Railway Budget 2024-25 Analysis

 

FY 2024-25 Railway Budget - Analysis 

By Nageswara Rao 9492432160

Source: Click for Railway Budget 2024-25 at a glance

SN	Receipts	Amount  (Rs. in Crores)	%		SN	Expenditure	Amount  (Rs. in Crores)	%
1	Coaching Revenue	87500	32 %		1	Ordinary Working Expenses	205065	75 %
2	Goods Revenue	180000	64 %		2	Appropriation to Pension Fund	67000	24 %
3	Sundry Revenue	10500	4 %		3	Appropriation to DRF	1000	1 %
4	Gross Revenue (1+2+3)	278000	100 %		4	Total Working Expenses (1+2+3)	273065	100 %
5	Suspense	100			5	Suspense	Minus 65
6	Gross Traffic Receipts (4+5)	278100			6	Gross Expenditure (4+5)	273000
7	Misc Receipts	400			7	Misc. Expenditure	2700
8	Total Revenue Receipts (6+7)	278500			8	Total Revenue Expenditure	275700

Operating Ratio:  = Total Working Expenses / Gross Revenue x 100

Operating Ratio = 273065 / 278000 x 100 = 98.22%

Net Revenue = Total Revenue Receipts minus Total Revenue Expenditure 

Net Revenue =  278500 minus 275700 = 2800

Appropriation of Net Revenue/ Net Receipts / Surplus - Rs. 2800 Crores

Fund	Amount  (Rs. in Crores)
Development Fund	1000
RRSK	1800
Net Revenue /Net Receipts	2800

Appropriations to Capital Fund, RSF - Railway Safety Fund, Debt Service Fund  - NIL 

Highest OR:   Kolkata Metro - 232.2%,  NCR - 206.4%

Lowest OR: ECoR - 53.6%, SECR - 59.9%