<P> 2016 Railway Budget of India refers to the Railway Budget of the Indian Railways in the fiscal year 2016--17 . The budget was presented by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the Parliament on 25 February 2016 . It was the final Railway Budget of India as after this budget, the Railway Budget got merged with the Union Budget of India . </P> <P> There were no fare hikes . It was announced that the freight tariffs would be changed to make them more competitive to the cost of transport by road . The capital outlay for 2016 - 17 was set at ₹ 1.21 lakh crore (US $18 billion), a 20% increase from last year . The revenue from traffic was projected at ₹ 1.85 lakh crore (US $27 billion). </P> <P> It was announced that 17,000 bio-vacuum toilets would be installed on various trains . These toilets use a bacterium developed by the DRDO in the compost tank . Additional toilets would be built in 475 stations . A "Clean My Coach" initiative was announced which will allow passengers to request cleaning service by SMS . </P> <P> A target to eliminate all unmanned railway crossings by 2020 was announced . There are about 11,000 unmanned crossings in India . The 2015 budget had allocated ₹ 6,581 crore (US $958 million) to eliminate 3,500 of these crossing . But by February 2016, work had been completed on only 1,000 of them . CCTVs will be installed in major stations . It was also announced that travel insurance will be offered to passengers . </P>

High speed train announced in the indian railway budget 2016-17