The Lok Sabha today passed the Demands for Grants for Railways for the current fiscal. The House rejected the cut motions moved to approve the Bill through a voice vote. <br/><br/>Replying the debate on the motion, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the project of dedicated corridor for freight has already been taken up. <br/><br/>Responding to the issues raised by the members, Ms. Mamata Banerjee ruled out privatisation of railways and said, public-private partnership model is being adopted to develop the railway infrastructure in the country in a massive way. She said that a number of steps have been taken by the government to increase the efficiency of the railways. <br/><br/>The Railway Minister said, to minimise the possibility of rail accidents, out of 16,000 unmanned raily crossings, 4000 will be equipped with modern technology this year while the rest will be covered during the next five years.<br/><br/>Earlier participating in the debate, the members cutting across party lines, urged the government to complete all railway projects and increase the efficiency and passenger amenities.