বৃহস্পতিবার, ২৫ ফেব্রুয়ারী, ২০১৬

Prabhu’s Passenger Friendly Initiatives In Rail Budget 2016

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday presented the Rail Budget 2016 in the Lok Sabha. Here are some of the important passenger-friendly measures announced by Prabhu in Rail Budget 2106.
1. GPS-based displays inside coaches, "rail speed network" to provide real time info to passengers.
2. 20,000 display screens across 2,000 station for better dissemination of information to passengers.
3. Children's menu, baby foods, baby boards to be made available for travelling mothers.
4. Sub-quota of 33 percent in for women in each reserved category.
5. IRCTC will start e-catering service, local cuisine of choice will be made available to the passengers.
6. Under 'Clean My Coach' service, passengers can request for cleaning of toilets in train through SMS.
7. Introduction of bar-coded tickets.
8. Enhanced capacity of eticketing system from 2000 tickets/minute to 7,200/minute.
9. Introduction of Wi-Fi services at 100 stations this year, 400 more stations over next two years.
10. Increased quota of lower berths for senior citizens and women passengers.
11. 1,780 automatic ticket vending machines to be installed.
12. All stations will be brought under CCTV surveillance.
13. Dustbins to be placed in all non-AC coaches.

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