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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday presented the Railway Budget 2010-11 in the Parliament, saying that her ministry has come out with "Vision 2020" to modernise the railway network. Ms Banerjee called on the India Inc to build partnership with the Railways. She announced that six-bottling points would be set for manufacture of water to be supplied by the Indian Railways. While she trimmed service charges AC train fares from Rs 40 to Rs 20, freight rates remained unchanged. The Minister also proposed setting up of five sports academies among other things.
Highlights of the Railway Budget 2010:
* Development, remodeling of Kolkata Metro
* Special train to promote Tagore's work
* High-Speed dedicated passenger corridor
* 101 new sub-urban trains from Mumbai
* 10 more Duronto trains
* Rs 113 cr to augment passenger services
* Upgradation of 94 stations
* Special train for Commonwealth Games
* Dedicated High Speed Passenger Train corridor to be called Golden Rail Corridor
* 54 new trains in 2011
* Railway Ministry to come up with Vision 2020 - a 10 year roadmap for growth
* 117 trains to be flagged off within 7 months
* Special task force to clear projects within 100 days
* 1000 km of railway lines to be added every year
* E-ticketing mobile vans to be stationed at hospitals,universities
* Five Sports Academies to be set up by Railways
* 21 train routes to be extended
* Karmabhoomi- Labour Special train proposed for Bengal, Bihar and Punjab
* Matrubhoomi- Ladies Special train proposed for Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai
* New tourist trains on 16 routes
* Door to door service for freight services
* Railways exceeded freight loading targets
* New tourist trains on 16 routes
* Railways to have a master plan for North-East
* Women special for Delhi-Panipat
* National High Speed Rail Authority to be set up
* Western Corridor pact to be signed in March
* Coach plant for Rae Bareli
* Rs 4411 cr allocated for new railway lines
* Rs 1302 cr for public amenities
* Cut in freight rates for Kerosene and food grains
* Service charge on AC fares cut to Rs 20
Mamata trims passenger fare, no hike in freight rate
* More tourist trains
* Coach factory in Rae Barellie
* New signaling system to be introduced
* Business firms must join hands with Railways
* 10 auto ancillary hubs to be set up
* New business model to be created
* Acquisition of cutting edge safety technology
* Key proposals to be cleared in 100 days
* Railway to set up Tagore museums
* To set up 550 multi-specialty hospitals in tie-up with Health Ministry
* New Design and Testing Centre to come up at Bangalore
* Railway Research Centre at Kharagpur
* Five new coach factories to be set up
* Freight Corridor to be called Diamond Freight Corridor
* One member of the land user family to get special
employment
* Railways to set up dedicated freight corridors
* Railway to set up eco parks
* Mamata rules out privatisation
* Time has come for public-private participation
* Mamata harsh on administrative, procedural delays
* India adds just 108 Kms rail lines annually - one of the lowest
* Connectivity key to India's growth, says Mamata
* Railway Ministry received 5000 requests for the budget
* Six special bottling plants to supply clean drinking water
* Mamata rules out an all out privatization for now
* More Rail over bridges on the anvil
* Plan to raise Rs 10,000-20,000 in 2010-2011
* Ticket centres at Panchayat and district levels
* Multi-level parking at major train stations
* No unmanned railway crossing in 5 years
* Sops for women and minorities
* Proposal to use ex-servicemen for railway security
* No hike in freight tariff
* New Housing schemes for Railway staff
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