Railway budget

                                    

• Revamp of Railway Staff Quarters and RPF barracks.
• Rs.2000 cr for Coastal Connectivity Program; Rs.2500 cr through BOT/Annuity route. 1000 MWSolar plant; 100DEMUs to dual fuel
• Setting up ‘Kayakalp’ to help in Technology Upgradation.
• Decentralise, deregulate and delegate to make freight business simpler.
• 1,00,011 Cr. Planning Budget in 2015-16
• Corporate safety Plans; ISRO to be involved; 3438 level Xings to be eliminated, Rly expense increased by 2600%
• MUTP-III project for Mumbai. 
• Malviya Chair at IIT BHU for Railway technology excellence.
• Train Protection Warning Systems and Anti colliding system to be develope by RDSO.
• Mumbai - Ahmedabad Bullet Train project is in last stage.
• Automatic Freight Scheme to be launched in Pan India.
• Increase of speed of 9 Trains from 110 km/hr and 130 km/hr to 160 km/hr.to 200 km/hr.
• 8.5 lakh crore rupees to be invested in the railways in the next 5 years.
• Operating ratio proposed at 88.5%. Best ever in 9 years.
• No increase in rail fare.
• Increase track length by 20 per cent and passenger carrying capacity from 21 to 30 million.
• Private agencies to be roped in for cleanliness drive.
• Free Wi-fi facility to B class stations under the scheme of Digital India.
• Facility of self operated lockers at stations & mobile phone charging facilities in general class.
• Mobile phones charging facilities in all train compartments.
• Modern facilities for disabled citizens, senior citizens, patients through IRCTC.
• Surveillance cameras in select coaches and ladies compartments for women's safety without compromising on privacy.
• SMS alert on mobile, customer portal promoting digital India campaign.
• Unreserved ticket purchase made simplier through smart phones; debit cards.
• Bio toilets in trains; airplane type toilets in trains.