Rail Budget 2016-17: Live Updates

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Shweta Purohit

Associate Editor

138 Points Joined April 2015

The Rail Budget is out. Suresh Prabhu, the Railway Minister has opened his Budget File and discussed the opportunities and achievements. Check out the key points of Railway Budget:

Three strategy pillars to strengthen Railway: Raise New Revenue, Raise productivity, and Revamp the Processes.
The Aim is to generate Rs. 1.85 lakh crore revenue this year
No hike in fares
Railway for Women: A lot of initiatives are here
Railway for startups
Railway for Students
Railway for better connectivity
Chennai will be the 1st Auto Hub in India
There will be "Sahayaks" now, not "Coolies".

Check every point in detail. Catch Highlights of Rail Budget here. Get a clear picture.

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Sathish M

Management Accountant

40581 Points Joined June 2010

That is the imprint of "Modinomics" with the 3 R strategy for the railways. Thank you for sharing the highlights in a simple manner. Point 3 got to be fare, so that we have a fair reading of your dissemination.

Shweta Purohit

Associate Editor

138 Points Joined April 2015

Thanks @ Satish M. I have corrected my mistake. Yes, we can see imprints of PM Modi in this Budget. The Railway Minister has shared the Swachh Bharat, Digital Railway, Railway for Startups schemes. It shows that they are following the ideas initiated by our PM. I have just penned down the points. You can check the detailed coverage of Rail Budget Speech here.