Rail Budget: FM Arun Jaitley allocates Rs 1.48 lakh cr for railways, promises Wi-Fi, CCTVs in all trains

New Delhi: With a greater focus on passenger safety, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that all railways stations and trains will have Wi-Fi and CCTVs progressively while outlining the priorities of the Narendra Modi government. He admitted that the pace of modernization and reforms within Railways are major challenges for the government.

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01 February 2018

13:25 IST

''Strengthening the railway network and enhancing Indian Railways’ carrying capacity has been a major focus of the Government. Railways’ Capex for the year 2018-19 has been pegged at Rs 1,48,528 crore. A large part of the Capex is devoted to capacity creation, '' the FM said.

#Budget2018 Strengthening the railway network and enhancing Railways’ carrying capacity has been a major focus of the Government. Railways’ Capex for the year 2018-19 has been pegged at `1,48,528 crore. A large part of the Capex is devoted to capacity creation. pic.twitter.com/qsPvNogE2u

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

13:21 IST

Railway stations with more than 25,000 footfalls will have escalators: FM 

Railway stations with more than 25,000 footfalls will have escalators: FM Shri @arunjaitley #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/IVeWjLfXuU

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

12:23 IST

5 lakh Wi-Fi spots to be created in rural areas: Finance Minister.

12:22 IST

1 lakh Gram Panchayats connected to optic fibre completed: FM  

12:22 IST

Airports Authority of India now has 124 airports, this will be expanded by 5 times, aim of 1 billion trips a year: FM

12:20 IST

UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam naagrik) scheme will connect 56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads: Arun Jaitley

12:20 IST

Focus will be on safety, maintenance of railway tracks, increase in use of technology and fog safety devices, reiterates FM  

12:19 IST

Mumbai transport system is being expanded; suburban network of 160 km planned for Bengaluru: FM

12:19 IST

Redevelopment of 600 major railway stations has been taken up: FM

12:16 IST

An institute is coming up in Vadodara to train the manpower required for the high speed railway projects: FM  

12:16 IST

Foundation stone of the bullet train was laid in September 2017: FM

12:12 IST

Capacity to be upped five times: FM

12:12 IST

36,000-km of rail track renewal targeted in the coming year, says FM

12:11 IST

Rs 11,000 crore to be allocated for Mumbai Railways: FM  

12:11 IST

90-km of double tracks in Mumbai: FM

12:10 IST

There is significant achievements of physical targets by Railways: FM

12:09 IST

12,000 wagons, 5160 coaches and 700 locomotives being procured. Arun Jaitley  

12:08 IST

All railways stations and trains to have Wi-Fi and CCTVs progressively: Arun Jaitley 

12:07 IST

All railways stations with more than 25,000 footfall to have escalators: FM

12:02 IST

Focus on safety, improvement of rail tracks top priority: FM

Rs 1,48,528 crore capital expenditure for Indian Railways for 2018-19: FM Jaitley 

12:00 IST

Click here to know about the various rail projects launched in Punjab by the Indian Railways.

पंजाब में विगत वर्षों में रेल की परियोजनाएं #Punjab #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/kx3kGOHxdb

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

11:58 IST

Here is the link of various rail projects launched in Odisha in the recent past.   

ओडिसा में विगत वर्षों में रेल की परियोजनाएं #Odisha #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/RgV5gnmvwz

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

11:46 IST

Here is the itemized price list of all the items sold on Indian Railway, with the detailed specification of what it includes.

Catering charges of #IndianRailway https://t.co/IRt8NqdnUL via @YouTube#Catering #IndianRailwayFood

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 17, 2017

11:43 IST

Here is the glimpse of rail projects launched in Maharastra in recent years.  

महाराष्ट्र में विगत वर्षों में रेल की परियोजनाएं #Maharashtra #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/8zecHxUdpq

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

11:42 IST

Here is the glimpse of the rail projects launched in MP in the recent years. 

मध्य प्रदेश में विगत वर्षों में रेल की परियोजनाएं #MadhyaPradesh #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/lok4RQrSTc

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

11:41 IST

Here is the glimpse of the rail projects launched in Kerala in the recent years.

केरल में विगत वर्षों में रेल की परियोजनाएं #Kerala #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/8qzwrGjZRw

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

11:40 IST

Here is the glimpse of Rail projects launched in Jharkhand in the recent years.  

झारखंड में विगत वर्षों में रेल की परियोजनाएं #Jharkhand #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/Tyir5lIhkF

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

11:35 IST

Here is the glimpse of Rail projects launched in J&K in the recent years.  

जम्मू एवं कश्मीर में विगत वर्षों में रेल की परियोजनाएं #Jammu&Kashmir #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/gPCD2xzYXl

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 1, 2018

11:31 IST

Credit for agricultural activities increased from Rs 10 lakh crore to Rs 11 lakh crore

11:30 IST

We hope to grow at 7.2%-7.5% in the second half of 2017-18: FM

11:29 IST

This year's budget will particularly focus on strengthening agriculture and rural economy, taking care of senior citizens and development of infrastructure, and working with states to improve quality of education: FM

11:26 IST

Structural reforms undertaken by the NDA government will help Indian economy achieve strong growth in medium and long term: FM

11:24 IST

There was a time when corruption became a part of the system, our government has changed that: FM

11:15 IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget 2018 in Parliament.

Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents #UnionBudget2018 in Parliament pic.twitter.com/4TUI5Xl0AT

— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2018