- News>
Rail Budget: FM Arun Jaitley allocates Rs 1.48 lakh cr for railways, promises Wi-Fi, CCTVs in all trains
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.
Latest Updates
''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.
Railway stations with more than 25,000 footfalls will have escalators: FM
5 lakh Wi-Fi spots to be created in rural areas: Finance Minister.
1 lakh Gram Panchayats connected to optic fibre completed: FM
Airports Authority of India now has 124 airports, this will be expanded by 5 times, aim of 1 billion trips a year: FM
UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam naagrik) scheme will connect 56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads: Arun Jaitley
Focus will be on safety, maintenance of railway tracks, increase in use of technology and fog safety devices, reiterates FM
Mumbai transport system is being expanded; suburban network of 160 km planned for Bengaluru: FM
Redevelopment of 600 major railway stations has been taken up: FM
An institute is coming up in Vadodara to train the manpower required for the high speed railway projects: FM
Foundation stone of the bullet train was laid in September 2017: FM
Capacity to be upped five times: FM
36,000-km of rail track renewal targeted in the coming year, says FM
Rs 11,000 crore to be allocated for Mumbai Railways: FM
90-km of double tracks in Mumbai: FM
There is significant achievements of physical targets by Railways: FM
12,000 wagons, 5160 coaches and 700 locomotives being procured. Arun Jaitley
All railways stations and trains to have Wi-Fi and CCTVs progressively: Arun Jaitley
All railways stations with more than 25,000 footfall to have escalators: FM
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
Click here to know about the various rail projects launched in Punjab by the Indian Railways.
Here is the link of various rail projects launched in Odisha in the recent past.
Here is the itemized price list of all the items sold on Indian Railway, with the detailed specification of what it includes.
Here is the glimpse of rail projects launched in Maharastra in recent years.
Here is the glimpse of the rail projects launched in MP in the recent years.
Here is the glimpse of the rail projects launched in Kerala in the recent years.
Here is the glimpse of Rail projects launched in Jharkhand in the recent years.
Here is the glimpse of Rail projects launched in J&K in the recent years.
Credit for agricultural activities increased from Rs 10 lakh crore to Rs 11 lakh crore
We hope to grow at 7.2%-7.5% in the second half of 2017-18: FM
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
Structural reforms undertaken by the NDA government will help Indian economy achieve strong growth in medium and long term: FM
There was a time when corruption became a part of the system, our government has changed that: FM
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents Union Budget 2018 in Parliament.
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.
Union Budget 2018: Tap here for live updates
Tap here for live updates:-