"It will be a pro-people budget, a simple budget, people's budget," said railway minister Mamata Banerjee. High on her agenda would be completion of Kashmir rail link project and putting the dedicated freight corridor project on fast track. expected to carry out some revision in passenger fares and waive off superfast charges that has come in for flak. She might also announce changes in the Tatkal scheme to make it more passenger friendly.
The sources said Mamata would be constrained to avoid a deficit budget especially when the burden of the Sixth Pay Commission has to be fulfilled for which Railways have to fork out Rs 14,000 crore for implementing it. reports TOI
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