacant land is a good step being taken but it should be
deadline based completion.
• Computerization of all offices of railway department and its awareness
should become the priority.
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