Budget 2025 for Railways Sector
What's in store for the Railways Sector from the upcoming full Budget on February 1. Set to be a 'Pocket Booster' budget with focus on giving consumption a leg-up along with pushing capex Read More.., it is set to benefit a host of sectors. Keep a track on all the expectations, final announcements and in depth analysis of the Budget decision only on Financial Express. We offer you a detailed list of expectation and announcements for Railways Sector on its dedicated page Who Gets What. Navigate through all the declarations at a glance from the current and past Union Budgets on this page.
Budget 2025-26 Announcements for Railways Sector
Railways Sector
- FM extended the repair timeline for imported railway goods and emphasised strengthening domestic MRO capabilities.
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Budget Announcements for Railways Sector in FY2025
Railways Sector
- Funds for essential infra in railways
- Development of Vishakhapatnam – Chennai, Hyderabad – Bengaluru industrial corridors.
Budget Announcements for Railways Sector in FY2024
Railways Sector
- The newly established Infrastructure Finance Secretariat will assist stakeholders for more private investment in railways.
- Capital outlay of Rs 2.4 lakh crore provided for the Railways.
Budget Announcements for Railways Sector in FY2023
Railways Sector
- Announced implementation of the 'One-station-one-product' concept which will support local businesses and supply chains.
- It was revealed that over the next three years, there are plans for the development and manufacture of 400 new Vande Bharat trains.
- Plans to develop 100 cargo terminals for multimodal logistics facilities within the same timeframe were notified.
Budget Announcements for Railways Sector in FY2022
Railways Sector
- Rs 1,10,055 crore for Ministry of Railways was announced.
- A loan that aims to cover COVID-19-induced resource gap for Indian Railways was notified.
- Also announced to settle 2019-20 pension dues of Indian Railways.
Budget Announcements for Railways Sector in FY2021
Railways Sector
- Four railway station redevelopment projects and operation of 150 passenger trains were announced via the public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
Budget Announcements for Railways Sector in FY2020
Railways Sector
- Proposed capital support of Rs. 64,587 crore from 2019-20 budget
- Total capital expenditure program set at Rs. 1,58,658 crore
- Expected improvement in Operating Ratio: 98.4% in 2017-18 to 96.2% in 2018-19 (RE) and projected to be 95% in 2019-20 (BE)
- Announced semi-high-speed 'Vande Bharat Express,' the first indigenously developed and manufactured.
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