Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in his pro-poor Railway Budget for 2007-08 presented in the Lok Sabha on Monday announced major relief for passengers by cutting fares across the board.
Presenting his fourth Railway Budget in succession, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Monday said that the Indian Railways had registered a profit of Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) for the fiscal year 2006-07.
Rlys plan 50 garib raths, 450 AC trains; SPVs planned for wagon manufacture for freight corridors.
The Rajya Sabha approved 15 legislations during the session while the Lok Sabha passed 23 bills, including the GST bills.
Passengers can now book train tickets 120 days ahead of their travel date.
The Budget and related appropriation bills were passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Stepping up its offensive against the United Progressive Alliance government on the "tainted" ministers issue, the National Democratic Alliance on Friday decided to boycott the presentation of Railway Budget by Lalu Prasad Yadav in Lok Sabha on Satur
Highlights of the Railway Budget 2004-2005 presented by the Union Minister of Railways Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2006-07 presented by Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav
'George Fernandes will always be remembered in history as the man who successfully called the railway strike.'
Lalu laid the two-volume report immediately after he presented the railway budget for 2005-06.
The railway minister also proposed to extend 75 per cent concession in second-class fares to government rural school students, once in a year, for study tour.
25 per cent of the stalls will be reserved for the under-privileged sections of the society.
Railways proposed to introduce 32 new trains including 17 Samparak Kranti Express linking several state capitals and different parts of the country with the Union Capital.
Debroy is expected to have a role and responsibility similar to the erstwhile chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council
The Railway Minister sanctioned Ganguly's request for utilising the Railway cricket complex in Kolkata for an academy.
The Railways have decided to introduce a new series of 17 'Sampark Kranti Express' trains as part of National Democratic Alliance government's connectivity revolution that would provide quicker connectivity from states to New Delhi.
New rates effective will be effective from 15 November.
The Railways will grant 75 per cent concession from September 6 to widows of defence personnel killed in terrorist-action for travel in the second and the sleeper class of trains.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu tabled the Railway Budget on Thursday
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday attacked Railway Minister Lalu Prasad for announcing hike in parcel rates and said many of the measures announced by the minister were initiated by the previous National Democratic Alliance government.
The idea is to get the budget passed by Parliament along with Appropriations Bill and the Finance Bill by the end of March as this would ensure implementation of the Budget proposals from April 1.
Prabhu said the Ministry was preparing a plan till 2030.
The railways total earnings recorded an 8.3 per cent growth at Rs 33,900 crore (Rs 339 billion) up to December this year as compared to the corresponding period in the previous year.
Expectations that a pleasing Union Budget for 2003-04 will be forthcoming tomorrow prompted an upbeat sentiment in the market today, lifting indices and spurring on buying activity in bank, tech and heavyweight stocks. \n\n\n\n
Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presented the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004).
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The Railway Budget for 2003-04 has been fixed at Rs.10,607 crore (Rs 106.07 billion), Rs 603 crore (RS 6.03 billion) higher than the revised estimates of the current year.
Rattled by a series of train accidents, the Railways plan to install a device to prevent collisions, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday.
In the history of Indian railway budgets, Suresh Prabhu will perhaps be the first railway minister not to have announced either a single new train or a new railway line
There was a plan to increase the Railways' revenue by augmenting carrying capacity. This target has, however, become the source of a bitter battle between two ministries - the railways and steel - and provoked serious arguments over the "Make in India" programme.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched a host of passenger amenities and new air-conditioned trains with world class services.
A white paper on rail safety would be presented in Parliament during the current Budget session for a threadbare debate taking into consideration all aspects of passengers' protection, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.\n\n\n\n
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