Patna, July 7 -- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday that the rail budget for Bihar has been increased nine times since 2014 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking the total allocation to Rs 10,000 crore.

Speaking during his visit to Patna, the Union Minister said, "Since 2014, PM Narendra Modi has increased Bihar's railway budget by 9 times and taken it to Rs 10000 crores."

He shared multiple infrastructure and service developments aimed at enhancing connectivity across the state and linking it to key regions nationwide.

He stated that the 111 km Araria-Ghagaria railway line had been completed, significantly improving local connectivity. Additionally, the doubling of the Samastipur-Darbhanga lin...