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The Union Railway Budget 2012-13 was presented in the Lok Sabha on 14 March 2012 by Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi.
Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 60,100 cr. Gross Budgetary Support - Rs. 24,000 cr. Railway Safety Fund - Rs. 2,000 cr. Internal Resources - Rs. 18,050 cr. Market Borrowing - Rs. 15,000 cr. PPP - Rs. 1,050 cr.
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Modernisation Improve Operating Ratio from 95% to 84.9% in 2012-13 and 74% in terminal year of 12th Five Year Plan.
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Setting up of a Railway Safety Authority as a statutory regulatory body. Aligning the Annual Plan investment with five focus areas:
Track Bridges Signalling & Telecommunication Rolling Stock Stations & Freight Terminals
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Rail-Road Grade Separation Corporation to be set up to eliminate level crossings. Three Safety Villages to be set up at Bengaluru, Kharagpur and Lucknow for skill development for disaster management.
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Allocation
Rs. 6,872 cr
Rs. 3,393 cr
Rs. 1,950 cr
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Doubling
Gauge Conversion
700 km
800 km
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Electrification
1100 km
Rs. 828 cr
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Passenger fares were raised in the budget. Number of new passenger services-75 new Express trains, 21 Passenger trains, 8 new MEMU services and 9 DEMU services were proposed. The routes of 40 existing trains were extended and the frequency of 23 trains was increased.
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Introduction of Alternate Train Accommodation System to accommodate waitlisted passengers on alternate trains.
Integration of RPF helpline with the All India Passenger Helpline.
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Specially designed coaches for differentlyabled persons to be provided in each Mail/Express trains.
Introduction of satellite based real time train information system (SIMRAN) to provide train running information to passengers through SMS, internet, etc.
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Construction of Jogbani-Biratnagar and Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas new lines already in progress to provide connectivity to Nepal.
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Setting up of 72 MW capacity windmill plants in Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Setting up of 200 remote railway stations as green energy stations powered entirely by solar energy.
Introduction of mobile emission test cars to measure pollution level of diesel locomotives.
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