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1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RAILWAY BUDGET 2014-15 Thrust 1. Safety 2. Project Delivery 3. Passenger Amenities/Services with focus on food services & on cleanliness, sanitation, toilets 4. Financial Discipline 5. Resource Mobilization 6. IT Initiatives 7. Transparency & System Improvements. Major Challenges facing the Railway System _ Vast tracts of hinterland waiting for rail connectivity. _ Railways expected to earn like a commercial enterprise but serve like a welfare organization. _ Railways carry Social Service Obligation of more than Rs 20,000 cr by carrying services below cost. This is nearly 16.6% of GTR and is almost half of Railways’ Plan Outlay under budgetary sources. _ Surplus revenues declining; Hardly any …show more content…

_ Setting up of Corpus Fund at Stations’ upkeep. _ Extending use of CCTVs at stations to monitor cleanliness activities. _ Printing of all India level complaint/helpline number on PRS tickets and introduction of system of third party inspections. _ Extension of onboard Housekeeping services to all important trains. _ Increasing mechanized laundries for quality bedrolls in AC coaches. _ Introduction of RO drinking water units at Stations and in trains on experimental basis. _ Encouraging reputed and willing NGOs, charitable institutions and Corporate Houses for adopting and maintaining stations. Measures for improving Safety & Security _ Provision of ` 1,785 crore for Road-over-bridges and Road-underbridges; speedy clearances, online design standardization and decentralised sanctioning powers. _ Multi-pronged approach to eliminating Unmanned Level Crossings. _ Advanced technology for rail-flaw detection - Vehicle Borne Ultrasonic Flaw Detection System to detect rail and weld fractures and pilot trials on Ultrasonic Broken Rail Detection System (UBRD) at two locations. _ Safety standards to match international practices. Simulation Center to study causes of accidents. _ Pilot project on Automatic door closing in mainline and sub-urban coaches. _ 4000 women RPF constables to be recruited in addition to 7000 RPF constables. 4 _ RPF escorting teams in

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