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Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee is presenting her budget today. Presenting her third budget today, Mamta emphaized on the safety and security of the passengers and the ease of booking tickets. Checkout the key announcements made by Mamta Banerjee:

Highlights of Indian Railway Budget 2009 presented by Mamta Banerjee

• Request increased budgetary support for Rs 5000 cr in fiscal year 2010
• Provisions for new lines at Rs 2921 cr vs Rs 1100 crore
• To spend Rs 1750 crore on gauge conversion
• To set up Northeastern rail development funds
• Request increased budgetary support for Rs 5000 cr in fiscal year 2010
• Provisions for new lines at Rs 2921 cr vs Rs 1100 crore
• To spend Rs 1750 crore on gauge conversion
• To set up Northeastern rail development funds
• New ‘Izzat’ scheme: Poor to get 25-rupee monthly tickets for 100-km travel
• All students will receive a 60% concession on tickets
• Non-stop train services between select cities
• 12 new point-to-point train services
• Safety is our first priority; improved safety signalling system will be in place: Mamata
• Integrated security systems have been placed in 150 sensitive stations
• Recruitment drive to fill-up backlog of SC/ST and women candidates
• 800 new locations for ticket reservations; 3000 new un-reserved ticket counters
• Passengers can buy un-reserved tickets from 5000 post offices
• Multi-functional utilities like bookstores and STD booths will be made available in stations
• Railways will extend a helping hand to physically-challenged people
• We will put at least one doctor in every long-distance train
• Toilets to be similar to ones in aircrafts; facilities for every journey longer than 2 hours
• We have decided to develop 50 world-class stations: Mamata
• The Railway must set an example of inclusive growth: Mamata
• Mamata says the old mindset of economic viability must be substituted with social viability and that Budget should be based on social viability
• Mamata Banerjee presents Railway Budget in Parliament for the third time