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Published:February23,201613:27IST|Updated:February23,201613:27IST
NewDelhi,February23,2016

WhattoexpectfromthisRailwayBudget
PTI

TheHindu
Asignificantamountwillbeearmarkedforsafetyupgradation,electrification,doublingandmodernisationofyards.
TheRailwayBudgetisexpectedtofocusoncapacitycreationintherailsectorwithanincreasedoutlayofaboutRs.1.25lakhcrore.
Asignificantamountwillbeearmarkedforsafetyupgradation,electrification,doublingandmodernisationofyardstocleartraffic
bottlenecks,sourcesintheRailwayssaid.
However,RailwayMinisterSureshPrabhuwillhavetodependmostlyontheExternalBudgetaryResources(EBR)forexecutionofthe
capacityaugmentationprojects.HeisalsoexpectedtogivedetailsofhisresourcemobilisationplanintheRailBudget201617.
SinceGrossBudgetarySupport(GBS)fromtheFinanceMinistryisunlikelytomeettheRailwaysexpectation,fundingofprojectswillbe
mostlyfromEBR.
Railwayswillexecuteonlyfinanciallyviableprojects.Thoseprojectswhicharefinanciallynotviablebuteconomicallyandsociallydesirable
willbeundertakenthroughjointventureswithstategovernments,thesourcessaid.
Mr.PrabhuhaswrittentotheChiefMinistersof18statesfortakinguprailprojectsthroughjointventuresroute.SixStates,including
Maharashtra,Odisha,Kerala,Andhra,Chhatisgarh,havesignedMoUswiththeRailwaysforformingjointventures.
Newtrains
Whileannouncementofnewtrainsisunlikelyforthesecondconsecutiveyear,aschemeforpremiumhighspeedparceltrainsisslatedtobe
unveiledintheBudget.
Facingadecreaseinearnings,theRailwayswillpressintoservicemanyspecialtrains.
TheRailwayshasearnedRs.136,079.26croreasagainstthetargetofRs.141,416.05crore,adeclineof3.77percent.
Insuburbansection,theRailBudgetwillannounceintroductionofACsuburbantrainsinMumbai,whichwillbereplicatedinotherareasas
well.
Mr.PrabhuisalsoexpectedtogivedetailsabouttheeffortsbeingundertakenbytheRailwaystokeepstationsandtrainscleanand
environmentfriendlyinhissecondBudgetspeechinParliamentonFebruary25.
Greeninitiatives
All400stationsbeingplannedtobedevelopedwithprivateparticipationarelikelytobeannouncedasgreenstationswithseveral
environmentfriendlymeasureslikegenerationofsolarenergy,recyclingofwater,conversionofwastetoenergyanduseofLEDlightstobe
incorporatedintheplan.

Targetingrailusersandtheindustry,Mr.Prabhuisalsoexpectedtoannounceafewschemesonpassengeramenitiesandfreightbusinesses.
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