The Minister of Railways, D V Sadananda Gowda, presented the Railway
Budget 2014-15 to Parliament today. In his address, he commented on the
performance of Railways in 2013-14 and laid out his budget proposals for
2014-15. The Ministry targets to become the largest freight carrier in
the world and also proposes 58 new trains, 18 new lines, as well as the
extension of 11 existing trains. .
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2014 [] was also introduced in Lok Sabha today.
Both Houses repeatedly adjourned today due to disruptions. Lok Sabha
functioned for 43% of the scheduled time today, an improvement from
yesterday when it functioned for 10% of the scheduled time. On the other
hand, Rajya Sabha was productive for 34% of the scheduled time today, a
decrease from its 101% productivity yesterday.
A PRS shows that:
