Achievements / Initiatives
1· Major landmark achievement in
National Project of Kashmir –
2· State of Meghalaya and capital
of Arunachal Pradesh to be on Railway Map by this fiscal.
3· Gauge Conversion of
strategically important 510 km Rangiya – Murkongselek line in Assam to be
completed by this fiscal.
4· XIth Five Year Plan Targets
exceeded in New Lines (2,207 km) , Doubling (2,758 km) and Electrification
(4,556 km), Production of Diesel (1,288) & Electrical (1,218) Locos and
Acquisition of Wagons (64,875)
5· Dedicated Freight Corridors on
the Eastern and Western Routes – leading to strategically critical capacity
augmentation.
6· Railways met from its own means
the total additional impact of Rs one lakh crore due to implementation of 6th
Pay Commission
7· In 2013-14, 1532 km of New
Lines, Doubling and Gauge Conversion commissioned.
8· Production commenced at the new
factories – Rail Wheel Plant, Chhapra ; Rail Coach Factory, Rae Bareli ; and
Diesel Component Factory, Dankuni.
9· Specially designed coaches for
adverse weather condition for rail travel in Kashmir.
10· Successful development of
Corrosion resistant, lighter wagons with higher pay- load and speed potential upt
100kmph.
11· Railways sportspersons dominate
national events by winning titles in 23 disciplines and runners up in 9
disciplines. In various international championships a total of 2 Gold, 4 Silver
and 3 Bronze Medals won.
12· Unigauge
Policy started in 1992 has converted 19,214 km to Broad Gauge, benefitting
several States including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Tamil Nadu.
Measures for improving Safety & Security
1· No unmanned Level Crossing. A
total of 5,400 unmanned level crossings eleiminated – 2,310 by manning it and
3,090 by closure / merger / construction of ROBs or RUBs.
2· Improved audio – visual warning
to road users in advance of approaching trains.
3· Induction of indigenously
developed Train Collision Avoidance System
4· Development of ‘crashworthy’
coaches
5· In last five years, offering
employment to over one lakh persons in Group C categories and to 1.6 lakh
persons in erstwhile Group D categories.
6· Provision of Vigilance Control
Device in all locomotives
7· Various measures to prevent fire
incidents on trains –
Ø Fire retardant materials
Ø Multi-tier protection for
electric circuits
Ø Portable fire extinguishers in
coaches
Ø Induction based cooking to
replace LPG in pantry cars
Ø Intensive checks against explosives
and inflammable materials.
Financial Health
1· Rail infrastructure by cost
sharing arrangement with State Governments; Karnataka, Jharkhand, Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh and Haryana agreed to several projects
2· Several Public Private
Partnerships (PPP) projects are in the pipeline.
3· FDI being enabled to foster
creation of world-class rail infrastructure.
4· Rail Land Development Authority
raised Rs 937 crore so far.
Modernisation and Technology Induction
1· High Speed Trains
·
Joint feasibility study by India and
Japan for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Corridor to be co-financed by Japan International
Cooperation Agency
·
Business Development Study by SNCF for
Mumbai – Ahmedabad corridor.
2· Semi- High Speed Projects
·
Exploring low cost option of speeds
160- 200 kmph on select routes
Green Initiatives
1· Railway Energy Management
Company becomes functional. Windmill and solar power plants to be set up with
40% subsidy from Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
2· 200 Stations, rooftops of 26
buildings and 2,000 level crossing gates to be covered.
3· Railways bagged 22 out of 112
awards given by the Government.
4· ‘Green Curtains’ along the track
close to major stations; Pilot work at Agra and Jaipur
5· Coverage of Bio-toilets in 2,500
coaches and would be increased progressively.
Passenger Friendly Initiatives
1· Overwhelming public response to
e-booking of ticket
2· On-line tracking of exact
location and running of train movements
3· 51 Jan-Ahaar outlets for Janta
Meals ; 48 passenger escalators commisionsed at stations and 61 more being
installed ; air-conditioned EMU services in Mumbai from July 2014 ; information
display system in important trains to indicate stations & arrival time.
4· ‘Upgradation’ scheme extended to
AC Chair Car and Executive Chair car passengers.
Demand Management through Dynamic Pricing
Premium AC Special train introduced in Delhi – Mumbai Sector with
shorter advance reservation period and dynamically varying premium over tatkal
fare
Enhancing Market Share
Clearing missing links in Carrying Capacity + 8 tonne routes; freight
train speeding ; upgradation of rolling stock ; increasing length of trains ;
tariff and incentive schemes to encourage traffic to rail and minimizing empty
running.
Rail Tariff Authority
Independent Rail Tariff Authority set-up to advise on fixing of fares
and freight, to engage all stake-holders
Information Technology
Initiatives taken include – proliferation of cash accepting Automatic Ticket
Vending Machines ; ticketing on mobile phones in unreserved segments ; system
update on PNR status; online booking of retiring rooms at important stations ;
online booking of meals for selected en-route stations ; introduction of
e-forwarding note and electronic transmission of railway receipts for freight
customers
Revenue Freight Traffic
·
Loading target of 1047 Million Tonnes
for 2013-14 would be surpassed
·
Empty Flow Discount Scheme to be
implemented
·
Carrying Capacity + 9 tonne + 1 tonne
routes being planned
·
Easing of some restrictions on movement
of imported commodities through Containers
·
Carrying capacity of 20 feet containers
increased by 4 tonnes
·
Parcel Terminals & Special Parcel
Trains with scheduled timings.
·
New policy on parcels to encourage
transportation of milk.
·
New concept of ‘hub and spoke’ for
parcel business
·
Third party warehousing in Special
Parcel Terminals envisaged.
Financial Performance 2012-13
·
Loading of 1,008 Million Tonnes
surpassed the R.E. target of 1,007 Million Tonnes
·
Paid full dividend Rs 5,389 crore to
General Exchequer
·
90.2% Operating Ratio in 2012-13
·
Railway Fund Balances of Rs 2,391 crore
Financial Performance 2013-14
·
Loading Target raised to 1,052 Million
Tonne from B.E. 1,047 Million Tonne.
·
Freight Earnings Target revised to Rs
94,000 crore from B.E. Rs 93,554 crore
·
Stringent Financial control exercised
and Ordinary Working Expenses pegged only at Rs 560 crore higher than Budget
Estimates, despite various post-budgetary factors
·
Plan Outlay revised to Rs 59,359 crore
·
Fund Balances to continue to grow to Rs
8,018 crore
Budget Estimates 2014-15
·
Loading target of 1,101 Million Tonnes
·
Gross Traffic Receipts targeted at Rs
1,60,775 crore with Passenger Earnings (Rs 45,255 crore), Goods (Rs 1,05,770
crore), Other Coaching & Sundry Earnings (Rs 9,700 crore)
·
Ordinary Working Expenses placed at Rs
1,10,649 crore, higher by Rs 13,589 crore
·
Pension Outgo budgeted at Rs 27,000
crore against Rs 24,000 crore for 2013-14
·
The entire Dividend of Rs 9,117 crore
to General Exchquer will be paid
·
Fund Balances likely to be Rs 12,728
crore.
·
Operating Ratio budgeted at 89.8%
Annual Plan 2014-15
·
Annual Plan envisaged at Rs 64,305
crore with a Budgetary Support of Rs 30,223 crore , Internal Resources of Rs
10,418 crore and Extra Budgetary Resources of Rs 19,805 crore
·
New Surveys : 19 New Lines & 5
Doubling
New Services
1. New Trains
17 Premium trains
38 Express trains
10 Passenger trains
4 MEMU
3 DEMU
2 Extension and Increase in
frequency
3 Extension of trains
3 increase in frequency
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