Mumbai, April 11 -- The Union Cabinet has sanctioned Rs 1 lakh 73 thousand crore worth of railway projects connected with Maharashtra until now, Railway Minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw said during a press conference in Mumbai on Friday.

"Till now overall, Rs 1 lakh 73 thousand crore worth of projects connected with Maharashtra, including the bullet train and corridors, and the redevelopment of stations has been approved. Rs 1,73,804 crore worth of projects are connected with Maharashtra," Union Minister Vaishnaw said in a joint conference with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Talking about the 2025-26 union budget, he informed everyone that more than Rs 23 thousand crore had been allocated for the state of Maharashtra.

"For the sanction of...