Rail Budget 2016 Highlights: Watch highlights of Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu. He announces rail budget, take a look at key features. The Union Railway Budget 2016-17 focused on capacity creation in the rail sector. Prabhu announces public oriented services like boost to e-catering, connectivity to North-East, Wi-Fi in railway stations and 33% sub-quota for women under all reserved categories.
Suresh Prabhu focuses on premium high-speed parcel trains in the Budget. The Rail budget 2016 focus on completion of the ongoing projects rather than announcing new ones.
Union Rail Budget 2016-17 will be tabled at noon today, at a time when the broader economy is under pressure from a global slowdown. The Railways itself is under considerable fiscal pressure, with freight volumes declining as demand falls.
Rail Budget 2016 by Suresh Prabhu Major Highlights
