Rail Budget 2010-11 highlights Live : 24 february 2010

Rail Budget 2010-11 highlights Live from New Delhi once Railway minister Mamta Benarjee starts railway budget today.
Rail Budget 2010-11 highlights:
Indian Railways plans to raise Rs 10,000-20,000 crore in FY'11.
117 new trains to be flagged off by March 31
Exempt exam fee for minority classes and not to increase freight tariff.
To introduce 'House for All' programme for rail employees.
To increase quota for jobs for sportspersons in the railways
To exempt exam fee for minority classes and not to increase freight tariff.
To acquire 80,000 new wagons and to introduce 54 new trains in FY11
To extend routes of 21 trains and to set up more freight corridors
To start door-to-door service for freight movement and to set up dedicated passenger corridor
To launch tourist trains on 16 routes
To launch more freight corridors and 5 new wagon
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