In 2011/12, the budget allocation for the Rail Transport programme was R9.5 billion and it increases to R10.3 billion in 2012/13, indicating an increase of 7.8 in nominal terms and 1.8 per cent in real terms. The budget allocation constitutes 26.5 per cent of the department's budget. The Rail Oversight sub-programme receives the biggest share of the Programme's budget allocation, which is R10.67 billion, constituting a nominal increase of 7.9 per cent and a real increase of 1.9 per cent from R9.17 billion that the programme received in 2011/12. This sub-programme is responsible for transferring allocations to the rail public entities, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and the Railway Safety Regulator. The allocation bodes well for Prasa's rail revitalisation programme.