Table 6 : Railway Finances : Sources and Uses of Funds									(Rs.crore)
			2006-7(B)	2005-6(R)	2004-5	2003-4	2002-3	2000-1	1990-1	1980-1
Sources of Funds			17824	16787	14621	12042	10443	6442	3892	921
Internal Cash Generation			10610	9114	6066	5043	4875	3187	2396	275
	Net Revenue		7465	6987	5274	4478	3830	1071	1114	127
	Less Payment to General Revenue		2793	2607	3199	3387	2715	308	938	127
	1	Dividend	2130	1944	2716	3087	2665	308	926	127
	2	Deferred Dividend	663	663	483	300	50	0	12	0
	Excess/Shortfall(-)		4673	4380	2074	1091	1115	764	176	0
	Open Line Works Charged to Revenue		50	50	38	33	28	35	37	10
	Contributions		5157	4114	3562	3666	3596	2365	2125	226
	1	Depreciation Reserve Fund	4407	3704	2800	2693	2505	2425	1971	223
	2	Pension Fund (Net)	0	-300	83	342	489	-60	92	-7
	3	Accident Compensation,Safety	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	10
		and Passenger Amenities Fund
	4	Special Railway Safety Fund	750	710	679	632	603	0	0	0
		(Safety Surcharge Only)
	Interest on Fund Balance		730	569	392	253	135	23	58	39
Contribution received from General Revenue			7214	7673	8555	6999	5569	3255	1496	646
	on Capital Account#		5135	4461	5176	4963	3952	3006	1496	611
	Contributions to Funds		2078	3212	3379	2036	1617	0	0	0
	1	Special Railway Safety Fund	1365	2499	2975	1600	1350	0	0	0
	2	Rly.Safety Works/ Safety Fund	713	713	404	436	267	0	0	0
	Temporary Loans for:		0	0	0	0	0	249	0	35
	1	Revenue Reserve Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2	Development Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35
	3	Capital Fund - Railways	0	0	0	0	0	249	0	0
Application of Funds			17824	16787	14621	12042	10443	6442	3892	921
	Open Line Works Charged to Revenue		50	50	38	33	28	35	37	10
	Addition to Railway Assets		7424	5279	5176	4963	3952	3280	1619	611
	1	Financed by Budgetary Support@	5135	4461	5176	4963	3952	3006	1496	611
	2	Financed from Capital Fund	2289	818	0	0	0	274	122	0
	Replacement/renewal charged to Special		5122	3537	3678	2584	2486	0	0	0
	Railway Safety Fund
	1	Financed from Transfer from Capital	4247	3026	2975	1600	1350	0	0	0
	2	Financed from Safety Surcharge	875	511	703	984	1136	0	0	0
	Replacements charged to Depreciation		1365	2499	2235	1905	1465	2402	1870	279
	Reserve Fund
	Works Charged to Development Fund		0	0	0	0	0	518	0	30
	Works Charged to safety Fund		1613	1216	737	554	484	0	0	0
	Works Charged to Accidnet Compensation,		711	711	201	166	164	0	61	11
	Safety and Passenger Amenities Fund
Total : Additions and Replacements			16285	13292	12064	10205	8579	6235	3587	940
	Repayment of Loans obtained for		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	Revenue Reserve Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2	Development Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	3	Capital Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Deferred Dividend		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Interest on Temporary Loans		0	0	0	0	0	9	53	11
	1	Revenue Reserve Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2	Development Fund	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	11
	3	Capital Fund	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
	Increase/Decrease(-) in Fund Balances		1539	3495	2557	1836	1864	198	252	-30
Total: Repayment of Loans with Interest etc.			1539	3495	2557	1836	1864	207	305	-19
# : Excludes contribution received from general revenues for metropolitan transport projects.
@ : Excludes metropolitam projects.
0'   means zero or not relevant
Sources:GOI(2006), Explanatory Memorandum on the Railway Budget - 2006-07,Ministry of Railways,February 24.
GOI(2004), Railway Year Book, Ministry of Railways