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Railway Budget: 50 world class stations, no hike in fares

New Delhi: In a thanks-giving budget, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday proposed no increase in passenger fares or freight tariff while announcing a slew of measures including launch of 12 non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains and air-conditioned double-decker coaches for inter-city travel ....Read more

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Railway budget - raw deal to AP as alwaysBy: Lakkaraju giridhara rao | Friday , 3 Jul '09 18:37:32 PM Reply | Forward Lakkaraju Giridhara Rao, Hyderabad, AP India, says: Inversely proportional Congress towards A.P. The last five years it had been a rail budget for Bihar The next five years it will be for West Bengal. What will happen to the state of Andhra Pradesh, which has sent 32 MPs (Bakras) to the Parliament. A Raw deal, as always has been. States sending 6 to 12 MPs got Ministries such as Finaance and Railways or Home and Transport. The people of Andhra Pradesh had done a mistake in sending 32 MPS (nearly 17 percent of total congress strength in the Parliament). Come on wake up people of Andhra Pradesh, next time if you want ministries like Home, Finance, Transport or Railways or more trains to your state; do not send more than 10 MPs from your state. That is the equation congress understands - inversely proportional to your strength of MPs from the state. Mera Congress Mahan.

Shame to federal structure of this countryBy: harshvardhan | Friday , 3 Jul '09 18:28:49 PM Reply | Forward All I can say that the budget of this kind which is tilted in favour of some states and blatantly ignoring some others is a threat to federal structure of this country. It also smacks of political vendetta and not good.It has happened in past and is continuing even now. Nothing has changed!

I would like to congratulate our railway ministerBy: Smriti P.Bhattacharjee | Friday , 3 Jul '09 18:16:53 PM Reply | Forward First of all thanks to Mamata Didi, for the wonderful budget covering each and every body’s needs and requirements. But Didi I have a kind request, could you please do some needful changes for the railway of Assam? We people are all the time suffering a lot for poor condition of the Assam railway. We will be grateful to you, if you will do something needful, for the passengers like us. Thanks.

Its very excellentBy: Dinesh Lingote | Friday , 3 Jul '09 17:45:40 PM Reply | Forward I am very happy with the budget Mamta didi has disclosed. Its very good provided it should be executed successfully. It would be very great if there would be something for physically challenged passenger. My expectation was, Indian Railway has give a special coach for physically handicapped passenger but with the lack of security it experienced that other and security people (by means providing security "whole drama they will do") using it and forcing handicapped people to sit down. Second issue is handicapped coach will be set either at the beginning or at the end without giving position on display pannel. In such case handicappped passenger has to run till the end of long train, which is very difficult for them. why can't Indian railway set it at the middle of the train. some time there won't be plant form and light available at the edges, climbing itself is very difficult in the darkness. If these points are noted then it would be great help for them. Thanks.

We expected fire.By: Sanjoy Gupta | Friday , 3 Jul '09 17:39:16 PM Reply | Forward Mamtadi has proposed entrusting of responsibility for monitoring of all national projects such as the Kashmir line, to a senior officer instead of keeping it personally with herself. This is deeply disappointing because only an iron lady like her can do the magic required so extremely urgently for quick completion of these projects.

Railways BudgetBy: c.k.sreenivas | Friday , 3 Jul '09 17:11:55 PM Reply | Forward Mamata di has made good beginning because of past performance. Like Lalu prasad yadav she will be also a absentee administrator due to her commitment to tame the communist dragon in West Bengal. So the babus will manage and deliver and the Minister will get credit.Thank god we see good growth in Railways which will be good for the country as a whole

Extension of Gariv RathBy: K Chandrasekhar | Friday , 3 Jul '09 17:10:55 PM Reply | Forward Firstly I would like to congratulate our railway minister for the glorious railway budget 2009. I would appeal to honorable railway minister Ms Mamta Banerjee to extend the Lucknow-Raipur Garib Rath upto Visakhapatnam (A.P.). There is no direct train from Lucknow to Visakhapatnam. And if it becomes Gariv Rath, what can be better than that? Thank you.

Accountability and Work-cultureBy: Kaka | Friday , 3 Jul '09 16:52:48 PM Reply | Forward The budget is definitely good. Medical Colleges

BUDGET FOR THE NATIONBy: BISWABIR BARMAN | Friday , 3 Jul '09 16:39:35 PM Reply | Forward RESPECTED DIDI, I AM VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE RAILWAY BUDGET-2009-10.THIS IS NOT ONLY HELP THE PEOPLE OF BENGAL BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE OF INDIA. THIS BUDGET IS SUCH A BUDGET WHICH I NEVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.THIS IS THE BUDGET OF THE PEOPLE,FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE. I AM ATTACHED WITH EDUCATIONAL GROUND AND I AM ALSO A VOTER OF YOUR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY. THANKING YOU A LOT, YOURS, BISWABIR BARMAN KASBA

jaipur jhansi trainBy: vasudhakar goswami | Friday , 3 Jul '09 16:34:25 PM Reply | Forward mamtaji pl. extend udaipur-gwalior train upto jhansi as there is no direct source of travelling betweween these 2 stations.jaipur will be benifitted and links to bundelkhand will be opened

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