Railway Budget - II

Budget Estimates for 2015-16

Targeted operating ratio for 2015-16 at 88.5% against 91.8%in 2014-15: best in the last 9 years.

NOTE : 91.8% operating ratio signifies that IR spends Rs. 91.8 to earn Rs. 100.

S. No.	Head	Estimates (Rs. In crores)	growth (in %)
1	Passenger Earnings	50,175	16.7
2	Goods Earnings	1,21,423	incremental traffic of 85 million tonnes
3	other coaching	4,612
4	sundries	7,318
5	Gross Traffic Receipts	1,83,578	15.3
6	Appropriation to pension fund	35,260
7	Appropriation to Depreciation Reserve Fund	8,100
8	Appropriation to capital fund	7,616

 

Plan outlay

The fund under plan outlay is used for asset creation, mostly allocating large amounts towards Doubling, Traffic Facilities, Electrification and Passenger Amenities.

1)      Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs 40,000 crore. GBS is loan provided by central government to Railways on very less interest but Railways has to pay dividend (interest) for perpetuity.

2)      Rs 1,645.60 crore has also been provided as Railway’s share of diesel cess from the Central Road Fund.

3)      Market borrowing under EBR (Extra Budgetary Resource) projected at Rs 17,655 crore, an increase of about 46.5%.

4)      Rs 17,793 crore from Internal Resources.

5)      Rs. 5781 crore from PPP.

6)      Plan Outlay is Rs 1,00,011 crore, an increase of 52%.