Highlights of Union Budget-V

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is presenting the Union Budget for financial year 2017-18.

Highlights of the Union Budget are as follows:

• For senior citizens, Aadhar cards giving their health condition will be introduced.

• Steps will be taken to launch dedicated trains for pilgrimage and tourism.

• Rail safety fund with corpus of Rs 100,000 crore will be created over a period of five years.

• Rs 1.31 lakh crore for Railways for developmental work, which includes Rs 55,000 crore from Budget.

• A new metro rail policy will be announced, this will open up new jobs for our youth.

• At least 25 stations expected to be awarded during 2017-18; 500 stations to be made friendly for differently abled- by providing lifts and escalators.

• By 2019, all coaches of Indian Railways will be fitted with Bio-toilets.

• Railways will integrate end to end transport solutions for selected commodities through partnership.

• Service charges on e-tickets booked through IRCTC will be withdrawn.

• Allocation for welfare of women and children stepped up from 1.56 lakh crore to 1.84 lakh crore.