Ministry of Railways have been allocated ₹ 2,40,000 crore as Gross Budget Support (GBS) for Capital Expenditure during 2023-24. It comprises ₹ 1,85,000 crore under Capital, ₹ 45,000 crore under Railway Safety Fund and ₹ 10,000 crore as contribution towards Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh.
A total of ₹ 31,850 crore out of Gross Budgetary Support has been allocated to the Plan head “New Lines” for 2023-24. The Zone Wise fund allocation to New Lines for 2023-24 is as under:
(₹ in crores)
Railways | Gross Budgetary Support 2023-24 for New Line Projects |
Central | 1234.95 |
Eastern | 432.95 |
Northern | 11617.30 |
North Eastern | 792.00 |
Northeast Frontier | 6591.00 |
Southern | 1158.15 |
South Central | 819.50 |
South Eastern | 14.90 |
Western | 1011.70 |
East Central | 1518.02 |
East Coast | 1984.00 |
North Central | 2.13 |
North Western | 861.65 |
South East Central | 389.00 |
South Western | 1408.35 |
West Central | 2014.40 |
Total | 31850.00 |
Introduction of new trains / train services is a part of regular day to day operations of the Railways. A provision of ₹ 13,150 crore out of Gross Budgetary Support has been made for the Plan head “Customer Amenities” for 2023-24. Development of 35 hydrogen fuel cell based trains for various heritage/hill routes has been included in Budget 2023-24 at a cost of ₹ 2800 crore. Further, setting up of Hydrogen Infrastructure for heritage routes has also been included at a cost of ₹ 600 crores.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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