Swachh Rail to complement Swachh Bharat :Prabhu

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Stressing the need for ensuring higher standards of cleanliness for Indian Railways Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said said his ministry wants to make Swachh Rail the driving force behind the Government’s flagship programme 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

Seventy seven new railway projects Sanctioned

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) The Railways intend to fast track the sanctioned works on 7,000 kms and commission 1200 km in 2015-16 at an investment of Rs. 8686 crore.

This is a brake fail Railway Budget: TMC

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) The opposition Trinamool Congress, whose top leaders in the past held Railway portfolios, on Thursday called the Railway Budget 2015-16 presented by Suresh Prabhu a brake fail budget witha casual approach.

Railway budget size increases by 52 per cent

New Delhi, Feb26 (IBNS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced the size of the Plan Budget has gone up by 52 per cent from Rs. 65,798 crore in 2014- 15 to Rs. 1,00,011 crore in 2015-16.

Mobile charging facilities in general class

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that Indian Railways’ Delhi Division is taking up a project for introducing on-board entertainment on select Shatabdi trains on license fee basis.

Railway budget beginning of paradigm shift : PM

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated Railway Budget 2015, presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and described it as 'forward looking and futuristic.'