40% increase in budget allocation for South Western Railway
The Hindu
The zone has been allocated ₹6,900 crore in the budget for 2022-23
The South Western Railway has been allocated ₹6,900 crore in the budget for the financial year 2022-23, which is 40% more than the budgetary allocation for the previous financial year 2021-22, when it received ₹4,900 crore.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Thursday, General Manager of the zone Sanjeev Kishore said that priority will be given to complete the ongoing line capacity and route electrification workssanctioned earlier.
He said: “The total outlay for railway projects in the State is over ₹6,000 crore, the highest till date. The total outlay for capital expenditure (infrastructure and safety projects) for the zone is ₹6,226 crore, the highest capital expenditure planned since the formation of the zone. When compared to previous fiscal, there is an increase of 35% in the segment.”