Patna: Bihar has received an allocation of Rs 1,132 crore for railway infrastructure development in the Union Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared this information with the East Central Railway (ECR) general manager Chatrasal Singh and divisional railway managers via videoconference from New Delhi on Wednesday.
According to ECR’s chief public relations officer (CPRO) Saraswati Chandra, Vaishnaw praised the ECR for achieving 100% electrification across its five divisions. The Budget also provides significant funds for the ongoing redevelopment of 92 stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) in Bihar. Also, the railways has undertaken projects worth over Rs 79,356 crore, focusing on new lines, track doubling and gauge conversion. The railways received a total allocation of Rs 2,62,200 crore in the Union Budget.

Vaishnaw highlighted that Bihar has been allocated Rs 10,033 crore over the past decade under PM Modi’s administration for comprehensive railway development in the state. He said the railways is laying 160km of new lines annually and it also transported 700 crore passengers last year.

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