Highlights of Railway Budget : 2016-17

1. In 2016-17, the capital plan will be Rs. 1,21,000 crore.For year 2016-17 we expect the operating ratio of 92%. It is a financial ratio used for large industries to define operating expenses as a percentage of revenue.

2.:-)By 2020, eliminiate all unmanned level crossing.

3.Swacch Bharat: 17,000 bio-toilets and additional toilets to be provided by end of this Fiscal Year.

4.LIC has agreed invest Rs. 1.5 lakh crore over 5 years on extremely favourable terms.

5.Wi-Fi at 100 railway stations this year and 400 next year.

6.Enhanced capacity of e-ticketing system from 2000 tickets/min to 7,200/min.

7.CCTV network has been provided at 311 railway stations.

8.Plan to introduce bar-coded tickets on pilot basis to tackle menace of ticketless travel.Open cancellation facility through 139 helpline number.

9.e-ticket facility for foreign debit and credit card holders.




10.IRCTC will begin to manage catering service in phased manner.

11.Introduced Sarthi Seva in Konkan Railways for help to senior citizens; will expand this service.

12.Railway have also revamped our internal audit system with view to bringing in efficiency in working practices.

13.Railway’ll install GPS-based digital display in coaches for showing upcoming stations.

14.Elevated rail corridors from Churchgate to Virar and CST to Panvel.

15.Railway intend to publish Rail Bandhu magazine in all regional languages.

16.Two dedicated freight corridors by 2019.

17.Railway  will set aside Rs. 50 crore for providing innovation grants to start-ups.

18.Drones to be used for remote monitoring of ongoing projects.

19. 33% sub-quota for women under all reserved categories.

20.Railway’ll increase the advertising revenue by more than four times this year.

21.India’s first rail auto hub to come up in Chennai.


22.Special purpose vehicle for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high speech corridor registered this month.

23.Railway will partner with the Govt. of TN for developing suburban network in Chennai through innovative financing methods.


24.Railway will work with Karnataka State Government for suburban rails.

25.Ring Railway to be redeveloped in partnership with the Delhi government.

26.Railway Minister invited FM radio stations to provide train borne entertainment via PA systems.

27.Online Booking of wheelchairs and Braille enabled new coaches to be introduced for the Divyang

28.65,000 Additional Berths and 17,000 Bio Toilets to be Installed.

29. 820 Rail Over Bridges (ROB)/ Rail Under Bridges (RUB) constructed.

30. ‘Clean my Coach’ service through SMS30.
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