India, Feb. 1 -- The Indian Railways' capital expenditure for 2025-26 has been kept unchanged at Rs.2.52 lakh crore for the second year in a row, with a focus on safety and electrification.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, February 1 presented the first full budget of Modi 3.0, marking her eighth budget, a record in itself.

The ministry's internal and extra-budgetary resources (IEBR) have been retained at Rs.13,000 crore for 2025-26, the same as the previous year, but significantly lower than the Rs.52,783 crore allocated in 2023-24.

IEBR consists of funds sourced through different financing channels, including IRFC, for capital expenditure.

Although the finance minister did not disclose the total railway outlay ...