GROUP - 2

 Target for freight loading kept at 785 Million Tonnes

(MT) in 2007-08.

 Planning for Triple-stack container trains on diesel

route and double-stack container trains on electrified
route

 22.9 tonnes and 25 tonnes axle-load freight trains to

run on more routes.

 Production of wagons of higher axle-load and payload

to commence.
 800 more coaches to be attached in popular trains.

 Plan to provide cushioned seats in unreserved second

class coaches

 Concession of 50% in second class for candidates

appearing for main written examination conducted by
SSC and UPSC
 00 more stations to be developed as modern
stations.

 Year 2007 declared ¶Cleanliness Year· - Special

campaign to ensure cleanliness in station complexes,
passenger trains, railway lines, waiting rooms etc
 Äocus would be on doubling transport capacity and
reducing unit cost of transportation by increasing
volumes.
 Short-term strategy- investing in low cost high return
projects for eliminating bottlenecks and ensuring intensive
asset utilization .

 Mid and long-term strategy ² twin pronged approach of

network expansion and modernization and technical
upgradation .

 Public-private partnerships projects will play an

important role.
 vxpansion of reserved ticketing facilities
 PRS counters to be opened at premises of Post-offices and
Defence organizations to be operated by them

-e-ticketing services through State Government·s e-services,

Petrol pumps, Bank·s ATMs etc

Coupon system for ticket distribution to be extended to Kolkata

and Chennai.
 'umber of trained dogs will be increased in the
existing dog squads.

 Door frame and hand held metal detectors to detect

explosives being installed in many sensitive divisions
and CCTV, smart video cameras etc for sensitive
stations.

 8,000 vacancies will be filled in the RPÄ on all India

basis
 95% of the vacancies of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes have been filled through special
drives and 75% of backlog in the promotional quota
has been cleared.

 Action is being taken to fulfill the stipulated 27%

quota of the OBC candidates
 8 new Garib Raths to be introduced.

 'ew Trains : 2 pairs.

 vxtension of Trains : 2 pairs.

 Increase in Ärequency : 14 pairs

 The Annual Plan of Rs 1,000 cr is the largest ever Annual Plan
so far, which includes.
 Support of Rs 7,611 cr from General Revenues.

 Internal Generation of Rs 17,2 cr.

 vxtra Budgetary Resources of Rs 5,740 cr.

 on project related Plan heads : 'ew

Lines Rs 1,610 cr, Gauge
conversion Rs 2,404 cr,
vlectrification Rs 00 cr,
Metropolitan Transport Projects Rs
722 cr.
 Outlay on Safety related Plan heads : Track renewal Rs ,60
cr, Bridges Rs 597 cr, Signal & Telecommunication works Rs
1,597 cr, Road over/under bridges Rs 551 cr and manning of
unmanned level crossings Rs 500 cr.

 Important Targets : 'ew Lines 500 kms, Gauge Conversion

1800 kms, Doubling 700 kms.

 Rs 2,725 cr required for four 'ational Projects

 'o across the board increase in freight rates.

 Highest class 220 reduced to 210.

 Äreight rates of diesel and petrol to come down by

about 5 per cent.

 Minerals and Ores (iron-ore, lime-stone and dolomite)

- reduction in classification from class 170 to 160.

 Wagon load class rates for commodities up to class

LR1: reduced from class150 to class120
 Reduction in passenger fares.
 Äares of second class in non-suburban ordinary passenger and
non-superfast mail/express trains reduced by one rupee per
passenger

 AC Äirst Class : % reduction in busy season , 6% in lean

season

 AC-2Tier Class : 2% reduction in busy season, 4% in lean

season

 Reduction in fares for all classes of high capacity new design

reserved coaches :
 AC-Tier & AC CC : 4% reduction in busy season and 8% in
lean season.

 Sleeper Class : 4% reduction in all seasons

 Ä



 Sleeper fare would be reduced by 5%,

 5% deduction in 2nd class fares beyond 50 km, coming to

about reduction of Rs. 50

 AC-I fares would be step down by 7%

 AC-II fares reduced by 4%

 AC-III fares brought down by %

 Discounts on development of bulk and non-bulk
goods terminals

 Boys studying in class 12 to get special

confreightcessions to visit their home towns via trains

 50 per cent concessions for women senior citizens

 Äor AIDS patients 50% concession in railway fare

 Staff benefit fund to be increased 10 times in 2009

 Äree Rajdhnai, Shatabdi journey for Ashok Chakra
winners

 Äree season tickets would be made available for girl

student till graduation

 Decorated soldiers would get special concessions

 Rs. 68,778 crore cash surplus in four years

 Railways earned profit because of UPA govt policies

 Surplus Rs 20 bn earned on freight services

 Attained 790 tonnes pay-load target

 Railways registered Profit of Rs 25,000 last year

 Operating ratio of railways at 76. per cent in the

year 2006-07
 10 'ew Garib Raths

 5 'ew Trains
 Introduction of discharge-free green toilets in all
6,000 coaches in XI Plan Period at a price of around
Rs 4,000 cr.

 Call centers would be introduced for inquiries which

would be reachable at local tariff

 Long-distance trains would have a system to display

next station
 Introduction of multi level parking on few major
stations

 Public address systems to be introduced in all trains

 Anti-collision system to be improved to prevent rail

accidents

 Mother Child Health vxpress would be started

 Public Private Partnership plans would be introduced for
pulling investment of Rs 1,00,000 cr

 5% step down in petrol and diesel freight

 Rs 17. bn to be spent on new lines regarding Kurla to Howrah

train bi-weekly Proposal

 Plans to spend Rs 6.5 bn on metro transport projects

 155 km new lines would be endeavored to be completed in

ÄY08

 Rs. 2000 crores to be earned from 000 bogies

 Jansadharan seva to be extended to every zone

 Äreight services raises additional 20,000 cr
 Rs.500 crores would be spent for the improvement of
railway stations
 8.2 per cent growth in freight loading till December
2007
 Shelter would be offered at Rs 500 crores in the next
two years
 Rail Plan raised from Rs 11,000 cr to ,000 cr
 'ew projects will have Rs 49,250 crores investment
 5% posts for constables and 10 % of sub-inspectors
in the above vacancies would be booked for women

 97 additional posts have been created

 Per-capita contribution to Staff Benefit Äund would

be by ten times from Rs 5 to Rs 50 for 2008-09

 vmployees in Indian Railways at 1.4 mn in the year

2007-08.
 SMS updates to indicate berth and confirmation
status

 v-ticketing simplified

 49 stations of religious importance to be upgraded

 Tatkal scheme to be reduced from 5 days to 2 days

 'o increase in passenger fares across classes

 Total working expenditure estimated at Rs 81,685cr

 'ew scheme called 'Ijjat' for low income monthly

travel

 Press correspondents to get 50% concession

 50 stations to be class-1 stations with world class

facilities

 Doctors on long-distance trains

 Äocus on cleaner trains

 Passengers can now buy computerised tickets from
over 5000 post-offices

 ATMs on 200 mid and small sized stations

 Railways to lease out land for commercial purposes

 Rs 25 per month ticket without surcharge for
unorganized sector employees under ¶Izzat· scheme
for people with salary upto 1500

 Unreserved ticketing terminals to be expanded from

5000 to 8000

 Computerised issuance of tickets from 5000 post

offices

 To launch ¶janata khana· with regional cuisines

 Target mechanised maintenance of ,500km in ÄY10

 50 stations to be upgraded to world class standards

(list at the end)

 49 stations to be developed al pilgrim centres

 Railway medical colleges to be developed along with

rail hospitals on public-private partnership.
 To set up 1000 MW power plant

 09 out of 75 stations will be developed with

modern facilities

 Yuva train: AC seat @ Rs 299 upto 1500 kms and Rs

99 for upto 2500 kms

 12 duronto trains