Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- There has been a remarkable increase in Budget Grants for Railways in West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha in 2025-26.
Addressing a press conference through video conferencing from New Delhi, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday that there has been a big allocation in the Union Budget (2025-26) pertaining to Railways.
In 2025-26 budget 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 for 2025-26 is 3 times (approx.) more than the average Budget allocation of 2009-14.
In the current budget, the total outlay for Railways modernization and expansion in Jharkhand is Rs. 7,306 crores a...