Inputs for Railway Budget 2015-16

Below are your second round of key inputs for Railway Budget 2015-16. Kindly review and if you have additional areas that you think the budget should focus on, please share.

We will soon be submitting a consolidated draft to our leadership.

Inputs for Railways Budget 2015-16

1. A coach should be reserved for ladies in all trains
2. Railway land/quarters should be sold/leased to generate more revenue
3. The speed of the existing trains should be increased in a planned manner
4. Quality of food served in trains and on stations should be improved by getting bigger names like Haldirams, Sagar Ratna etc. involved
5. All lights inside the trains and on stations should be replaced with LEDs
6. Instead of increasing fare a cleaning cess maximum up to 10% may be increased in sleeper class and higher classes and used under set norms
7. More chargeable retiring rooms should be constructed in the upper floors of the stations
8. Package and pilgrimage tours division should be strengthened
9. The ongoing projects should be reviewed and the ones which could yield profits quickly should be completed on a priority basis
10. Basic facilities to be provided at all stations (Drinking water, Waiting room, Clean Toilet, 2 Food stall etc.)
11. The freight system should be modernized and online parcel bookings should be started
12. Railway should open itself as a medium for extensive advertisements
13. Railway should introduce a nationwide cold storage chain at & around railway stations on PPP mode to increase its earnings
14. CCTV cameras should be installed inside trains and on stations
15. Alarm or help button system to be introduced in every section of the compartment to increase safety of women
16. Extra unreserved bogies should be added in long trains
17. Onward booking should be introduced on IRCTC website
18. When booking tickets through internet the seat selecting option should be given to the passengers
19. Smoke detectors should be installed in trains to reduce the cases of fire
20. Inter-department transfers should be proposed to help railways handle the talent well
21. Online booking of retiring rooms should be made easy
22. Bio toilets should be installed in trains
23. The amount for all passes/VIP quotas should be realized from the respective ministries. more  

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Cleanliness is a must in trains or on platforms. It is impossible not to find beggars in trains or on platforms. Could it be because Station Masters or some other person might be getting cuts from beggars? It seems impossible but think about it and look around you, you might think, it is possible otherwise, what is the logic and reason for beggars finding a place in most trains and platforms and no action is taken on them? more  
Timeline should be Improved more  
It could be a laughing suggestion but I feel is required. Keeping toilets clean is next to impossible in India because of our cultural heritage. I would suggest to start pay toilets in train for the passengers who wish to avail a clean toilet facility and charges should not be less than Rs. 10.00 per visit, apart from the regular toilets. How railways going to provide this kind of facility, it is upto them to plan and decide. more  
IN INDIAN RAILWAYS PROVIDE THE DISABLED COMPARTMENT AT THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAIN IS BETTER.OTHER PASSENGERS CAN NOT ACCUPY. more  
IN INDIA MORE AND MORE RAILWAY STATIONS DO NOT HAVE THE ESCALATORS.OFCOURSE SOME MAJOR RAILWAY STATIONS HAVE BEEN PROVODED THIS FACILITY.ALL THE RAILWAY STATIONS MAY PLEASE BE PROVIDED 1/4 WAY OF CLIMBING STEPS SLANTY WAY.SO THAT STROLLIES WITH HEAVY LUGGAGE CAN BE MOVED FAST TO ANOTHER PLATFORM.IT IS VERY USEFUL TO ALL THE PASSENGERS. THANQ SIR. more  
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