 "budget, 2017, FY17, bud-17")
The 2017-18 Union Budget has been a game-changing one in many ways. From introducing visionary measures to promote Digital India to discarding a separate Railway Budget, the government has proposed a balanced Budget.
Recent derailments had brought the vulnerability of the national carrier into the limelight. For the railways, the fund allotment of Rs one lakh crore towards safety, is a welcome move. Better safety can be ensured with improved tracks, better rolling stock, better signalling, lesser level-crossings, fencing where required and world-class maintenance of tracks. This would lead to safer and faster movement, would fuel efficiency and productivity.
Recent derailments had brought the vulnerability of the national carrier into the limelight. For the railways, the fund allotment of Rs one lakh crore towards safety, is a welcome move. Better safety can be ensured with improved tracks, better rolling stock, better signalling, lesser level-crossings, fencing where required and world-class maintenance of tracks. This would lead to safer and faster movement, would fuel efficiency and productivity.
