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New schemes in Rail Budget 2016: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has proposed a host of new schemes in his Railway Budget 2016-17 on Thursday, right from extending ecatering services to creating rail-auto hub in Chennai. One-time registration for availing concessions while booking tickets online, online booking of wheelchairs and Braille-enabled new coaches for the differently abled are some of the other schemes. Also, the quota of lower berths has been increased for senior citizens and women. In order to fulfill the social obligations towards differently-abled, senior citizens and women travellers, the railways have introduced lots of schemes. Here is all you need to know about new schemes are –
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Reputed players like KFC, Dominos, Haldiram, Bittoo Tikki Wala, Food Panda etc., have already been empanelled as vendors/aggregators for providing good quality food in Indian Railways. (PTI)
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New schemes in Rail Budget 2016: * To create rail auto hub in Chennai; * Watchdog proposed for railways; * FM radio entertainment on trains; * With new uniforms, railway porter will be called Sahayaks; * Half of lower berths reserved for senior citizens; * Baby food at stations, child menu on all trains; * Local cuisine to be available on trains.
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New schemes in Rail Budget 2016: * Ticket cancellation through phone calls; * To install 1,780 automatic ticketing machines; * CCTV surveillance in all stations in a phased manner; * Local art to be highlighted at railway stations; *Dedicated freight corridors envisaged for North-South, East-West and East Coast alignments. (PTI)
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