Railway Budget 2020: Kisan Rail for Farmers to set up by the Indian Railways

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the creation of a Kisan Railway through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model by Indian Railways. The lorries would promote the transport of farmers ' perishable goods. The Indian Railways are the lifeline of the country, and the common man, as every year, expects big announcements from the Rail Budget 2020.

Railway Budget 2020: Kisan Rail for Farmers to set up by the Indian Railways

The Framework for Rs 50 lakh crore expenditure in the Indian Railways Network is anticipated to be drawn up by 2030. The Railway Budget 2020 will concentrate on key infrastructure schemes such as world-class ETCS signalling, the need for private trains on the Indian Railways network, the doubling and tripling of capacity expansion lines, the development of Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) for speeding up freight trains and decongesting the network, and the introduction of more high-speed bullet trains.

Railway Budget 2020: Kisan Rail for Farmers to set up by the Indian Railways

It is also anticipated that FM Sitharaman would highlight Piyush Goyal's continued focus on safety and the drastic drop in the number of railway accidents. In the Railway Budget 2020 the capital cost for Indian Railways is expected to rise, whereas the operating ratio goal is stressed and may not be achieved, at 95% of the present financial year.