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Five Year Plan period (2012-17) Plans for upgrading over 900 stations and to install security systems at 202 stations. Railway should contribute 2 percent of GDP from present 1 percent.
Special Trains
Guru Parikrama Special Trains to be
introduced for Sikh pilgrimage Plan to provide rail connectivity to Nepal and Bangladesh Need to provide rail connectivity to north east and Kashmir
Concessions
50 % concession in AC and AC chair cars for
sickle-cell anaemia patients. All Arjuna Awardees to get free travel in Rajdhani and Shatabdi express. Izzat scheme- Rs. 25 rail pass- travel distance increased from 100 kms to 150 kms.
Passenger fares
Marginal Hike in Passenger Fares after 8
years Sleeper class fare hiked by 5 paise per Km For AC first class fares hiked by 30ps /km Hike in the Platform ticket to cost by 5 per ticket. To hike mail Express Fare By 3 ps/Km SMS service
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