Railways to provide 17000 Bio-Toilets in Trains under Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat Mission The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that in pursuance of our mission Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat, that Indian Railways will provide 17,000 bio-toilets in trains and additional toilets at 475 stations before the close of this financial year. Presenting… Read More »
Railway Exploring Multilateral Financial Investment Partnership with State Governments for Redevelopment of Stations National Academy of Indian Railways at Vadodara to be upgraded as Rail University Presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today, the Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that Redevelopment of stations using different models is being experimented. Based on one… Read More »
Railways Vision 2020 to meet Long Felt Desires of Common Man The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that by 2020, Indian Railways look forward to meet the long-felt desires of the common man such as reserved accommodation on trains being available on demand, time tabled freight trains with credible service commitments,… Read More »
IRCTC has Begun the Process of Empanelling Self-Help Groups for Providing Catering/Cooking Services Indian Railways Encourage Sourcing of Products FROM SC/ST Entrepreneurs The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said “Last year, I had appealed to various NGOs and Civil society to help Indian Railways… Read More »
Wi-Fi Services at 100 Stations to be Commissioned this Year and at 400 more Stations in the next 2 Years. The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that the process has begun to introduce Wi-Fi services at stations especially for youth and business travellers. He… Read More »
Ordinary Working Expenses in the R.E. 2015-16 decreased by Rs 8,720 crore Net reduction in Gross Traffic Receipts by rs 15,744 crore in R.E. 2015-16 Excess of receipts over expenditure in R.E. 2015-16 stands at Rs 11,402.40 crore Financial Performance 2015-16 The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17… Read More »
Indian Railways for 100 per cent transparency in all its Operations The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that the transparency is an important tenet of this Government. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today he said , Indian Railway’s mission is to ensure 100% transparency in all its operations. He said,… Read More »
Initiatives taken to improve Passenger Ammenities The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that the common people have always been the focus of all initiatives by the Indian Railways. Presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today, he said, it has been an unprecedented year for customer oriented works and Indian Railway’s responsiveness… Read More »
Railways to ensure independence of Rail Development Authority The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that Indian Railways will ensure the independence of Rail Development Authority which was proposed last year to enable fair pricing of services, promote competition, protect customer interests and determine efficiency standards. He was introducing the Railway Budget… Read More »
‘AYUSH’ Systems in 5 Railway Hospitals Introduced Gang Men will be Provided with Devices Called ‘Rakshak’ for Promoting Research in Key Policy Areas Two Chairs Set Up The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that he was proud to lead a work force that… Read More »