AS IT HAPPENED. Rail Budget 2016: Suresh Prabhu sets sight on freight

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To restructure Railway Board; keeps fares unchanged, increases quota for women, senior citizens

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu leaving Rail Bhawan to present the Rail Budget 2016-17 at Parliament House. Photo: Ramesh Sharma

Summary

As @sureshpprabhu ends presentation of #RailBudget2016 S&P BSE Sensex at 0.50 per cent lower at 22,973, Metal Index 0.48 per cent higher
— Debabrata Das (@titodas87) February 25, 2016

1 pm

So #prabhu , the CA speaks about revenue generating sources...expanding freight basket, tariff policy....
— richa mishra (@RichaMishraBL) February 25, 2016

So women finally recognised as a vote bank... #Prabhu makes an attempt, devil lies in implementation.
— richa mishra (@RichaMishraBL) February 25, 2016

12.45 pmNew trains

New train from Varanasi to Delhi; it pays to be the PM's constituency! #RailBudget2016
— Raghuvir Srinivasan (@srirags) February 25, 2016

Metals index on BSE remains positive for now as @sureshpprabhu presents the #RailBudget2016
— Debabrata Das (@titodas87) February 25, 2016

Passenger-friendly measuresInitiatives12.30 pm 12.20 pm 12.15 pm 12.05 pm 11.58 am Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu Markets @11.20 am

11:05 am:New rule for unreserved tickets11 amIn November 2015Daunting projectNo escape:Indian Railways' ₹76,242-crore problem10.30 am:Green initiativeRail stocks @ about 10.15 am:Every Indian railway station Train hostesses to welcome travellersRailway stocks09.55 amWhat former chiefs of the Railway Board say: K.C. Jena, who served as Railway Board Chairman between 2007-2009R.N. Malhotra, who also served as Railway Board Chairman (2001-02)Arunendra Kumar, who was the Railway Board Chairman in 2013-14, said. 09.45 amMarkets today9.30 am: 9.20 am: 9.10 am: 9.05 am:

Union Railway Minister @sureshpprabhu giving finishing touches to the #RailwayBudget2016 , in New Delhi pic.twitter.com/o1viPrZOgP
— PIB India (@PIB_India) February 24, 2016

Published on February 25, 2016 03:34