Table 4 : Indian Railways :Ordinary Working Expenses                   (Rs.crore)
  Total General Repairs and Operating of which: Staff Misc
  Ordinary Superin- Maintenance Expenses Fuel Welfare Expenses
  Working tendence PF,Pension incl.
  Expenses &Services Other  Suspense
  Retirement  
  Fund  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2006-07(B) 38300 2134 12549 (32.8) 20151 (52.6) 10822 (28.3) 1788 1678
2005-06(R) 35184 1938 11321 (32.2) 18673 (53.1) 10064 (28.6) 1610 1640
2004-05 33389 1792 10186 (30.5) 18620 (55.8) 8781 (26.3) 1432 1359
2003-04 30636 1629 9493 (31.0) 16880 (55.1) 7928 (25.9) 1317 1317
2002-03 29684 1517 9201 (31.0) 16344 (55.1) 7382 (24.9) 1272 1350
2001-02 28703 1475 9011 (31.4) 15727 (54.8) 6864 (23.9) 1217 1275
2000-01 27532 1420 8857 (32.2) 14945 (54.3) 6443 (23.4) 1160 1150
1999-00 25645 1385 8585 (33.5) 13460 (52.5) 5630 (22.0) 1117 1098
1998-99 23255 1273 7749 (33.3) 12216 (52.5) 4854 (20.9) 989 1028
1997-98 20606 1138 7015 (34.0) 10764 (52.2) 4637 (22.5) 879 810
1996-97 16186 837 5513 (34.1) 8426 (52.1) 3725 (23.0) 689 722
1995-96 14375 745 4832 (33.6) 7577 (52.7) 3244 (22.6) 604 617
1994-95 12700 643 4441 (35.0) 6565 (51.7) 2905 (22.9) 528 523
1993-94 11760 601 4188 (35.6) 5969 (50.8) 2625 (22.3) 480 523
1992-93 10480 553 3742 (35.7) 5273 (50.3) 2294 (21.9) 433 480
1991-92 9209 495 3416 (37.1) 4467 (48.5) 1970 (21.4) 382 451
1990-91 8279 463 3088 (37.3) 3952 (47.7) 1700 (20.5) 346 430
1989-90 7469 437 2976 (39.9) 3355 (44.9) 1481 (19.8) 316 384
1988-89 6567 391 2633 (40.1) 2931 (44.6) 1340 (20.4) 258 354
1987-88 6003 343 2426 (40.4) 2643 (44.0) 1239 (20.6) 262 325
1986-87 5311 313 2167 (40.8) 2332 (43.9) 1183 (22.3) 240 259
1985-86 4643 258 1879 (40.5) 2057 (44.3) 1066 (23.0) 198 251
1984-85 4072 233 1612 (39.6) 1850 (45.4) 960 (23.6) 176 201
1983-84 3628 207 1427 (39.3) 1652 (45.5) 854 (23.6) 157 184
1982-83 3180 183 1242 (39.0) 1456 (45.8) 764 (24.0) 141 158
1981-82 2733 158 1026 (37.5) 1285 (47.0) 673 (24.6) 123 141
1980-81 2232 142 834 (37.4) 1022 (45.8) 492 (22.0) 110 125
1979-80 1879 124 717 (38.2) 841 (44.8) 374 (19.9) 98 99
1978-79 1674 114 640 (38.3) 741 (44.3) 309 (18.5) 89 89
Note: Railways have adopted performance budgeting method from 1979-80 resulting     
  into restructuring of the earlier heads of accounts. Hence not comparable with  
   earlier figures.  
  Figures in brackets are percentages to total   
  B : Budget estimates and R : Revised estimates  
  0 : Means zero/negligible  
Source:GOI(2006), Explanatory Memorandum on the Railway Budget - 2006-07, Ministry of Railways, February 24.