Mamata Banerjee The Union Railway Minister Presented the Railway Budget for 2009-10
Mamata Banerjee who is the Union Railway Minister Presented the Railway Budget for 2009-10 in Parliament today increase in passenger fare and freight tariff. She given speech about the plan of budget which will have approach for ‘inclusive growth’ and expansion of rail network to take development to every corner of the country.
Mamata Banerjee focused on better passenger amenities, good food at affordable prices, clean toilets at stations and trains. ”Fifty stations will be developed into world class facilities,” she said naming those at Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Varanasi Guwahati, Chennai, Mangalore, Porbundar and Kochi, among others.
This is her first rail budget for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and third in her political career 2009-10
- 50 world class stations to be developed on public private partnership model
- 309 out of 375 stations will be developed with modern facilities
- 50 stations at tourist, religious places to have integrated facilities
- Infotainment facilities on Rajdhani Express for long distance passengers
- Unreserved ticketing systems to be expanded from 5,000 to 8,000 terminals
- Passengers can now buy tickets at 5,000 post offices
- Air-conditioned double-decker trains for inter-city travel
- SMS updates for wait-listed passengers
- 200 automatic vending machines at key stations for selling tickets
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Hon’ble Railway Minister
I appreciate for the clean Budget and I am sure you will do better for the Country, though you belong to WB. I agree you come across a lot of hurdles in your own state, but over a period of time please understand people problems in Country. Whatever schemes introduced should reach the passengers. This is a challenge task.Thx.
Refer to one example which is hurting me – since 40 years (of my age) I am seeing one plan which is not getting materialised i.e. Naupada-Paralakhemundi-Gunupur- Rayagada (under Khurda Division) is not favoured with a broad gauge where commercially, traffic wise it is very helpful to a lot of belongings of Orissa-Andhra Pradesh. Why dont you look into it personally. Thank you for your consideration.
Best regards
M Nagesh
July 4th, 2009
Passed from IISWBM in Transportation and Logistic Management this Year, But thre is no recruitment. Family condition is to Bad. Request to Hon’ble Railway Minister Mamata Didi for my Job.
Rahul Dasgupta
Kolkata
India
July 8th, 2009
Respected Hon’ble Railway Minister (Mamata didi),
We are happy to know that railministry has announced that two new tarins Delhi – Farakka Express (bi weekly) and Farakka-Katwa-Azimganj-Nawadwip Dham Express (Daily) will be starting from Farakka station. New Farakka Junction (E.R) is the most well connected railway station of this district. By announcing this news, it is humbly requested please open new avenues in this place so that unemployment may reduce to certain extent and also deprived from superfast train non-stoppage there.
With warm regards,
Sanjoy Kumar dey
Farakka Barrage
July 9th, 2009
please develop the railway communication line in the corner region of india i.e (orissa-A.P) i.e NAUPADA-PARALAKHEMUNDI-GUNUPUR-RAYAGADA.
A broad gage line is being ready from NAUPADA-PARALAKHEMUNDI-GUNUPUR.
But it is not a complete connectivity , it will be a complete conectivity if this line is extended to rayagada i.e to KURDA LINE.
please consider this information as a personal and implement the request .
thanking you;
AVINASH
July 9th, 2009
Mamata Banerjee(Honourable Railway Minister) Govt of India
With due respect I am going to describe the following fact in order to solve problem.
Dog boxes are not available in all longdistant trains. Besides where these are available are kept in the compartments which are under the security staff. They do not properly look after those boxes.More over they torture for which dogs are suffered and sometimes they fled away.So I request to take proper step so that those dog boxes are allowed along with their masters.As a result those pets feel secured without disturbing anybody.
As a dog lover I hope that you will please do the needfull and in this way a long standing problem will be solved.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully
Nibedita Audhya.
August 22nd, 2009