Kolkata
There has been a remarkable increase in Budget Grant for Railways in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha in 2025-26. Addressing a press meet through video conferencing from New Delhi, Hon’ble Railway Minister, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said that there has been a big allocation in the Union Budget (2025-26) pertaining to Railways.
In this budget (2025-26) there has been a record allocation of Rs.13,955 crores for West Bengal against the average allocation of Rs.4,380 crores during the period from 2009 to 2014. The Budget allocation of 2025-26 is 3 times (approx.) more than the average Budget allocation of 2009-14. In this current budget, the total outlay for Railways modernization and expansion in Jharkhand is Rs. 7,306 crores against the average outlay of Rs.457 crores during 2009 to 2014. The Budget allocation of 2025-26 is 16 times (approx.) more than the average Budget allocation of 2009-14. For Odisha there has been a total allocation of Rs.10,599 crores for 2025-26 against the average outlay of Rs.838 crores during 2009 to 2014. The Budget allocation of 2025-26 is 12.5 times (approx.) more than the average Budget allocation of 2009-14.
Shri Anil Kumar Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway was present at SER Headquarters, Garden Reach during the video conference of Hon’ble Railway Minister. General Manager/SER interacted with the media persons regarding the Budget Grant for Railways and also briefed about different Railway projects of SER.
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