Synopsis Of Rail Budget - 2013 Has Been Covered Into The Following Four Sections
A. Rail Budget About Losses, Gross Revenue Etc
v Losses From Railways Is Estimated At Rs 24,600 Crore For 2012-2013.
v Railways Gross Traffic Receipts Fixed At Rs 1,25,680 Cr In Re, Short By Rs 6,872 Cr Over Budget Estimates.. Budget Estimates of 2013-14 for Gross Traffic Receipts kept at Rs 1,43,742 crores i.e. an increase of Rs 18,062 crores over Revised Estimates of 2012-13.
v Ordinary Working Expenses Retained At Be Level Of Rs 84,400 Cr; Pension Payments Increased By Rs 1,500 Cr To Rs 20,000 Cr
v 'Excess' Of Rs 10,409 Cr As Against The Budget Amount Of Rs 15,557 Cr
v Operating Ratio Of 88.8% As Compared To 94.9% In 2011-12
v Aim For A Operating Ratio Of 87.8% In FY14
v Rs 3,000 Crore Loan From Finance Ministry Re-Paid With Interest By Railways This Financial Year
v Freight Income Expected At For FY 13 Target Rs 89976 Crores, Says Railway Minister
v Railways' Fuel Bill Up Rs 3300 Crore, Plus Higher Electricity Charges
v Railways' Freight Loading Traffic Scaled Down By 100 Million Tonnes From 1025 Million Tonnes Because Of Economic Slowdown
v Railways To Set Up A Debt Service Fund
v Fuel Component Of Freight Tariff Will Be Dynamic
v Freight Earning To Grow By 9 Per Cent To Rs 93,554 Crore
v 5.2 Per Cent Growth In Passenger Traffic Expected In 2013-14
v Freight Target Fixed At 1,047 Mt For 2013-14, 40 Mt Over The Current Year
v Railway Hopes To End 2013-14 With A Balance Of Rs 12,506 Crore
v Planned Investment Of Rs 63,363 Crore For 2013-14, Including Rs 600 Crore From Ppp Route
v Resource Constraint Can't Be An Excuse For Sub Standard Services
v Have Spent Rs 100 Crores On Upgrading 3 Delhi Stations
v 12th Plan Railway Size To Be Rs 5.19 Lakh Crore, With Gross Budgetary Support Of Rs 1.94 Lakh Crore.
v Rs One Lakh Crore To Be Raised From Public-Private Partnership, Rs 1.05 Lakh Crore Through Internal Resources In The 12th Plan, Says Railway Minister
v Railways Will Leverage On India's Prowess In Information Technology. Makes Eminent Sense As It Will Improve Passenger And Freight Services
v Railways Will Haul 1007 Million Tonnes Of Freight, 38 Million Tonnes More Than Last Year
v Freight Traffic Is The Mainstay Of Income For Railways, Says Railway Minister
v 12th Plan Market Borrowing At 1,20 Lakh Crores
B. Rail Budget About Passenger Fare, Tatkal Charges, Cancellation & Reservation Charges
v Tatkal Charges for Sleeper Class Raised By Rs 15 to Rs 25 and For Ac Chair Car from Rs 25 to Rs 50. Tatkal Charges in Ac-3 Tier Increased By Rs 50; Ac-2 Tier and Executive Class by Rs 100.
v Cancellation Charges Increased For All Classes Between Rs 5 And Rs 50. No Increase in Parcel and Luggage Rates.
v Reservation Fee For Ac First And Executive Classes Rose To Rs 60 From Rs 35 And That Of First Class And Ac-2 Doubled To Rs 50. Reservation Fee For Ac Chair Car, Ac-3 Economy And Ac-3 Tier Increased To Rs 40 From Rs 25. Supplementary Charges for Superfast Trains Rose between Rs 5 and Rs 25.
v Supplementary Charges For Super Fast Trains, Reservation Fee, Clerkage Charge, Cancellation Charge And Tatkal Charge Marginally Increased
v No Hike in Basic Passenger Fares; Reservation Charges, Tatkal Fee Raised. Across The Board Hike in Freight Charges by an Average of About 5.8%.
v Dynamic Fuel Prices May Raise Freight Prices By 5%
v Freight Earning To Grow By 9 Per Cent To Rs 93,554 Crore
C. Rail Budget About New Trains, New Projects And New Services
v Introduction Of Executive Lounge At 7 More Stations: Bilaspur, Visakhapatnam, Patna, Agra, Nagpur, Jaipur And Bengaluru
v ‘Azadi Express’ To Connect Places Associated With Freedom Movement
v 72 Additional Services To Be Introduced In Mumbai And 18 In Kolkata
v 500 Km New Lines, 750 Km Doubling, 450 Km Gauge Conversion Targeted In 2013-14
v 500-Km New Lines To Be Completed In 2013-14
v Next Gen E-Ticketing System To Be Rolled Out; Will Handle 7200 Tickets/Minute As Of 2000 Now
v Project Of Sms Alerts To Passengers Providing Updates On Reservation Status
v Internet Ticketing From 00:30 Hours To 23:30 Hours
v Fuel Adjustment Component Linked Revision For Freight Tariff To Be Implemented From April 01, 2013
v First Ac Emu Rake To Be Introduced On Mumbai Suburban Network In 2013-14
v Upgrading Another 60 Stations As Adarsh Stations In Addition To 980 Already Selected
v 8-10 More Mechanized Laundries For Quality Washing Of Linen
v Setting Up Of Six More Rail Neer Bottling Plants At Vijayawada, Nagpur, Lalitpur, Bilaspur, Jaipur And Ahmedabad
v A New Forged Wheel Factory Will Be Set Up At Rae Bareli In Collaboration With Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
v A Greenfield Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (Memu) Manufacturing Facility Will Be Set Up At Bhilwara (Rajasthan) In Collaboration With State Government And Bhel
v Railways To Set Up A Coach Manufacturing Unit In Sonepat District (Haryana) In Collaboration With State Government
v Railways To Set Up A Midlife Rehabilitation Workshop At Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) In Collaboration With The State Government
v Bikaner And Pratapgarh Workshops To Undertake Poh Of Bg Wagons
v Railways To Set Up A Workshop For Repair And Rehabilitation Of Motorized Bogies At Misrod (Madhya Pradesh)
v Railways To Set Up A New Wagon Maintenance Workshop In Kalahandi (Odisha)
v Railways To Set Up A Modern Signaling Equipment Facility At Chandigarh Through Ppp Route
v New Coach Manufacturing And Maintenance Facilities To Be Set Up In Various Places Including Rae Bareli, Bhilwara, Sonepat, Kalahandi, Kolar, Palakkad And Pratapgarh.
v Plan To Launch Corporate Safety Plan For 10 Years From 2014, Says Railway Minister
v Committed To Bring A Marked Change In Railway Amenities
v Plan For Free Wi-Fi On Trains
v 1800-111-310 Toll Free For Suggestions And Complaints
v Indian Railway Institute For Financial Management To Be Set Up At Secunderabad To Train Rail Officers On A Regular Basis.
v Railway Energy Management Company To Be Set Up To Harness Solar And Wind Energy
v Proposed 179 Escalators And More Wheelchairs, Says Railway Minister
v 104 Stations Identified For Added Amenities, Says Railway Minister
v Railways Created 4 Companies Of Rpf Personnel For Women
v Bansal Announces Luxury Coaches
v Plan Executive Lounges In Bilaspur And Nagpur, Says Railway Minister
v Railway Minister Re-Iterates Concerns Raised By Sam Pitroda Panel On Modernisation And Kakodar Panel On Safety
v Frequency Of 24 Trains To Be Increased, And Run Of 57 Trains To Be Extended
v Railway Budget 2013: 26 New Passenger Trains Announced - The New Trains Are:
ü Bathinda - Dhuri Passenger (Daily)
ü Bikaner-Ratangarh Passenger (Daily)
ü Bhavnagar - Palitana Passenger (Daily)
ü Bhavnagar - Surendranagar Passenger (Daily)
ü Bareilly - Lalkuan Passenger (Daily)
ü Chhapra -Thawe Passenger (Daily)
ü Loharu - Sikar Passenger (Daily) After Gauge Conversion
ü Madgaon - Ratnagiri Passenger (Daily)
ü Marikuppam - Bangalore Passenger (Daily)
ü Muzaffarpur - Sitamarhi Passenger (Daily) Via Runnisaidpur
ü Nadiad - Modasa Passenger (6 Days A Week)
ü Nandyal - Kurnool Town Passenger (Daily)
ü New Amravati - Narkher Passenger (Daily)
ü Punalur - Kollam Passenger (Daily)
ü Purna - Parli Vaijnath Passenger (Daily)
ü Palani-Tiruchendur Passenger (Daily)
ü Ratangarh - Sardarsahar Passenger (Daily) After Gauge Conversion
ü Samastipur- Banmankhi Passenger Via Saharsa, Madhepura (Daily) After Gauge Conversion
ü Shoranur - Kozhikode Passenger (Daily)
ü Surendranagar - Dharangdhara Passenger (Daily)
ü Suratgarh - Anupgarh Passenger (Daily)
ü Somnath - Rajkot Passenger (Daily)
ü Sitamarhi - Raxaul Passenger (Daily)
ü Sriganganagar - Hanumangarh-Sadulpur Passenger (Daily) After Gauge Conversion
ü Talguppa - Shimoga Town Passenger (Daily)
ü Thrisur-Guruvayur Passenger (Daily)
v Bansal Announces New Lines –
ü Bhupdeopur-Raigarh (Mand Colliery) (Through Ppp);
ü Gevra Road-Pendra Road (Through Ppp)
ü Jaisalmer (Thiyat Hamira)-Sanu;
ü Karaikal-Peralam;
ü Rewari-Rohtak New Line Extension Up To Makrauli;
ü Sultanpur To Kadipur;
ü Thanjavur-Pattukkottai
v Bansal Proposed To Take Up 22 Projects Of New Lines And One Gauge Conversion Project. These Include
ü Ajmer-Kota (Nasirabad-Jalindri),
ü Anandnagar-Ghugli Via Maharajganj,
ü Barwadih-Chirmiri,
ü Delhi-Sohna-Nuh-Firozpur
ü Jhirka-Alwar,
ü Dimapur - Tizit And
ü Pushkar-Merta.
D. Rail Budget – Other Key Provisions
v Dynamic Fuel Adjustment Component To Be Introduced On Freight Rates From April One, That Will Result In Less Than Five Per Cent Increase In Rates
v 1.52 Lakh Vacancies Being Filled Up This Year; 47000 Of This Earmarked For Weaker Sections And Physically Challenged
v 47,000 Vacancies For Weaker Sections And Physically Challenged To Be Filled Up Soon
v Railways Will Hone Skills Of Finance And Accounts Officers
v Awarded Sportspersons To Get Free First Class Travel
v Concessional Travel For Sportspersons, Military Personnel Who Have Won Awards, New Rail Factories, Sops To Railway Employees
v Looking At Potential Application Of Aadhar
v Irctc Website To Be Revamped
v Next Generation E-Ticketing System By End Of This Year
v Online Reservations Time May Be Extended
v Corporate Safety Plan To Be Prepared For Ten-Year Period
v Growth Of Railways Is Inextricably Linked With The Growth Of The Overall Country
v Railways Must Remain Financially Sustainable For Its Users, Says Railway Minister
v Railway Plays An Important Role In The Growth Of The Nation
v Scarcity Of Resources Is A Challenge Being Faced By Railways
v Targets Need To Be Much Higher For Railways: Pawan Kumar Bansal
v Railway Passengers Deserve A Safe And Comfortable Journey: Pawan Kumar Bansal
v 11th Plan Fell Short Of Targets For Doubling
v Railways Faced Steep Hike In Input Costs
v We Face Mounting Scarcity Of Resources, Says Pawan Bansal
v Safety Fund Provisioning Is Inadequate, Says Railway Minister
v Reduction In Number Of Train Accidents, Says Bansal
v Need Paradigm Shift In Tariff And Freight Policy
v Raising Rs 95000 Crore In The Next 4 Years Needs A Paradigm Shift
v 12th Plan Budgetary Allocation At Rs 5.19 Lakh Crore
v Railways Trying To Achieve The Goal Of Zero Accidents
v Pawan Bansal Hints A Huge Step Up In Investment In Automatic Signalling To Make Rail Travel Safe For Passengers
Courtesy: CA Nitesh More, Kolkata
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