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To reduce overcrowding in general coaches and curb rail accidents, the government may focus on expanding the rail network. According to sources, in the upcoming budget, emphasis will be laid on converting general train bogies into Vande Bharat.
What is the government's plan regarding railways?
Only a few days are left for the presentation of the general budget in the Parliament, so the public has already started speculating about the announcements to be made in it. Everyone is hoping to get relief from the Finance Minister. Mahesh Kashyap, who travels by train daily, also wants that the government should increase its focus on railways like other sectors. Especially announcements should be made from the safety of passengers to reducing fares. How much of Mahesh's expectations will be fulfilled will be known only on the day of the budget, but let's take a look at what the government plans for the development of railways.
Vande Bharat is expected to get a boost
The government has been pushing to convert the general coach of the train into Vande Bharat for some time now. In her interim budget speech earlier this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had talked about converting 40,000 general rail coaches to Vande Bharat standards. The government's inclination towards this can also be seen in the budget for the year 2024-25. The government believes that this will provide better facilities to the passengers during the journey. Also, it will take less time to cover the distance.
Passenger safety will be given priority
To reduce overcrowding in general coaches and curb train accidents, the government may focus on expanding the rail network. Along with this, emphasis will also be laid on the proper use of technology. According to sources, passenger safety will be given first priority in the upcoming budget. Due to this, a large amount of money can be allocated to increase rail capacity. In the interim budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that rail corridors will be built with Rs 11 trillion in the government's pipeline.
These things including the refund system will be better
The Union Budget for the year 2024-25 may lay more emphasis on increasing passenger capacity and safety on the railway network. According to sources, work will also be done on introducing a ticket refund scheme in 24 hours, developing a comprehensive super app for railway services and setting up three corridors.
Request for reduction of rent
Before the Corona period, senior citizens used to get up to 50 percent discount on train tickets, but this facility was discontinued from the end of 2019. Senior citizens are demanding the government to restore the fare discount after the end of the Covid period. Apart from this, fare discount is also being demanded for women, students etc. Pankaj, a resident of Kanpur, says that he often has to go to Delhi for work, but the fare of AC coach is very expensive, due to which his budget is getting disturbed. He appeals that the central government should announce a reduction in fares in this year's budget.