Mamata proposes House for All scheme

Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee proposed on Wednesday a new House for All scheme that will provide residences to all railway employees in the next 10 years with the help of ministry of urban development.

Presenting the Railway Budget for 2010-11 in Parliament, the minister said there are 14 lakh (1.4 million) employees of Indian Railways -- from officers to gangmen and the scheme will benefit all of them.

Source: PIB