EQUALISATION LEVY ( EQUALISATION LEVY is covered in CHAPTER VIII of Finance Bill 2016) Extent, commencement and application Section 160. (1) This Chapter extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,… Read More »
Scheme to develop hidden talents of boys/girls The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports had launched the National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) in the year 2015 which aimed at (i) identifying sporting talent among students in the… Read More »
Prime Minister will launch Setubharatam project to make National Highways Railway Crossing Free The Government has decided to launch ‘Setubharatam’ project to make all National Highways railway crossing free by the year 2019. The Prime Minister will launch the project at a function on 4th March, 2016 in New Delhi. Minister of Road Transport &… Read More »
Development of Model Disabled Friendly Coach in Trains As on 31.03.15, disabled friendly coaches with wider entrance doors for wheelchair access are more than 5% of total holding of Indian Railway coaches. It is endeavoured to provide at least one such disabled friendly coach in Mail & Express trains. Second Class cum luggage and brake… Read More »
Measures to Prevent Fire Incidents in Trains As per corporate safety plan (2003-2013) it was targeted to reduce fire accidents on the trains from 14 to 3 by the year 2012-13. In the year 2012-13, 9 fire accidents took place on trains. Thus, there has been a reduction of 35% in the fire accidents on… Read More »
Special Trains and Model rake coaches The details of approximate total number of special trains run during the last three years is as under:- Year Special trains (In trips) 2012-13 39721 2013-14 41386 2014-15 41062 During last 3 years, following new types of rakes have been introduced :- LHB type Mail & Express rakes: These… Read More »
Measures to Prevent Misuse E-Ticket Various remedial measures have been taken by the Railways to check the misuse of e-tickets including the following:- 1. Carrying of any one of the prescribed proofs of identity at the time of undertaking journey on e-tickets. 2. CAPTCHA has been put in place to check booking in batch mode… Read More »
Indian Railways dedicated two more services to the Nation : (I) Printing of Bar Code on Unreserved tickets to Prevent Fraud and (II) Auto Hub on Walajabad, near Chennai in Southern Railway Indian Railways is committed to make Railway System Passenger Friendly and respond to the needs of Passengers : Suresh Prabhu In its… Read More »
Modernization of Railway Stations Indian Railway has advertised its plan to redevelop ‘A-1’ and ‘A’ category stations (about 400 in number) on ‘as is where is’ basis, by inviting proposals from developers with their designs and business ideas. Public Sector Undertakings can also participate under this scheme. During various interactions with the stake holders, their… Read More »
On Board Catering Services in Trains A policy guideline on “Ready to Eat Meals” was issued to Zonal Railways on 30.01.2015 wherein all Mail/Express trains running with pantry car have been covered to serve precooked ‘Ready to Eat meals’ as an ‘add on’ option under the category of a-la-carte to the passengers. Non-provision of the… Read More »