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HIGHLIGHTS OF RAILWAY BUDGET 2006-07
Staff Welfare
Increase in contribution to the Staff Benefit Fund for the next year – nearly nine-fold.
100 community halls to be constructed.
While away from Headquarter, food to be made available to running staff during duty hours at nominal rates.
Quality shoes, socks, gloves, uniforms, necessary implements to all gangmen/keymen.
Improvement in medical facilities
New super-specialty cardiology and nephrology hospital to be constructed at Patna.
Three new divisional hospitals at Agra, Raipur and Nanded.
ICF/Perambur – Phase I of new hospital building sanctioned.
Special Recruitment Drive & Extension of period of concession in maximum age limit
Over 6,000 SC/ST vacancies filled up during current year.
Special drive to fill up the backlog in the OBC vacancies next year.
Maximum age limit to SC/ST/Backward Class categories candidates extended by a year (from 3rd February 2006).
Passenger Services
“the Thar Express” between India and Pakistan inaugurated.
150 kmph speed trains started in Delhi - Agra Section. Will start on Delhi-Kanpur-Lucknow route too.
New trains, Extension of trains and increase in frequency
New Trains-55 pairs
Extension of services-37 pairs
Increase in frequency-12 pairs
Dedicated Multimodal High Axle Load Freight Corridor with computerised control on Western and Eastern routes to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 22,000 crores.
Worshops and Production Units
Production capacities to be increased at
Rail Wheel Factory, Chhapra,
Integral Coach Factory, Chennai,
Samastipur Workshop
A DMU shed and a wagon overhauling workshop to be set up at Sonpur.
RCF Kapurthala being considered for declaration as a wholly owned PSU.
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