Shares of Titagarh Wagons, Kalindee Rail Nirman, and Hind Rectifiers shed up to 10% during the day
Indian Railways fails to pick up
Three new trains allotted against demand for 31
'FDI would go a long way in modernising our railway system'
Says an outgoing government had no right to frame policies or place budgets.
There is no word on additional funding for the completion of long pending gauge conversion projects and new line projects in Tamil Nadu
Q&A with former Railway Minister
The government had presented a tax-free budget last year
Railways minister has scaled up loading target to 1,052 mn tonne from Budget target of 1,047 mn tonne
He also announced initiatives such as proliferation of cash accepting Automatic Ticket Vending Machines and ticketing on mobile phones
RTA is expected to lead an era of rationalisation of fares and freight structures for improving the fare-freight ratio
Kharge lays document on table as four Seemandhra ministers disrupt proceedings
Railways considering cutting Plan outlay for 2013-14 by over Rs 5,000 crore or about 8%
No major announcements or tariff changes for freight or passenger segment likely to be announced
Says it lost about Rs 4,300 crore in 2008-2012 because of improper documentation
The Budget related instructions and guidelines were till now available in the form of executive instructions and guidelines
Kharge's budget will be growth-oriented budget and not a deficit.
Harish Rawat's govt in its first budget for the financial year 2014-15 made provision of Rs 1694 crore for disaster management and reconstruction works
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is likely to show bigger revenues, while leaving the resolving of liabilities to the next government
The Budget's fuzzy maths and poor-quality fiscal correction will compromise the much-needed macro recalibration