Gandhinagar, 26 February 2013 Congress ruled UPA government's Railway budget is anti-development and non-performance, said Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi in a statement. Modi said the budget is clear symbol of UPA government's inactive and non performing working style. Reacting to Union Railway budget, Chief Minister said that Railway minister's claim that there's no hike in fare is misleading. He said actually railway fare were increased three months back...Read More

By our correspondent, Ahmedabad, 26 February 2013 Following are Gujarat related announcement made in Union Railway Budget 2013-14 presented by Railway Minister Pawan kumar Bansal today: Setting up of six more Rail Neer bottling plants at Vijayawada, Nagpur, Lalitpur, Bilaspur, Jaipur and Ahmedabad; -Doubling of Palanpur-Samkhiali and third line between Vatva-Ahmedabad through through Public Private Partnership(PPP) model are proposed. Gujarat finds mention i...Read More

New Delhi, 26 February 2013 Railway Minister Pavan Bansal in his Railway Budget Speech 2013-14 today announced following new trains and increase in frequency: Express trains: 1. Ahmedabad – Jodhpur Express (Weekly) Via Samdari, Bhildi 2. Ajni (Nagpur) – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express (Weekly) Via Hingoli 3. Amritsar – Lalkuan Express (Weekly) Via Chandigarh 4. Bandra Terminus – Ramnagar Express (Weekly) Via Nagda, Mathura, Kanpur, Lucknow, Rampur 5. Ba...Read More

Ahmedabad, 26 February 2013 Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013-14 26th February 2013 1. Madam Speaker, I rise to present before this august House the Revised Estimates for 2012-13 and a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure for 2013-14. I do so with mixed feelings crossing my mind. While I have a feeling of a colossus today, it is only ephemeral and is instantaneously overtaken by a sense of humility. Democracy gives ...Read More