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Mahajan however felt that the railway budget speech lacked details and announcements in coming weeks will be important.

"I believe that Railway Budget has given clarity to businesses per se, because the initiatives which they have started to talk about could ...

"We are very happy that the Railway Minister has presented a very modern and forward-looking budget with adequate focus on IT deployment."

"About 300 to 400 accidents happen every year and what the government is going to do about this has not been spelled out."

"Railways hope to achieve total receipts of Rs 1,64,374 crore and would peg total expenditure at Rs. 1,49,176 crore," Gowda said.

Railway Minister Gowda said, "The need of the hour is to bring in a total change in the work culture and delivery of railway services."

"Increase in contribution towards staff benefit fund from Rs 500 per capita to Rs 800 per capita is proposed," Gowda said.

For railway minister D V Sadanand Gowda, it will be a tightrope walk between populism and tough reform measures.

What India hopes from the upcoming budget are economic reforms that will make the travelling experience more economical and comfortable.

Sources said the dominant view in the new government is that "business-as-usual" would not help to revamp the state-run transporter.

It’s been a no-show for those who were expecting announcements on operational efficiency and safety systems.

"We completed laying 2,027 kms rail lines versus target 2,000 kms. We have successfully met 6th pay panel recommendations," Kharge said.