In brief: Rail budget
*PM says Mamata has done a commendable job
* No increase in freights rates* No increase in passenger frieghts
* Tatkal charges goes down
* Tatkal booking time reduced from 5 days to 2 days
* Madrasa students included in concession scheme
* To set-up North Eastern development funds
* Ladies special trains to be introduced in Kolkota, Chennai and Delhi
* Kolkata Metro to be expanded
* Increased Budgetary support by Rs 5000 crores
* AC 'Yuva' trains at Rs 299 for distances up to 1500 km
* Press correspondents to get 50% concession
* To launch 57 new trains
* Non-stop AC 'Turant' trains to connect major metros
* 'Turant' trains to connect major metros
* Rs 25 ticket for those with monthly salary under Rs 1000 under the 'Izzat scheme'
* Yuva trains to be introduced for the youth
* Ladies special trains during peak hours
* A new scheme called 'Izzat' to be introduced
* To use Railway Land Bank for industrial development
* To set up a new coach factory in Kanchrapara
* Computerised tickets from 5000 post offices
* 3000 more unreserved ticketing terminals
* At least one doctor on long distance train
* Railways to set up cold storage cargoes
* Mega logistics hubs in Eastern and Western corridor
* Launch of premium faster parcel services in three routes
* Aim to fulfill SC/ST backlog in jobs
* 18,000 wagons to be acquired by FY 2010
* Railway hospitals to be upgraded
* Women commandos to employed for the security of women passengers
* High-capacity double decker AC coaches on the cards
* Automatic vending vans to be set up to make ticketing easy
* Computerised ticketing from post offices
* SMS update on waitlisted tickets
* Tickets can be bought from Post Offices
* Automatic train information systems on major cities
* Specially designed coaches, escalators and elevators for the physically challenged
* Depute doctors on long distance trains
* Book stores, PCOs to be set up across stations
* Infotainment services on Rajhandi and Shatabdi trains
* To take the Private-Public partnership route to develop stations
* Priority for food and water on trains
* Developing multi-functional complexes at stations
* Priority to passenger amenities
* Rail projects shouldn't be gauged by economic viability but governed by social viability: Mamata
* To set up panel for financing unvaiilable rail projects
* Develop 50 stations as world class stations
* Improvement of trains amenities
* Railways is trying to keep up with change
* Committed to the cause of the under-previliged.
* More trains for West Bengal.
* Budget hotels at railway stations.
* More Garib Rath trains to be introduced.
* Measures to improve catering and on-board decoration.
* Special announcement for security on railways.
* Mamata is expected to announce 25 new trains.
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