Mamata Banerjee's Rail Budget: What is your take on it?

The Rail budget is both sound and bold, though now Ms.Banerjee should focus on ensuring the budgeted capital outlays be spent on the Plan as forecasted by her department, so that the general mass can avail the facilities and the gov’t can collect the dividends in the coming year of 2010-11.

The railway budget sounds promising. Hope the deliverables dont take time. The security aspect - more of deployed railway forces expecially in ladies compartment is missing.

I understand there has been a lot for WB this time.

But the fact is Communists from bengal will never join Govt, and common people of bengal will never get benefit because of this reason.

Last time Communists dint join GOVT--just supported.

So in my view Budget should be for whole India--but Can't deny the fact that Rail is lifeline in WB(Not road transport) and so WB needed this in last 35 years.

Anyways this is wrong that Mumbai is bigest contributor to Indian Railways--Need to see statistics.

If Rail is lifeline of Mumbai--then so it is for Kolkata--You wont find less rush in Kolkata local trains.

Ms. Mamata Banerjee has stuff and guts. Commercialisation of Railway's surplus land country's much needed cheaper OF back bone and integration of Railway and ICT business are going to reap benefit for railways as well for the country's infrastructure development. It can bring money for new routes, doubling of lines and railway electrification.

OF  link can be the backbone for Raiway GSM that can provide phone and multi media connectivity for passengers and railway staff.

Compartments can be provided with display panels for various travel informations, route and station indications, the current news and video programs.  Survelience systems can be installed in every compartment.

OF back bone can used for National Security, Crisis / Disaster management and Unique National ID networking and rural education networking and virtual universities.

Linked with GPS,  the OF back bone can support BHUVAN, India's Geo physical search engine.    

Cleanliness of the compartments, toilets and pantry and catering, clean and hygenic stations and waiting rooms etc are areas the raiwlway need to do somthing very quickly.

Hope the railway will go through  a sea change in the next 5 years of UPA rule. 

After all, the railways have made turnaround and huge profits ...       so passing on the benefits is a welcome sign / gesture along with other amenities for women, youth etc and development initiatives, but what is the fate of bullet super fast trains ! For research & development and security no allocation or mention is made as in other developmental projects like world class stations etc.  Let the Government madam ensure its implementation and delivery of promises ...

For unemployed / under-employed and bright/brilliant minds, defence personnels and other vital sector category commuters, the Government - madam might have given more discounts like to the pressmen and others ... and yet, it is a good attempt !

Well the railway budget is a common man's budget, I believe.

well the railway budget seems to be good ,but only if implemented,one good feature is that ,no hike in the fare,giving employment to railway employees children is actually very stupid,and opening of a factory for producing coaches in kolkata doesnt seem to be intresting to me..........

thanks & feedback is most welcomed

ARJUN

We must ask the deadlines for each commitment, that is where the goverment fails everytime and public does a halla bol on them.

Rest it seems good as youth, woman and fooding is considered on the main course with new coaches and amenities.

I Must say that mamta ji is having really a nice time when the cake is ready and she would just put the creamy presentation.

What about th feasibility of double deck coaches

Its a very FRIENDLY Budget!

Laloo delivered most of what he promised in his term, lets see what happens here! It is definitely a very promising budget. It is one where it actually makes sit up and want to know wmore and if I find out that its is very attractive in terms of amenities and all, I will be the first one to step on and travel more often in a train!

Way to go I think. And yes like Sudeep says, lets all take that step to make travelling by the railway a better experience.

Nothing is bad about it...all goody goody

Himanshu every time there are promises made but its upto people who has to take initiative and step with government and help in its course of action we can't just always ask for the government to help, and i think the proposed Budget by Mamata Banerjee is a good one and has many benefits like the fares has not been increased and youngsters and women come into picture with special trains being alloted for them and many other things to with it, so its a good budget.

would like to know other members view on this Railway  budget........

Hope the promises made are well kept!!

The casting is good, lets see how the ball is rolling now !!