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Indian Railway Budget 2008-09
(26th February 2008)
HIGHLIGHTS
Planning for Railways new Profile
Vision 2025 document setting the road map for coming 17 years customer centric
and market responsive strategic initiatives and action plans
Information Technology Vision 2012- radical changes in technology and processes
through seamless integration of IT applications on a common platform with focus on
improvement in operational efficiency, transparency in working and better services to
the customers
Multi-Departmental Innovation Promotion Group at Apex Level.
Other Initiatives
Public Private Partnership schemes to be launched for attracting investment of
Rs 1,00,000 cr over the next five years for developing world class stations, rolling
stock manufacturing, multi modal logistics parks, running of container trains etc
Commercial use of Railway land by Rail Land Development Authority to give boost
to Railway Revenues.
Railway Security
5700 vacant posts of constables and 993 vacant posts of sub-inspectors to be filled up.
5% posts of constables and 10 % of sub-inspectors in the above vacancies reserved for
women.
973 additional posts created.
Integrated security plan drawn up to strengthen railway security through installation of
CCTV s, metal detectors, baggage screening system, explosives detection and disposal
system, etc.
Railway Safety
Rail accidents have reduced remarkably despite substantial increase in the gross traffic
volumes.
Multi-pronged scheme to strengthen railway safety through automatic devices like,
anti-collision device, on line monitoring of rolling stock through acoustic bearing
detectors and wheel impact load detector, EOTT device, digital ultrasonic flaw
detecting machine, etc.
Fire resistant material to be used in coaches.
More ROBs/RUBs to be constructed at Railways initiative; PPP initiatives to be
explored for construction of ROBs/RUBs.
Unmanned level crossings at busy sections to be manned on a fast track basis.
Social Welfare
One time exercise of appointing Railway Porters working on stations as gangmen and
to other group D posts after due screening
Mother- Child Health Express: to be run on a pilot basis at concessional fares in
collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi Foundation for providing medical facilities to mother
and child
Special Recruitment Drives
99% identified backlog vacancies for SCs/STs filled up due to special campaign
launched since 2004.
Appointment of candidates from SCs/STs/OBCs exceeded their respective quotas in
group D appointments
Minorities welfare cells to be opened in Railway Board and in zonal railways for
promoting minorities welfare.
Urdu also being introduced as a medium of examination for group D posts in states
where Urdu is the second official language.
Staff Welfare
Per-capita contribution to Staff Benefit Fund to be increased by ten times from Rs 35
to Rs 350 for 2008-09.
Previous service tenure of employees working earlier in any public sector enterprise,
autonomous body or any other agency under State Government or Central
Government, whose prior service has been counted for pensionary benefits, will be
eligible for post-retirement complementary passes as per the norms being set.
13 new works at a cost of Rs 101 cr sanctioned for improving health services.
Northern Railway Central Hospital at Delhi to be made centrally air-conditioned.
2 divisional hospitals at Jaipur and Hubli to be upgraded to central hospitals.
A new divisional hospital at Ranchi, and an OPD block at ICF to be constructed.
Annual Plan 2008-09
The Annual Plan of Rs 37,500 cr is the largest ever Annual Plan so far
Support of Rs 7,874 cr from General Revenues.
Internal Resources of Rs 21,126 cr.
Extra Budgetary Resources of Rs 8,500 cr.
Thrust areas of Annual Plan include activities relating to throughput enhancement of
high density network routes, improvement and expansion of traffic facility and
network, construction of flyovers, bypasses, IBS, upgradation of goods shed.
Outlay on project Planheads : New Lines Rs 1,730 cr, Gauge conversion Rs 2,489 cr,
Electrification Rs 626 cr, Metropolitan Transport Projects Rs 650 cr.
Outlay on Safety related Planheads: Track renewal Rs 3,600 cr, Bridges Rs 600 cr,
Signal & Telecommunication works Rs 1,520 cr, Road over/under bridges Rs 700 cr
and manning of unmanned level crossings Rs 600 cr.
Outlay for Rolling Stock : All time high of Rs 11,045 cr
Outlay for Passenger Amenities Rs 852 cr the highest so far.
Important Targets : New Lines 350 kms, Gauge Conversion 2150 kms, Doubling 1000
kms.
National Projects : Funds to be made available by Ministry of Finance based on the
actual progress of works during the course of the year. Rs 1,712 cr asked for from
Ministry of Finance.
The number of National projects increased from 4 to 8.
MUTP Phase II to be started at a cost of Rs 5000 cr, financed jointly by Railways and
State Government of Maharashtra, with multi-lateral funding
Other Important Announcements
Ordinance for Land Acquisition Act to be passed for expeditious acquisition of land
for important railway projects on the pattern of NHAI Act.
Indian Rail Bijli Company Ltd.- a joint venture with NTPC for 1000 MW thermal
power plant at Nabinagar District of Aurangabad, Bihar.
A new rail coach factory to be set up in Kerala.
A new wagon re-construction unit to be set up at Garkha in Chapra District.
Modernization and development of Jamalpur Workshop
Modernization of Lilluah workshop , Perambur loco workshop, Ajmer loco workshop
Railways to takeover Mokama and Muzaffarpur wagon factories.
2007-08: Review of Performance and Revised Estimates
Double digit growth in traffic earnings maintained in first nine months
Growth in passenger earnings 14%. Growth in originating passengers 5.6% - better
than budgeted growth.
Incremental loading of 43 million tonnes (MT) in first nine months; likely to be
62 MT for the year.
Revised target for loading 790 MT. Expected growth in goods earnings 14%
In Revised Estimates Goods Earnings, Passenger Earnings, Sundry and Other
Coaching Earnings fixed at Rs 47,743 cr, Rs 20,075 cr, Rs 2637 cr and Rs 2,200 cr
respectively.
Gross Traffic Revenues at Rs 72,755 cr - 16% higher than the previous year and 2%
higher than the Budget Estimates.
Ordinary Working Expenses register savings of Rs 966 cr.
Operating Ratio likely to improve from the budgeted 79.6 to 76.3 per cent best in
last four decades.
Return on Capital an all time high of 21 per cent.
Cash Surplus before dividend expected to be a record Rs 25,000 cr.
Net Revenue expected at Rs 18,416 cr and surplus after payment of dividend expected
at Rs 13,534 cr.
Likely year end fund balances Rs 20,483 cr 27% more than budgeted target.
2008-09
Budget Estimates 2008-09
Freight loading target: 850 million tonnes, freight output: 550 BTKM s.
Revenues in Freight, Passenger, other Coaching and Sundry other earnings to be
Rs.52,700 cr, Rs.21,681 cr, Rs.2,420 cr and Rs 5000 cr respectively.
Gross Traffic Receipts to be Rs.81,901 cr an increase of 12.6 per cent over RE.
Ordinary Working Expenses to be at Rs.50,000 cr.
Cash surplus before Dividend to be Rs.24,783 cr after making an ad-hoc provision
of nearly Rs 5,000 cr for anticipated recommendations of the VI CPC.
Operating Ratio is expected to be 81.4 % even after impact of ad hoc provision for
VI Pay Commission recommendations
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