Tuesday, 26 February 2013

First cut - Railway Budget 2013-14


Gross Budgetary support: 26000cr (higher by 8%); Planned investment of Rs 63,363 crore for 2013-14

Passenger Fares: No immediate hike in tariffs

Freight : Implementation of FUEL ADJUSTED COMPONENT(FAC) within the tariff structure to lead to an average ~5% hike; Freight target fixed at 1,047 MT for 2013-14, 40 MT higher over the current year.

Gross traffic Receipts: projected at Rs.1,43,742cr ( ~14%higher) with freight expected at Rs.93,554cr (higher by 9%) and passenger fares at Rs.42,200cr(higher by ~5.2%)

Coal Infrastructure: 4000cr allocation towards building of coal mine connectivity

Iron-Ore & Port Infrastructure: 9000cr allocation towards building of port, iron-ore mine connectivity

Operating ratio expected to improve to 87.8% in 2013-14 from 88.8% in the current fiscal.

Outlook: Overall neutral to positive budget as passenger fare and freight targets look reasonable and commensurate with the current growth rate. Reasonable allocations towards building of iron-ore and coal infrastructure. Market was expecting a marginal hike in passenger fare which did not come through.

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