Rail budget: Parliament uproar over Kolkata metro plan
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee angered the opposition as she proposed 34 new services under the Kolkata metro, saying, it was the 'only metro under the Indian Railways'.
Following are the other highlights from the 2011 Railway Budget:
* E-tickets to be cheaper.
* Combines strong economic focus along with inclusion.
* Small incidents give us a bad name.
* Developed business-oriented policies to aid industry.
* Happy to announce through 85 PPP proposals received; set up single-window sustem to take these forward.
* Decide to set-up rail-based industries.
* First coach from Rai Bareli factory in next three months.
* Work on wagon factory in Orissa to begin after land is acquired.
* Railways to set up factory in Jammu and Kashmir.
* To set up Metro coach factory at Singur in West Bengal.
* Manipur to be soon connected to railway network.
* Centre for excellence in software to be set up at Darjeeling.
* Combines strong economic focus along with inclusion.
* Develop business-oriented policies to aid industry.
* Happy to announce through 85 PPP proposals received; set up single-window system to take these forward.
* Decide to set-up rail-based industries.
* Safety is first priority; accident rate has come down.
* Decision to start pilot projects to give shelter to homeless people.
* Outlay of 57,630 crore for 2011-12, the highest investment in one year.
* Rs.10,000 crore to be raised through railway bonds.
* Pradhan Mantri Rail Vikas Yojna to be launched.
* Industrial park to be set up in Nandigram, West Bengal.
* Fund to be created for socially desirable projects.
* First coach from Rai Bareli factory in next three months.
* Work on wagon factory in Orissa to begin after land is acquired.
* Railways to set up factory in Jammu and Kashmir.
* To set up Metro coach factory at Singur, West Bengal.
* Manipur to be soon connected to railway network.
* Centre for excellence in software to be set up at Darjeeling.
* Combines strong economic focus along with inclusion.
* Develop business-oriented policies to aid industry.
* Happy to announce through 85 PPP proposals received; set up single-window system to take these forward.
* Decide to set-up rail-based industries. * Upgraded class of air-conditioned travel to be introduced shortly.
* Anti-collision device, successful in North West Frontier Railway, to be extended to three more zonal railways.
* Railways always been a soft target but law and order a state subject. If railways are blocked in one region, this has a snowballing effect in other parts of the country.
* Will add 180 km of rail lines in 2011-12.
* All-India security help line set up.
* To adopt modern technology through centres of academic excellence.
* Work started on two dedicated freight corridors.
* Work on upgrading 442 stations to be completed by March 31.
* First coach from Rae Bareli factory in next three months.
* Work on wagon factory in Orissa to begin after land is acquired.
* Railways to set up factory in Jammu and Kashmir.
* To set up Metro coach factory at Singur in West Bengal.
* Manipur to be soon connected to railway network.
* Centre for excellence in software to be set up at Darjeeling.
* Combines strong economic focus along with inclusion.
* Develop business-oriented policies to aid industry.
* Happy to announce 85 PPP proposals received; set up single-window system to take these forward.
* Decide to set up rail-based industries.
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