https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=913 No increase in passenger fares or freight tariffs is announced, establishing a fare and tariff freeze while the budget reallocates capital to new lines, gauge conversion and doubling, station redevelopment, passenger amenities and staff welfare. Operational measures include expanded ticketing through post offices and mobile vans, Tatkal revisions, women-only suburban services, concessional passes under "Izzat", safety upgrades such as signal modernization and integrated security, increased wagon acquisition, pilot premium parcel services, creation of a North-East Rail Development Fund, and commitments to a White Paper and Vision-2020 with strengthened project monitoring. en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:55:23 +0530 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:55:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=913 No increase in passenger fares or freight tariffs is announced, establishing a fare and tariff freeze while the budget reallocates capital to new lines, gauge conversion and doubling, station redevelopment, passenger amenities and staff welfare. Operational measures include expanded ticketing through post offices and mobile vans, Tatkal revisions, women-only suburban services, concessional passes under "Izzat", safety upgrades such as signal modernization and integrated security, increased wagon acquisition, pilot premium parcel services, creation of a North-East Rail Development Fund, and commitments to a White Paper and Vision-2020 with strengthened project monitoring. News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:55:23 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=913