Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said that it is time for private partnership in Indian Railways, but said that the railways will not be privatised.
To corner the Manmohan Singh government in the Budget Session of Parliament, a united opposition today demanded a debate on price rise on February 23, before the Railway Budget and the Union Budget are placed in the Lok Sabha.
Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the Railway Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament on Friday.
The new board will have a leaner structure on functional lines headed by the chairman and four members - covering infrastructure, operations and business development, rolling stock, and finance.
Former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said the railway budget will make it clear if the performance of the PSU during his tenure was better than what it is at present.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said that there will be no hike in freight tariff.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday hailed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for doing a 'competent job' at a short notice, saying the Railway Budget will make train travel an "enjoyable experience".
Presenting the Interim Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha on Friday, the minister said this is in addition to the bullet train proposals between Delhi-Amritsar, Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Pune, Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Chennai, Chennai-Bangalore-Ernakulam and Howrah-Halida which were announced in 2007-08 Railway Budget.
The minister of state said the requirement of the ministry was more and resources were limited.
We have merely continued with the reforms we had undertaken last year. Nothing has been done with an eye on elections.
Facing huge financial crunch, the Railways has invited suggestions from the general public to increase its revenue and reduce expenditure ahead of the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament.
'We need to look beyond the current approach'.
Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the vote on account for the Railway Budget for 2005-06
The entire Budget-making exercise will be advanced by 3-4 weeks so as to complete the legislative part of financial business before April 1, the start of a financial year
Opens operations in high-speed train, freight and suburban corridors to private sector
For Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, the Budget for 2016-17 on Thursday could well prove his toughest hour.
At present, there are 362 major ongoing railway projects across the country.
In today's perspective, such deprivation and insult has anyone seen"? the former Railway minister said in a Facebook post.
Travelling by rail in India was once a pleasure, but has now become a forbidding challenge.
As Indians eagerly wait to see a makeover, here's a look at trains and stations of world's fourth largest railway network.
You will see purified drinking water, focus on cleanliness, and ticketing reforms.
Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda presented the Railway Budget in the Parliament on Tuesday.
The Railway Ministry is considering a hike in passenger fares in the Railway Budget 2014-15 slated to be presented by Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda in the second week of next month.
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The estimated market borrowing by these two companies during current fiscal were pegged at Rs 13,800 crore (Rs 138 billion) from markets, as per the interim Railway Budget for 2014-15 tabled in February.
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The Indian Railways proposes to introduce 58 new trains which includes five Jansadharan Trains, five Premium Trains, six AC Express Trains, 27 Express Trains.
There has been a great debate on whether it is profitable for India to have bullet trains.
Suresh Prabhu announced ambitious plans.
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presented the Railway Budget for 2005-06 in Parliament on Saturday. The Budget proposes no increase in passenger fares nor across-the-board in freight rates.
Trivedi presented the Railway Budget in the Parliament on Wednesday.
No major announcements or tariff changes for freight or passenger segment likely to be announced.
Railway minister Sadanand Gowda in his Railway Budget speech on Tuesday announced introduction of bullet trains starting off with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector.
In other words, its revenue numbers are likely to carry greater conviction and the instances of overstated revenue projections may well be a thing of the past.
In the current fiscal, as per the revised estimate, these two companies raised Rs 14,942 crore (Rs 149.42 billion) from markets.
This was a rare instance when Gandhi raised an issue during the Zero Hour.
Presenting the Interim Railway Budget for 2014-15, Mallikarjun Kharge announced that new trains will be introduced.
The Railway Minister proposed numerous steps to enhance passengers' safety.
The government has assured Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion)budgetary support to the Indian Railways.
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