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Railway budget exposes UPA’s frailty
The railway budget presented on Wednesday, hailed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as reformist and progressive—it raised rates, the first for a rail budget in almost a decade— seems to have put the government in a familiar place (a mess) in an unfamiliar way...
Our Priority Is To Consolidate What We Have Done, And We Hope To Be Permitted To Do So: Vinay Mittal & Vijaya Kanth
After presenting the Railway Budget, Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal and Financial Commissioner Vijaya Kanth spoke to Business Standard on the proposals. Edited excerpts: How much additional revenue would come from the passenger fare rise? What is the long-term vision on this front? Freight traffic on Indian Railways is...
Interview with Railways minister : Indian Railways was headed for the ICU, I pulled it out: Dinesh Trivedi
In an interview with Business Standard, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi says if there is no rise in fares, the Indian Railways would come to a grinding halt. Edited excerpts: You are heading a government that claims to belong to the aam aadmi. Yet, you have increased fares. Wherever I...
Rail Budget – MP Deepender Hooda Press note
Chandigarh, March 14 – Congress M.P. Mr. Deepender Singh Hooda has thanked the UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Union Railway Minister Mr. Dinesh Trivedi for sanctioning number of new railway projects for Haryana State in railway budget 2012-13, which was presented today in...
Rail Budget is Bold and Pragmatic: CII
Appreciating the Railway Budget presented today by Hon’ble Mr Dinesh Trivedi, Railway Minister, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) stated that it is a bold and pragmatic Budget and meets the needs of the country over the longer term. “The Rail Budget is largely in alignment with CII’s pre-Budget...
Railway Budget 2012-13: A Modest Revision In Rail Fares, In Almost A Decade, To Reduce Working Losses
By S. Sethuraman The Railway Minister Mr Dinesh Trivedi, in his maiden budget for railways in 2012/13 presented to Lok Sabha on Wednesday, holds out plans of greater safety for passengers and modernization of the largest undertaking in the 12th plan period with a modest revision of fares for...
Statement On Railway Budget By Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII
CII appreciates the bold and pragmatic budget presented by the Hon’ble Railway Minister. The heightened focus on safety and modernisation is welcome and meets many CII pre budget recommendations. Increase in fares after several years will impart greater flexibility for future requirements. We also welcome the stress on public...
Sirsa recorded 10% increase in the literacy rate
Chandigarh, March 14 – The Sirsa District in Haryana has recorded a ten percent increase in the literacy rate due to the effective implementation of various programmes under the Backward Area Grants Commission. In fact, a revolutionary increase of 11 percent has been witnessed in female literacy rate during...
HAU V-C inaugurating a Kisan Mela in Hisar
Vice Chancellor of Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Dr K.S.Khokhar inaugurating a Kisan Mela in Hisar on March 14
Rise In Food Inflation A Cause For Concern, CII
The inflation rate, which had shown moderation in the last two months, has once again shown signs of revival which is a cause for concern to industry which had hitherto been hopeful of declining trend to continue. If such a trend continues, then it is highly unlikely that the...
