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Breaking News Rail Budget 2014
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Chances are less. If Modi Govt didn't delivered something better to Mumbaikar in next couple of months, NCP may steal the show.
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I think everyone has started their homework but nothing alarming happening. Things will intensify in coming months.
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Yeah. They should win but remain in Govt only till 5 years. Any government who gets 2nd term become corrupt and screw our life.
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Rail Budget 2014: Full of digital initiatives
1. Order food from regional Food Courts while on board, via email, SMS and smartphones (apps):Indian Railways will set up Food Courts at major stations, and provide the option of ordering regional cuisine while onboard, through emails, SMS and Smart Phones, etc.
A pilot project will be started shortly between New Delhi-Amritsar and New Delhi-Jammu Tawi sections. In addition, in order to improve the quality, hygiene of on-board catering services and to provide variety, the Railways will introduce “Pre-cooked (Ready-to-eat) Meals of reputed brands in a phased manner”. Note that in February this year, the previous government had announced online ordering of meals.
2. WiFi at stations, office on Wheels:WiFi will be provided in “A1 and A category stations” howeverthis is NOT a new idea. There is also a plan to provide workstations in select trains on payment basis, for which a pilot project will be launched by this year.
3. Ticketing
- Facility of Coin-operated Automatic Ticket Vending Machines will be experimented.
- Buying unreserved and platform tickets online. Note that the previous government had announcedplans to allow buying of unreserved tickets on mobile phones in the Railway budget in February this year.
- Expanding the scope of online booking to allow passengers book a train, coach, berth and a seat in chair car. More on that here.
- Upgrade IRCTC platform to allow 7200 tickets per minute (up from 2000 tickets per minute) and 120,000 simultaneous users: We’re not sure if this is a new initiative, because the previous government had mentioned a similar “next generation e-ticketing system” which will support 7,200 tickets per minute as against 2,000 tickets per minute in the last year’s budget.
Rail Budget 2014: Full of digital initiatives - MediaNama
1. Order food from regional Food Courts while on board, via email, SMS and smartphones (apps):Indian Railways will set up Food Courts at major stations, and provide the option of ordering regional cuisine while onboard, through emails, SMS and Smart Phones, etc.
A pilot project will be started shortly between New Delhi-Amritsar and New Delhi-Jammu Tawi sections. In addition, in order to improve the quality, hygiene of on-board catering services and to provide variety, the Railways will introduce “Pre-cooked (Ready-to-eat) Meals of reputed brands in a phased manner”. Note that in February this year, the previous government had announced online ordering of meals.
2. WiFi at stations, office on Wheels:WiFi will be provided in “A1 and A category stations” howeverthis is NOT a new idea. There is also a plan to provide workstations in select trains on payment basis, for which a pilot project will be launched by this year.
3. Ticketing
- Facility of Coin-operated Automatic Ticket Vending Machines will be experimented.
- Buying unreserved and platform tickets online. Note that the previous government had announcedplans to allow buying of unreserved tickets on mobile phones in the Railway budget in February this year.
- Expanding the scope of online booking to allow passengers book a train, coach, berth and a seat in chair car. More on that here.
- Upgrade IRCTC platform to allow 7200 tickets per minute (up from 2000 tickets per minute) and 120,000 simultaneous users: We’re not sure if this is a new initiative, because the previous government had mentioned a similar “next generation e-ticketing system” which will support 7,200 tickets per minute as against 2,000 tickets per minute in the last year’s budget.
Rail Budget 2014: Full of digital initiatives - MediaNama
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These are some small small improvement which we feel in our day to day life while dealing with railways.
So, they have thought well. Hope they implement it well soon.
So, they have thought well. Hope they implement it well soon.