Following is the statement by Shri Ananth Kumar, Minister of Chemicals and fertilizers on the Railway budget:
“Today(25-02-2016) by presenting his second railway budget, my colleague Shri Suresh Prabhu has taken the commitment of the Government forward to put the Railways in Mission mode. I congratulate the Railway Minister for presenting a commitment of delivery oriented budget rather than a budget full of promises which remains unfulfilled.
Ever since Shri Narendra Modi Ji took over as Prime Minister, he has emphasized on involvement of general public in all issues. Accordingly this is the first time where any Government has taken the initiative of connecting directly with the railway users through social media and including their suggestions in the budget.
The Railways are the lifeline of the country and the most preferred mode of transport for the all classes of the Society. Being the oldest and the largest railroad networks in the world, ferrying some 23 million people and also 2.65 million tonnes of goods on its coaches, each day, railways is performing a gigantic task by serving a huge network of 7,172 stations via 12,617 passenger and 7,421 freight trains on a track network spanning Baramulla in the Himalayan foothills of Kashmir to the southern tip of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, and from Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh to the port town of Okha in Gujarat.
Successive Railway Budgets of the UPA had reduced the functioning of the Railways to shambles, as the non-completion of important projects for many years. Lack of infrastructure and passenger amenities and facilities, poor cleanliness & hygiene, deterioration of safety, lack of vision by the UPA Government in the last 10 years has eroded the trust of the people..
I congratulate the Hon’ble Railway Minister for focusing on introducing several measures for the first time in the History of the Country like introducing bio-vacuum toilets, announcing setting up of 1st Rail Auto Hub, commencement of wi-fi system etc. The railway ministry under this Government has resorted to generate revenue from various resources like reducing use of diesel, power and make optimum use of available assets and increased productivity. The Railway Minister has to be complimented for initiating action on 139 announcements made in the last year’s budget which reflects his sincerity and the transparency of the working of this Government.
The railways have tremendously responded to the call of the Hon’ble Prime Minister for Swaach Bharat. The people of the Country and especially the train commuters have joined hands in cleanliness of railways. The railways on their part have taken the call further by introducing the clean my coach SMS facility.
In the last ten years, railways were forced to run with limited resource which has strained their economic position to such an extent where they have reached a point of no return. There was a need to revive railways which is the backbone of the Indian transport system and the life-line of the economy. The approach of the Railway Minister is transparent and in the interest of the citizens and the railways. His core objective of Indian railways to become an engine of economic growth is crystal clear.
Measures like introduction of reservation for women in reserved quota, e-booking of tickets for concessional passes, reservation of 50% in lower berth quota for senior citizens, provision for baby food, battery operated services for the senior citizens, providing local cuisines to passengers, sale of tickets through hand held devices and platform tickets through vending machines etc., would go a long way in augmenting the facilities to the train travelers.
I also congratulate the Hon’ble Railway Minister in taking initiative to implement the Make in India initiative of the Hon’ble Prime Minister by announcing to set up two loco factories with an investment of 40,000 crores, which will bring the Indian Railway Industry as a major player in the global market.
This Railway Budget spearheads the much-needed use of modern management systems and technological advances in core economic activity such as the Railways and is an indication of the “achhe din aayenge” commitment of our Government. Proposal to shift to paperless contact management system, innovation for transparency in procurement, new strategies in freight policies to optimize productivity is a step in this direction. The proposal to enhance the capacity of issue of e tickets from 2000 to 7200 per minute is a major initiative which will go a long way to provide facilities to the passengers.
The development of physical infrastructure and some operations of Indian Railways is both expensive and unwieldy. The proposal for remodeling of various stations will provide the much needed comforts to the passengers. Combining this work with the concept of development according to local theme of the area would also maintain the cultural requirements.
The Public Private partnership mode in different areas has shown excellent results. The proposal to finance certain future railway projects through this mode and collaboration with the State Governments for augmenting the railway infrastructure like electrification, construction of logistic parks, support for start ups in railway sector etc. would definitely yield results and augment the Government’s efforts to ensure time and cost over runs.
Bengaluru, the capital city of the State of Karnataka has grown manifold during the last one decade. With the growth of various industries, especially the IT Sector, there has been substantial increase in the influx of population to the city, which required augmentation of effective transportation system to cater to the increased population in the city.
I am thankful to the Hon’ble Railway Minister for giving due consideration to this matter by sanctioning the Suburban Rail Transport system. This would be in addition to the already sanctioned Bangalore metro Rail project which is under implementation. I would also take the opportunity of thanking the Government of Karnataka for coming forward to share 50% of the cost of the project. “
“Today(25-02-2016) by presenting his second railway budget, my colleague Shri Suresh Prabhu has taken the commitment of the Government forward to put the Railways in Mission mode. I congratulate the Railway Minister for presenting a commitment of delivery oriented budget rather than a budget full of promises which remains unfulfilled.
Ever since Shri Narendra Modi Ji took over as Prime Minister, he has emphasized on involvement of general public in all issues. Accordingly this is the first time where any Government has taken the initiative of connecting directly with the railway users through social media and including their suggestions in the budget.
The Railways are the lifeline of the country and the most preferred mode of transport for the all classes of the Society. Being the oldest and the largest railroad networks in the world, ferrying some 23 million people and also 2.65 million tonnes of goods on its coaches, each day, railways is performing a gigantic task by serving a huge network of 7,172 stations via 12,617 passenger and 7,421 freight trains on a track network spanning Baramulla in the Himalayan foothills of Kashmir to the southern tip of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, and from Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh to the port town of Okha in Gujarat.
Successive Railway Budgets of the UPA had reduced the functioning of the Railways to shambles, as the non-completion of important projects for many years. Lack of infrastructure and passenger amenities and facilities, poor cleanliness & hygiene, deterioration of safety, lack of vision by the UPA Government in the last 10 years has eroded the trust of the people..
I congratulate the Hon’ble Railway Minister for focusing on introducing several measures for the first time in the History of the Country like introducing bio-vacuum toilets, announcing setting up of 1st Rail Auto Hub, commencement of wi-fi system etc. The railway ministry under this Government has resorted to generate revenue from various resources like reducing use of diesel, power and make optimum use of available assets and increased productivity. The Railway Minister has to be complimented for initiating action on 139 announcements made in the last year’s budget which reflects his sincerity and the transparency of the working of this Government.
The railways have tremendously responded to the call of the Hon’ble Prime Minister for Swaach Bharat. The people of the Country and especially the train commuters have joined hands in cleanliness of railways. The railways on their part have taken the call further by introducing the clean my coach SMS facility.
In the last ten years, railways were forced to run with limited resource which has strained their economic position to such an extent where they have reached a point of no return. There was a need to revive railways which is the backbone of the Indian transport system and the life-line of the economy. The approach of the Railway Minister is transparent and in the interest of the citizens and the railways. His core objective of Indian railways to become an engine of economic growth is crystal clear.
Measures like introduction of reservation for women in reserved quota, e-booking of tickets for concessional passes, reservation of 50% in lower berth quota for senior citizens, provision for baby food, battery operated services for the senior citizens, providing local cuisines to passengers, sale of tickets through hand held devices and platform tickets through vending machines etc., would go a long way in augmenting the facilities to the train travelers.
I also congratulate the Hon’ble Railway Minister in taking initiative to implement the Make in India initiative of the Hon’ble Prime Minister by announcing to set up two loco factories with an investment of 40,000 crores, which will bring the Indian Railway Industry as a major player in the global market.
This Railway Budget spearheads the much-needed use of modern management systems and technological advances in core economic activity such as the Railways and is an indication of the “achhe din aayenge” commitment of our Government. Proposal to shift to paperless contact management system, innovation for transparency in procurement, new strategies in freight policies to optimize productivity is a step in this direction. The proposal to enhance the capacity of issue of e tickets from 2000 to 7200 per minute is a major initiative which will go a long way to provide facilities to the passengers.
The development of physical infrastructure and some operations of Indian Railways is both expensive and unwieldy. The proposal for remodeling of various stations will provide the much needed comforts to the passengers. Combining this work with the concept of development according to local theme of the area would also maintain the cultural requirements.
The Public Private partnership mode in different areas has shown excellent results. The proposal to finance certain future railway projects through this mode and collaboration with the State Governments for augmenting the railway infrastructure like electrification, construction of logistic parks, support for start ups in railway sector etc. would definitely yield results and augment the Government’s efforts to ensure time and cost over runs.
Bengaluru, the capital city of the State of Karnataka has grown manifold during the last one decade. With the growth of various industries, especially the IT Sector, there has been substantial increase in the influx of population to the city, which required augmentation of effective transportation system to cater to the increased population in the city.
I am thankful to the Hon’ble Railway Minister for giving due consideration to this matter by sanctioning the Suburban Rail Transport system. This would be in addition to the already sanctioned Bangalore metro Rail project which is under implementation. I would also take the opportunity of thanking the Government of Karnataka for coming forward to share 50% of the cost of the project. “
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
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