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	.........some hot news of current month ..SN agarwal ,Jogesh sondhi.,PN Ram & Ajit pandit posted as DRM.on 20.5.2009..Budget details...Review of Financial Performance during the year 2008-09 * Freight loading target retained at 850 mt; number of passengers likely ..to grow by around 7% over previous year. * Implementation of recommendations of VI Central Pay Commission (CPC) likely to cost the Railways Rs 9,000 cr more on staff costs and Rs 4,500 cr more on pensionary charges as compared with previous year. * Hence, Ordinary Working Expenses (OWE) increased to Rs 55,000 cr in the R.E and the appropriation to Pension Fund to Rs 10,500 cr. * Appropriation to DRF retained at Rs 7,000 cr. * Dividend payable to General Revenues kept at Rs 4,711 cr. * Cash surplus before dividend projected at Rs 19,320 cr and the Operating Ratio at 88.3% despite implementation of the VI CPC. * Revised plan outlay kept at Rs 36,773 cr. Performance Review * The number of consequential accidents came down to 194 in 2007-08. * Agartala, the capital of the Tripura, connected by railway line. First train service in Kashmir valley commenced between Anantnag and Rajwansher. To be followed by Baramulla and Qazigund. * Successful trials completed for running electric locomotives with OHE at a height of about 7.5 mts in preparation for running double stack containers on electrified Western Dedicated Freight Corridor * Work on Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor commenced near Dehri-on Sone on 10th February,2009. Work on Western DFC to commence this month. Budget Estimates 2009-10 * Freight loading targeted at 910 mt - an increment of 60 MT on 2008-09; number of passengers likely to grow by around 7%. * Gross Traffic Receipts estimated at Rs 93,159 cr i.e. Rs 10,766 cr more than RE 2008-09. * Ordinary Working Expenses budgeted at Rs 62,900 cr to cover the full year impact of VI CPC and the payment of 60% arrears due in 2009-10. * Dividend payable to General Revenues kept at Rs 5,304 cr at the current applicable rates. * Budgeted Operating Ratio 89.9%. * Plan outlay kept at Rs 37,905 cr. Passenger Services * 43 new train services to be started in 2009-10, extension of 14 trains envisaged and frequency of 14 trains to be increased. Others * With a view to facilitate improved train operations, it has been decided to set up two new railway divisions at Bhagalpur and Thawe. * 25 surveys proposed comprising 14 for new lines, 3 for gauge conversion and 28 for doubling projects. * Pre-feasibility study for running high speed bullet trains being pursued. * Construction of Rail Wheel Factory, Chapra on in full swing; Work on diesel and electric locomotive factories at Marhoura and Madhepura targeted for early start. * Bharat Wagon Limited, Mokama & Muzaffarpur transferred to Ministry of Railways; transfer of wagon units of Burn Standard at Burnpur and Howrah also under consideration on the same lines. Reduction in Tariffs * Reduction in passenger fares of ordinary passenger trains by one rupee for fares costing up to Rupees fifty per passenger for journey above ten kms. * Second class and sleeper class fares of all Mail/Express and ordinary passenger trains to be reduced by 2 per cent for tickets costing Rupees fifty and more per passenger. * Fares of AC First Class, AC II tier, AC III tier and AC Chair Car also to be reduced by two per cent. A SERIOUS COMPLAINT AGAINST CVO/CONCOR Mr. K. B. A... WR INITIATED 'ANMOL JEEVAN' AN ANTI TRESSPASSING ... To see the detail news please visit www.indianrailwaysnews@bravehost.com...

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Indian Railway  a largest Railway system under one management runs daily 18371 trains inclding 8984 passenger trains,carry  14 million    passengers/day &  1.6 million tonnes of goods/day along length & width of country . Fixed assets  of Indian Railway ie Track  , Bridges ,Buildings ,roads ,water supply &land  (1.1 lac km of track,  1.27  lac bridges ,   7000  station building,    6 lac staff qr for 14,45,300 employee,   4.5 lac    hectares of land )which constitute of 45% of railway assets   are managed by Engineers of

INDIAN RAILWAY SERVICE of ENGINEERS

In addition,IRSE engineers are executing 256 projects that are in various stages of completion or needed to be taken up and would cost Rs. 56,000 crore. In addition ,the Mega project of Dedicated freight corridor costing about 1.0 lakh cr  today will be constrcted in next 5 to 7 year by engineers of IRSE

Gross revenue of indian railways in 2006-07 was Rs 62484 cr ie appx Rs 180 cr per day.in 2006-7 ,indian Railways earned the profit of Rs 20000 cr after coverng the loss of 6000 cr on account of passenger traffic .

Gross traffic revenue in 2007-8 is expected ( as per budget speech) to Rs 72 755 cr with cash surplus before dividend as Rs 25000 cr .

It is estimated that in 2008-9 ,Gross traffic revenye will be about  Rs. 82,393 cr.Revised Estimates of Ordinary Working Expenses have been kept at Rs. 55,00

Annual plan for 2008-9 is Rs 37500 cr which is biggest in last 4 decade

Budget Estimate for 2009-10    Gross earning -The Gross Traffic Receipts have been projected at Rs . 93,159 cr,(more than Rs 250 cr per day)The ordinary Working Expenses are estimated at Rs 62000 cr(Rs 170 cr per day) including 60% arrears for pay commission arrears . So Railway has pottential earning of Rs 80 cr per day

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