Union Railway Budget 2015-2016 – Main Highlights

List of main highlights about the Railway Budget 2015-16 which was presented by our Railway Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu were given below:

Toll Free help line– 138, and security complaints- 182. This will work for 24 x 7 over all India.
Surveillance Cameras will be placed in selected mainline coaches and in ladies compartments
IRCTC will provide new modern facilities will be provided for disables, senior citizens, patients
Separate Department for Railway Cleaning Process.
Rs. 120 crores was allotted to provide lifts and escalators
Mumbai – Ahmadabad Bullet train project proposed.
17,000 Bio-toilets in trains
We can purchase the unreserved tickets from our smart phones using debit cards.
Under the scheme of Digital India, will provide free Wifi in B Class stations.
Facilities for mobile phone charging in all compartments.
Transport Logistics Corporation of India will provide end to end logistics solutions.
“Operation 5 minutes” is a scheme that allows the passengers to buy unreserved tickets within five minutes while entering the station.
Railway minister has introduced a council called, “Kayakalp” to provide innovation ideas and business rearranging in railways.
Passengers can book their tickets 120 days prior from the travel date (it was 60 days before).
Passenger’s linen and bedding will be designed by “NIFT”.
User friendly ladder for climbing upper berth will designed by National Institute of Design (NID).
There is no change in train fare.
The operation ratio of the railways in 2015-16 will be 88.5%.