New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2025-26 on Saturday. The Budget 2025 presents a chance for the government to show its intent on some of the burning issues of our times. In this four-part series, we use charts to illustrate how the budget performed on 15 key concerns.

Part 1 looks at railway safety, roads, education and health spending, and capital expenditure. Each topic has a pair of charts-one presenting the context the budget faced and the other showing what Sitharaman delivered.

Railways

The Indian Railways has faced criticism over train safety following some major accidents. While the number of 'consequential' accidents has reduced in the past decade, it is still signif...