Main Points of Railway Budget 2016-17

PiIgrimage Centres

• To take up on priority the provision of passenger amenities and beautification on stations at pilgrimage centres including Ajmer, imritsar, Bihar Sharif, Chengannur, Dwarka, Gaya, Haridwar, Mathura, Nagapattinam, Nanded, Nasik, Pali, Parasnath, Puri, Tirupati, Vailankanni, Varanasi and Vasco.
• Also intend to run Aastha circuit trains to connect important pilgrim centres.

SMART (Specially Modified Aesthetic Refreshing Travel) Coaches

• Design and layout of coaches to ensure higher carrying capacity and provision of new amenities including automatic doors, bar-code readers, bio-vacuum toilets, water-level indicators, accessible dustbins, ergonomic seating,’ improved aesthetics, vending machines, entertainment screens, LED lit boards for advertising, PA system.

Janani Sewa

• Children’s menu items on trains, baby foods, hot milk and hot water would be made available.

Porters

• Intend to provide them with new uniforms and train them in soft skills, henceforth, to be called Sahayak.

High Speed Roll

• Passenger corridor from Ahmedabad to Mumbai being undertaken with the assistance of the government of Japan.
• Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for implementing high speed projects will be registered. Prime benefit would be providing IR with technology advancements and new manufacturing capability.

Entertainment

• Propose to invite FM Radio stations for providing train borne entertainment.
• Extend Rail Bandhu to all reserved classes of travelers and in all regional languages.

Rail Development Authority

• It will be established as statutory body to enable fair pricing of railway services and promote competition, protect customer interests and determine efficiency standards.

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