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Mumbai-Ahmedabad to get first Bullet train: D V Sadananda Gowda

July 8, 2014

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New Delhi, Jul 8: Railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda presented his maiden budget with a recent sharp increase in fares and freight charges.

"We want to make railways people-friendly," Gowda, who had launched a social media platform on Monday for interactions between railways authorities and "netizens", said before presenting the railway budget.

"Passengers are hoping amenities will improve. We will try to fulfil the demands."

Railways Budget

?Budget Highlights:

• Grateful to honourable PM Narendra Modi ji for having given me this opportunity and for entrusting me with this responsibility

• I can get claps from this house by announcing many new projects but that would be rendering injustice to the struggling organization

• The fare revision was tough but a necessary decision - it will bring Indian Railways an additional revenue of 8,000 crores

Increased Funds to Ensure Passenger Amenities and Cleanliness:

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom

• It gives me immense pleasure to present my first Railway Budget flooded with suggestion for new trains, new railway lines

• We now target to become the largest freight carrier in the world

• Indian railways carry only 31% of the total freight in the country.

• 5 lakh crore required each year for the next ten years for ongoing projects alone

• 23 paisa lost per passenger per km in 2012-13

• Social obligation of Railways in 2013-14 was Rs. 20,000 crore

• Focus on sanctioning projects rather than completing them

• The more projects we add the thinner we spread our resources

• Indian Railways carries more than the entire population of Australia in a day

• Populist projects and mismanagement have brought Railways to point of funds crunch

• This state of affairs in railways needs immediate course correction

• Gross traffic receipts in 2013-14 was Rs. 1.3 lakh crore, operating ratio was 94 per cent

• Indian Railways spent Rs. 41,000 crore on laying of 3,700 km of new lines in last 10 years

• Need to explore alternative sources of resource mobilisation and not depend on fare hike alone

• Large part of the budget outlay to go to safety projects

• Maximum financial outlays for projects slated for completion in this area itself

• High priority areas - safety, cleanliness, passenger amenities and capacity augmentation

• Future projects to be financed on public-private partnership model

• Plans to attract investment from domestic and foreign players in infrastructure; focus to be on aggressive indigenisation

• FY15 Total Expenditure Pegged At Rs.1.49 lakh crore

• FY15 total receipts pegged at Rs.1.64 lakh crore

• Propose to hike budgetary plan outlay to Rs.47,650 crore

• FY15 passenger fare revenue pegged at Rs.44,600 crore

• Pre-cooked meals by reputed brands, focus on cleanliness and passenger feedback

• Outsource cleaning activities at 50 major stations, separate housekeeping wing for cleanliness and sanitation

• CCTVs to be used for monitoring cleanliness

• RO Drinking water at stations and trains

• Corporates encouraged to adopt stations for better maintenance and upkeep

Safety for Women Passengers:

• 17,000 Railway Protection Force personnel to be available soon

• Introduction of women RPF constables, coaches meant for women to be escorted for greater safety

Bullet train:

• Indian Railways on course to fulfill its long cherished dream. I propose a Bullet train on the Ahmedabad - Mumbai sector

• Higher speed for existing trains will be achieved by upgrading the present networks

Reservation system will be revamped:

• Railways to scale down market borrowings to Rs. 11,790 crore

• Reservation system will be revamped and ticket-booking through mobile phones and post offices popularised

• Wi-fi Services in all A Category stations and trains

• To Have Diamond Quadrilateral Network for High-speed Trains

• Digital Reservation Charts at stations

• Parcel traffic separated to requisite terminals, dedicated trains running on fixed timetable

• New design of parcel vans -- measures taken in order to improve earnings from the parcel system

• Special initiatives via the PPP mode for transport of fruits and vegetables and milk

• Bio-diesel upto 5% to be used in diesel locomotives

• 23 projects underway in North-East. Propose to allocate higher funds than previous year for these projects

• Future e-Ticketing to support 7200 tickets per minute and to allow 1.2 lakh simultaneous users

• Dedicated freight corridor projects will be closely monitored

• Experimental stoppages to be reviewed solely on the basis of feasibility and viability after 3 months

• Government to make e-procurement compulsory for procurements over Rs. 25 lakh

• GIS Mapping and digitisation of Railway Land

• 18 new line surveys, 10 surveys for doubling 3rd and 4th lines and gauge conversion.

• Office-on-Wheels; internet and workstation facilities on select trains.

• Setting up of logistic parks, private freight terminals on PPP model

• Connectivity to ports through PPP, procurement of parcel vans and rakes by private parties for resource augmentation

• Will offer wifi-services in all 'A' category trains and A1 stations.

• To have digital reservation charts at stations.

• Working on making railway offices paperless in five years

• e-Ticketing through mobile phones will be popularized.

* Indian railways to become the largest freight carrier in the world.

* Social obligation of Railways in 2013-14 was Rs 20,000 crore.

* Gross traffic receipts in 2013-14 was Rs 12,35,558 crore; operating ratio was 94 per cent.

* Focus in past has been on sanctioning projects rather than completing them, Railway minister says.

* Indian Railways spent Rs 41,000 crore on laying of 3,700 km of new lines in last 10 years.

* Fare revision will bring in Rs.8,000 crore; need another Rs.9,000 crore for golden quadrilateral project.

* Railways also proposes to set up Food Courts at major stations.

* Need to explore alternative sources of resource mobilisation and not depend on fare hike alone, Railway minister says.

* Spend 94 paisa of every rupee earned, leaving a surplus of only 6 paisa.

* With 12,500 trains, railways move 23 million passengers every day; equivalent to moving Australia's population.

* Separate housekeeping wing at 50 major stations.

* CCTV to monitor cleanliness activities.

* Mechanized laundry will be introduced.

* Dedicated freight corridor on Eastern and Western corridors.

* 5400 unmanned level crossing removed.

* Tourist trains to be introduced to link all major places of tourist interests across the country.

* 4,000 women constables to be recruited to ensure safety of women. 17,000 RPF constables to provide safety to passengers.

* Setting up of Railway University for technical and non-technical study.

* Ultrasonic system to detect problem in track.

* Proposal to start Bullet trains in Mumbai—Ahmedabad route. Speed of important trains will be also raised.

* Diamond Quadrilateral project of high speed trains to connect all major metros.

* E-ticketing system to be improved. Future e-ticketing to support 7200 tickets per minute & to allow 120,000 simultaneous users

* Wifi in A1 and A category stations and in select trains. Internet-based platform and unreserved tickets.

* GIS mapping and digitization of Railway Land. Extension of logistics support to various e-Commerce Companies.

* Bulk of future projects will be financed through PPP mode.

* Facilitate transport of milk through rail. Special milk transportation trains in association with Amul and National Dairy Association Board.

* One ticket to reach from Delhi to Srinagar. Uddhampur to Banihal by bus and Banihal to Srinagar by train.

* Mumbai local to get 860 new, state-of-the art coaches. 64 new EMUs to be introduced.

* Train connectivity to Char Dham.

* Paperless office of Indian railways in 5 years. Digital reservation charts at stations.

* Ready-to-eat meals to be introduced in phased manners.

* 27 Express trains to be introduced.

* 5 Jansadharan , 5 Premium AC trains to be introduced.

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"The app's design ensures privacy. The personal data collected by the app is encrypted using state-of-the-art technology and stays secure on the phone till it is needed for facilitating medical intervention," the release said.

It said the app is available in 11 languages and has highly scalable architecture.

"This app is a unique example of the nation's young talent coming together and pooling resources and efforts to respond to a global crisis. It is at once a bridge between public and private sectors, digital technology and health services delivery," the release said.

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Agencies
July 28,2020

New Delhi, Jul 28: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had "unconstitutionally" merged six MLAs of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) with the Congress in Rajasthan, he did the same in his earlier tenure too, for which we wanted to teach him and his party a lesson, said BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday.

The BSP chief added that her party could have gone to courts earlier but decided to wait for the "right opportunity".

"In Rajasthan, after elections results, BSP gave unconditional support of all its 6 MLAs to Congress. Unfortunately, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, out of his malicious intent and to damage BSP, merged them with Congress unconstitutionally. He did the same even during his earlier tenure," Mayawati said here.

"BSP could have gone to the court earlier too but we were looking for the time to teach Congress party and CM Ashok Gehlot a lesson. Now we have decided to go to the Court. We will not let this matter alone. We will go even to the Supreme Court," she added.

The BSP chief further reiterated that the party has asked the six MLAs to vote against the Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot if a trust vote takes place on the floor of the Rajasthan Assembly, failing which "their party membership will be cancelled".
She further said that the merger of BSP MLAs with Congress was immoral and went against the mandate given by voters in Rajasthan.
"Ulta-chor kotwal ko daante (the thief accuses the cop of wrongs) they (Congress) themselves indulge in wrongdoing and then accuse us," she further said.
On Sunday, the BSP issued a whip to six MLAs, asking them to vote against Congress in case of a no-confidence motion or any proceedings to be held during the Rajasthan Assembly session.

National General Secretary of BSP Satish Chandra Mishra, while speaking to news agecncy said, "Notices have been issued to the six MLAs separately as well as collectively, pointing out that since BSP is a National Party, there cannot be any merger at the state level at the instance of six MLAs unless there is a merger of BSP at the national level. If they violate it, they will be disqualified.

Notices have been issued to all six MLAs- - R Gudha, Lakhan Singh, Deep Chand, JS Awana, Sandeep Kumar and Wajib Ali, who are elected to the Rajasthan Assembly."
However, later on Monday, Lakhan Singh, hit back saying he and the five others had already joined the Congress.

"We six MLAs have already joined the Congress. BSP remembered us after nine months. They have issued this whip, after a message from the BJP. On this basis they are going to court", said Karauli MLA Lakhan Singh.

Rajasthan government is in turmoil after simmering differences between Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and Gehlot came out in the open. Pilot was removed as the Deputy Chief Minister and the state unit chief of Congress.

The Congress has accused the BJP of indulging in horse-trading to bring down the Gehlot government. The BJP has rejected the allegations.

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April 12,2020

Hyderabad, Apr 12: Indicating that prolonged lockdown to contain coronavirus spread may lead to job cuts in the Indian IT industry, NASSCOM former president R Chandrashekhar has said that the work-from-home culture may become a positive development in the long run as it opens up newer avenues and save investments by IT firms.

The former bureaucrat also said startups which are surviving on funds infused by venture capitalists may face tougher situations if the present scenario deteriorates.

"The larger companies may not be actually cutting jobs for two reasons. One is that they do not want to lose their employees and they have money to pay. Many of them ( big companies), even if they do shed some jobs it might be at the most people who are on temporary or intern type and all. But they would not want regular and permanent employees to go. So as long as they have sufficient flexibility in their books, they would continue," said NASSCOM former president.

"But beyond a point that it goes on, for let us say, two months or three months, then even for them, they will feel the pressure. They may not just keep on providing subsidies to the employees. So the key question will be how long that goes on," Chandrasekhar said.

He also said the work-from-home systems being adopted by several firms across the globe, including India, may have a negative impact on the industry in the short-term, but in the long run it would change the work culture which hitherto was not experienced by many of the IT firms in India.

 On impact of the prolonged lockdown on startups, he said it would be a big challenge for the budding enterprises as the investments they get are based on their ideas and future revenues and the present situation under which peoples movement is curbed may shackle their progress.

 "Where will they (startups) get money to pay salaries to their employees. Venture capital investors would not pay the money or invest their money to pay salaries because they are not in the charity business."

If the employees are not paid and if they leave and it is difficult for the startup againto come up. So the whole investment plan goes for a toss, he said.

Former chairman of NASSCOM, B V R Mohan Reddy said a clear picture as to what is going to happen has not yet emerged as the situation with all respects is still evolving. Reddy said there will be a demand shrinkage for the IT industry as the entire world is under stress. "There is no economy in this world that is going to do well in this situation.

So, therefore, there will be a demand shrinkage, he said, indicating tougher times of the industry ahead.

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