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Clarification 1
Thank you to Mantri ji for yielding. He has presented the whole (actual) numbers. I request him to present the numbers in terms of percentage.
The Mantri ji has said Railways has taken a quantum leap. My second question is on that. How come this is the first time since 1978 that the freight earnings of Railways has gone down YoY?
Clarification 2
I have one observation and three specific questions. I congratulate the Railway Minister for at last realising that the bullet train is the costliest train. You mentioned about safety, Sir, so may I make a suggestion: 1,25,474 gazetted officers are designated as safety officials; these posts are vacant, so please tell us when you plan to fill them up.
My second question. You talked about federalism. This is the first time in the last three years that – and this only the new Government has done – you have changed the capital expenditure for funding projects from Central to States and the Centre sharing the projects. So it’s not very nice when you read out these figures that you have given to the States, you are not giving us some daan. The funding pattern has changed and this the country should know.
My last question is, Sir, for the last three years – and Suresh Prabhu ji is really earnest – we’ve heard about vision; where is the action, Sir?