Ms Mamata Banerjee, the Union Minister of Railways presented the Rail Budget
in Parliament, here are the highlights:
- Extension of Kolkata Metro on priority
- Achieve 1,000 km electrification in 2011
- High-speed dedicated passenger corridors to be constructed
- National High Speed Rail Authority to be set up
- Centre for Railway Research to be set up at IIT-Kharagpur
- Railways to have master plan for North Eastern region
- Funding for all metro projects raised by 55 per cent
- To start rail link to Bangladesh
- No forcible acquisition of land for freight corridor project
- Rs 1,302 crore provided for passenger amenities in the 2010-11 railway
budget against Rs 923 crore last year
- To sign agreement with Japanese company for Western Freight Corridor
- Integral Coach Factory in Chennai to be modernised and plans are afoot to
set up a new unit
- To set up more freight corridors
- Upgradation of 94 stations, modern toilets at Railway stations
- If land is available, Railways willing to set up a Diesel Multiple Unit
factory in West Bengal
- Railways to start work on Rae Bareilly coach factory in the next one year
- Railways to set up multi-functional hospitals
- Railways will be the lead partner in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi
- Vision 2020 model to formulate strategy for next 10 years
- For cheap drinking water, plan to start 6 bottling plants
- Plan to raise Rs 10,000-20,000 crore in the next one year
- Targeting 1,000 km new tracks every year
- Policies to be made easy, investor-friendly
- Special Task Force to clear proposals for investments in 100 days
- Focus on medium term goals, planning and funds
- Railway to set up Tagore museums
- Railway to set up sports academies at Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai