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Business Portfolio Tracker Business Headlines Specials Columns Interviews Tutorials Message Board Stock Talk			Home > Business > Rail Budget 2003 February 26, 2003 No increase in passenger fares, freight rates Highlights of the Railway Budget 2003-04 Full text of Railway Budget 2003-04 Chambers compliment Nitish for freight rate rationalisation High expenses drive hole in Railwy's austerity plan PM lauds 'friendly' Rail Budget Rail Budget populist: Opposition Railway rupee: Where it comes from, where it goes Presentation of Rail Budget a sedate affair Movement of petrol, diesel to be cheaper Railways aims for 11% jump in revenues Nitish proposes reduction in parcel rates Seven new zones to be operationalised Three per cent drop in passenger segment More constables for rail security Monitoring mechanism to be streamlined Unreserved ticketing system to be extended beyond Delhi 375 route km lines to be electrified Jammu-Udhampur rail link to be completed by Mar 2004 Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd incorporated Railways to carry 540-million tonnes goods in 03-04 Tariff bonanza for Rajdhani, Shatabdi passengers Railways to introduce 50 new trains Railways to borrow Rs 2,970 cr in 2003-04 Railways plans to install device to prevent collisions Senior citizen age limit reduced to 60 years Nitish announces sops for journalists Railway plan fixed at over Rs 10,6OO crore Two new terminals for Delhi, Kolkata Three per cent drop in passenger segment Railways plan to complete 9 new lines Jammu-Udhampur rail link to be completed by Mar 2004 Rail Vikas Nigam limited incorporated Railways to carry 540-million tonnes goods in 03-04 PM lauds 'friendly' Rail Budget Railway rupee: Where it comes from, where it goes Railways to invest Rs 11518 cr in 2003-04 Railways estimated earnings at Rs 43445 cr in 2003-04 Railways to undertake accounting reforms: Nitish Railway Budget presented in RS 1750 km of new rail routes planned Fibre optic network to link 1,500 stations 2003-4 to be Rail passenger convenience year Budget 2002 Rail Budget 2002	Advertisement

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