The railway budget has lost its relevance in Modern day India. It should be treated as any other PSU. The only thing going for it is Heritage.. Oops sorry legacy. More relevant today is a budget on Infrastructure /Industry and Human resources. A clear cut direction is what will bring FDI as well as keep India in the lime light.
RE:Out dated
by neeraj tiwari on Feb 26, 2008 02:29 PM Permalink
dont comments just for commenting. Biggest rail in world and you dont want to discuss.
RE:AC-3 tier fares down by 3%
by Vikas sharma on Feb 26, 2008 02:32 PM Permalink
3% is nothin. If u want dat u cancel and book tickets again.. but u will end up losing money...
say u r ticket rate is Rs.600, u will save just Rs. 18
RE:AC-3 tier fares down by 3%
by P.V.JOSE on Feb 26, 2008 03:12 PM Permalink
When intelligent people are discussing, if you are not interested in this discussion, then why are you wasting time in this message board.
RE:AC-3 tier fares down by 3%
by mukesh kumar on Feb 26, 2008 02:42 PM Permalink
I understand all the new fare will be applicable from July not from april.
The last couple of years rail budget clearly shows that a regularly loss making machinery is showing profits & very importantly it is been credited to the people. This clearly shows that lalu is actually taking the nod & implementing the strategies of the rail ministry bureaucrats & the results are seen. Cant this be the same with other ministries. But they are more concerned with filling their pockets rather than the people. lalu for whatever reasons be labeled by the opposition that it is to capture the votes but the ultimate beneficiary are the people for which these ministers are been selected not to fill their pockets unlike others.
RE:A Performing Minister & His team
by sanjay kumar on Feb 26, 2008 02:31 PM Permalink
Let railway be privatised. With money already invested in railways the GOI will earn 1,25,000 crore as rent and public will get more amenities at cheaper rate. It happened in telecommunication it can happen in rail transport. lalu and his men are un-necessarily beating the 'DRUM' before all those pass holding parliamentarians.
RE:Introduce one more train to madurai
by Vikas sharma on Feb 26, 2008 02:29 PM Permalink
Dude, mention from where.. in case if they see, it will b helpful
RE:Introduce one more train to madurai
by Net worm on Feb 26, 2008 02:31 PM Permalink
Balaji, Irukkira trainlaye yaarum pogaradhu illayame? Ponga balaji vilayadadheenga.
With lots of expectations arised, a mere 5 % cut for 2SL is not so grt.. On a Rs.300 ticket u end up saving just Rs.15. It is still more worse for 3AC u will save only Rs.9. It is not a revolutionary budget as they call. With lots of profits the fare cut can be even better.
Praise them if they atleast spend it well for improving railway standards.
Laloo is thinking to show more profits next year rather than helping common man.
RE:fare cut is not fare enough
by Ravi Badam on Feb 26, 2008 02:35 PM Permalink
would u not complain if the same % was increase in the fare and not reduction??? Its 5% cut on each, see the big picture. How the railways have to think of earning this money back.
Dear Mr.Laluji I am a common man and I don't understand the budget so very well,However I still find travelling in a Mumbai Local is like travelling in Hell like condition.Would you pl tell us as to when are the people of mumbai like me will get relief from all that we go thru on a daily basis.I don't see anything that has been declared to be done for the Mumbai Local's.If this is wat you call it a populist budget than I am sure you dont get any vote from the Mumbai Local train travellers at all. Jai Hind
RE:RE:Rail Budget
by pritesh vora on Feb 26, 2008 02:27 PM Permalink
Also 3 to 5 yrs down the line they wl hv problem. As Wage bill has increased by 10,000cr. Money as generated not spent on Line upgradation, This is spent on wages.
RE:RE:Rail Budget
by manoj kumar on Feb 26, 2008 02:31 PM Permalink
mr tarun its absolutly correct,i was in mumbai last 2 years i had trvled andhery to mumbai central and kurla to vashi its terrific people suffering lot,laluji pls do the need ful for mumbai people its greate favour and they never forget u wholelife.
RE:RE:Rail Budget
by manoj kumar on Feb 26, 2008 02:32 PM Permalink
mr tarun its absolutly correct,i was in mumbai last 2 years i had trvled andhery to mumbai central and kurla to vashi its terrific people suffering lot,laluji pls do the need ful for mumbai people its greate favour and they never forget u wholelife.
