Access control, baggage screening, CCTV installation and bomb detection and disposal system are to be introduced as critical component of the integrated security system at stations.
Filling up of vacant posts in the RPF and modernizing the fleet along with providing special training to the forces in view of the enhanced security threat perception is also expected in the budget.
While the usual announcement of new trains and new lines are to find mention in the budget speech, more emphasis could be given on passenger amenities, sources said.
There were complaints against non-availability of food at reasonable rate at railway stations and also the quality of food available in trains.
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