Nine Major Thrust Areas in the Railway Budget 2015-16

The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament today has said that there are nine thrust areas in this Budget which are as follows:

1. Indian Railways to become prime mover of economy once again

2. Resource Mobilization for higher Investments

3. Decongestion of heavy haul routes and speeding up of trains: emphasis on gauge conversion, doubling, tripling and electrification

4. Project delivery

5. Passenger Amenities.

6. Safety

7. Transparency & System Improvement.

8. Railways to continue to be the preferred mode of transport for the masses.

9. Sustainability.