RailBudget2011 Highlights: Rail budget 2011 presented in the Parliament
February 25, 2011
Mamata Banerjee presents Rail Budget 2011 in Parliament today and live coverage for the same is being offered right now on various news channels, both online as well on the television.
Some of the RailBudget2011 Highlights include:
- No hike in freight and passenger fare.
- Free journey for cancer patients in sleeper and 3AC; 75 p.c. concession for companion
- Concession for children of accredited journalists up to 18 years.
- Concession of Rs 100 on freight rates of food grains for domestic use, kerosene, fertlizer
- Railways to have master plan for North Eastern region
For live coverage and point by point updates on the Rail budget 2011, please visit The Hindu Rail Budget Live.
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