Railway Ministry implements 39 budget announcements so far

During the first 36 days of the current fiscal, the railway ministry has implemented 39 announcements made by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu in his Budget speech, the government said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the ministry said the programmes that have been implemented ranges from passenger amenities system improvements to infrastructure development.

Under the implementation strategy, comprehensive action plans were formulated on all Budget announcements.

To ensure effective and efficient online monitoring, the ministry has also developed a special web-based software E-Samiksha to keep an eye on implementation, it said.