Passenger interest of foremost importance: Suresh Prabhu

He added that the govt would try to maintain a balance between the interest of the Railways and the interests of the common man

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said the interests of the passengers will be of foremost importance to the government.

"95% of our passengers are common people; We have to take care of their interests, priorities & grievances," the minister tweeted minutes before presenting his maiden budget.

"We will keep in mind long term interest of Railways & interests of common passenger & try to balance both," he tweeted.

"We have to get investments & become highly competitive in quality of services we offer," the minister said.