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Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament on Thursday said that there are nine thrust areas in this Budget. These are as follows:
- Indian Railways to become prime mover of economy once again
- Resource Mobilisation for higher Investments
- Decongestion of heavy haul routes and speeding up of trains: emphasis on gauge conversion, doubling, tripling and electrification
- Project delivery
- Passenger amenities.
- Safety
- Transparency & System Improvement.
- Railways to continue to be the preferred mode of transport for the masses.
- Sustainability
Text: Kind courtesy, PIB
Image: Commuters stand at an open doorway of a suburban train during the morning rush hour in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters
Budget 2015: Complete Coverage
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Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament on Thursday said that there are nine thrust areas in this Budget. These are as follows: