Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Utilisation of Budgetary Grants for Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## UTILISATION OF BUDGETARY GRANTS FOR RAILWAYS

## *272. SMT. SHAMBHAVI:

SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the utilisation of budgetary grants and appropriations by the Ministry for the Financial Year 2025-26;
- (b) whether spending of nearly eighty percent of the allocated Rs. 2.5 lakh crore for the said Financial Year has been reported and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  major  sectors/projects  on  which  these  funds  were  expended particularly in Khagaria, Samastipur, Surat, Ghaziabad, Sagar and Jamui Lok Sabha Constituencies;
- (d) whether any mechanism has been put in place for monitoring expenditure, ensuring financial discipline and preventing cost overruns and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether any reallocations/supplementary provisions were made during the year to meet priority requirements and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the manner in which actual expenditure during the Financial Year, 2026 compares with targets and utilisation in previous years to enable future planning?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO.272 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA (a) to (f): The utilization of Gross Budgetary Allocations by Indian Railways is as follows:

(₹ in crore)

| Financial Year   | Gross Budgetary Allocation   | % Utilisation            |
|------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2024-25          | 2,52,200                     | 100%                     |
| 2025-26          | 2,52,200                     | ~ 97% (as on 09.03.2026) |

Indian Railways has significantly ramped up its project execution capability in  recent  years.  Gross  Budgetary  Allocation  for  Railway  has  increased approximately 8 times from ₹ 32,300 crore in FY 2014-15 to ₹ 2,52,200 crore in FY 2025-26 for expanding the network capacity.

The Railway projects are surveyed/sanctioned/executed Zonal Railway-wise and  not  State-wise/Constituency-wise  as  the  Railway  projects  may  span across State boundaries.  The major sectors on which funds were expended include  new  lines,  doubling,  multitracking,  gauge  conversion,  ROB/RUB construction,  station  redevelopment  and  passenger  amenities  etc.  The State-wise detail are as follows:

Bihar

Budget  allocation  for  Infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                       |
|----------|------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,132 Cr./year              |
| 2025-26  | ₹10,066 Cr. (Nearly 9 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:-

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 318 Km                   | 63.6 Km/yr                            |
| 2014-25  | 1,899 Km                 | 172.6 Km/yr(More than 2.5 times)      |

As on 01.04.2025, 52 projects (31 New Lines, 01 Gauge Conversions and 20 Doubling),  of  a  total  length  of  4,663  km,  costing  ₹86,107  crore,  falling fully/partly in Bihar, are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                 |   No of sanctioned Projects | Total Length NL/GC/DL (in Km)   | Length Commissioned till Mar'25 (in Km)   | Total Exp upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr)   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                          31 | 2,691                           | 516                                       | 16,814                            |
| Gauge Conversion         |                           1 | 69                              | 52                                        | 544                               |
| Doubling/Multi- tracking |                          20 | 1,904                           | 446                                       | 11,995                            |
| Total                    |                          52 | 4,663                           | 1,014                                     | 29,353                            |

Status  of  major  projects  falling  in  Khagaria,  Jamui  and  Samastipur  Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar is as under:

| Name Project                         |   of Total Length (in Km) | Length Commissioned (in Km)                                                                                   | Status of balance length (in Km)                                                      |
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sakri- Hasanpur new line             |                        84 | 54 Km commissioned. Sections Commissioned: • Sakri-Harnagar (44 Km) • Bithan - Hasanpur Road (10 Km)          | 30 Km balance. Works taken up in balance section Harnagar - Bithan (30 Km)            |
| Doubling of Samastipur Darbhanga     |                        38 | 26 Km commissioned. Sections Commissioned: • Samastipur - Rambhadrapur (16 Km) • Thalwara - Darbhanga (10 Km) | 12 Km balance. Works taken up in balance section Rambhadrapur - Thalwara (12 Km)      |
| Khagaria- Kushweshw arsthan new line |                        41 | 19 Km commissioned. Section Commissioned: • Khagaria - Alauli (19 Km)                                         | 22 Km balance. • Works taken up in balance section Alauli - Kushweshwarstha n (22 Km) |
| Jhajha - Batia new line              |                        20 | -                                                                                                             | • Works taken up                                                                      |

## Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar are as under:

|   S.No. | Project                                                                                  | Cost (₹ in Crore)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Munger Bridge (19 km)                                                                    | 2,774               |
|       2 | Kosi Bridge (22 Km)                                                                      | 516                 |
|       3 | Patna Bridge (40 Km)                                                                     | 3,555               |
|       4 | Hajipur-Bachwara Doubling (72 km)                                                        | 930                 |
|       5 | Kiul-Gaya Doubling (123 km)                                                              | 1,200               |
|       6 | KarotaPatner-Mankatha - Surface triangle (8 km)                                          | 129                 |
|       7 | Rampurhat-Mandarhill New Line and Rampurhat- Murarai- 3rd line (160 km)                  | 1,500               |
|       8 | Jaynagar-Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj and Narkatiaganj- Bhikhna Tori Gauge Conversion (295 Km) | 1,193               |
|       9 | Sakri-Laukaha Bazar-Nirmali & Saharsa-Forbesganj Gauge Conversion (206 Km)               | 2,113               |
|      10 | Bakhtiyarpur Flyover (4 Km)                                                              | 402                 |
|      11 | Katareah-Kursela Patch Doubling incl. bridge on river Kosi (7 km)                        | 222                 |
|      12 | Araria-Galgalia New Line (111 Km)                                                        | 4, 415              |

## Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar which have been taken up are as under:

|   S.No. | Project                                                                      | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Sitamarhi-Sheohar New Line (28 Km)                                           | 567               |
|       2 | Sakri-Hasanpur New Line (76 Km)                                              | 735               |
|       3 | Khagaria-Kusheshwarsthan New Line (42 Km)                                    | 1,511             |
|       4 | Neora-Daniawan-Biharsharif-Barbigha-Shekhpura New Line (166 Km)              | 2,200             |
|       5 | Koderma-Tilaiya New Line (65 Km)                                             | 1,626             |
|       6 | Hajipur-Sagauli New Line (151 Km)                                            | 2,087             |
|       7 | Araria-Supaul New Line (96 Km)                                               | 1,605             |
|       8 | Vikramshila-Katareah New Line with Bridge over RiverGanga(26 Km)             | 2,090             |
|       9 | Pirpainti-Jasidih New Line (97 Km) excluding Hansdiha-Godda New Line (30 Km) | 2,140             |
|      10 | Sonnagar - Patratu multitracking (291 Km)                                    | 5,148             |
|      11 | Samastipur - Darbhanga Doubling (38 Km)                                      | 624               |

|   S.No. | Project                                                                | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|      12 | Rampur Dumra - Tal-Rajendra Pul-Additional bridge and doubling (14 Km) | 1,677             |
|      13 | Sagauli-Valmiknagar Doubling (110 Km)                                  | 1,280             |
|      14 | Muzaffarpur-Sagauli Doubling (101 Km)                                  | 1,465             |
|      15 | Barauni- Bachwara 3rd & 4th line (32 Km)                               | 124               |
|      16 | Son Nagar - Andal Multi tracking (749 Km)                              | 12,334            |
|      17 | Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya doubling (104 Km)                          | 2,192             |
|      18 | Bakthiyarpur-Fatuha 3rd and 4th line (24 Km)                           | 931               |

## Madhya Pradesh

Budget allocation  in  the  recent  years  has  increased  significantly.  Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                             |
|----------|------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹632 crore/year                    |
| 2025-26  | ₹14,745 crore (More than 23 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 145 Km                   | 29 Km/year                            |
| 2014-25  | 2651 Km                  | 241 Km/year (More than 8 times)       |

As on 01.04.2025, 24 Railway projects (08 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 14 Doubling), of total length of 4,740 Km costing ₹89,542 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under:

| Category               |   No. of projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Total Exp upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr)   |
|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| New Lines              |                 8 | 1914                   | 544                           | 15,069                            |
| Gauge Conversion       |                 2 | 809                    | 430                           | 6,766                             |
| Doubling Multitracking |                14 | 2017                   | 1118                          | 19,566                            |
| Total                  |                24 | 4,740                  | 2,093                         | 41,401                            |

## Status of major projects falling in Sagar Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh is as under:

| Name of Project                |   Total Length (in Km) | Length Commissioned (in Km)                                                                      | Status of balance length (in Km)                                                                     |
|--------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Katni-Bina 3 rd line           |                    263 | • Project commissioned.                                                                          | -                                                                                                    |
| Jhansi-Bina 3 rd line          |                    153 | 133 Km commissioned. Sections commissioned: • Jhansi - Jakhlaun (107 km) Dhaura - Agasod (26 Km) | 20 Km balance. Works taken up in balance sections Jakhlaun - Dhaura (12 Km) and Agasod - Bina (8 Km) |
| Itarsi-Bina 4 th line (237 Km) |                    237 | -                                                                                                | Recently sanctioned.                                                                                 |

## Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the

## State of Madhya Pradesh are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                      | Latest Cost (₹ in Crores)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Anuppur-Katni 3rd line (165 Km)                                      | 2,311                       |
|       2 | Pendra Road-Anuppur 3rd line (50 Km)                                 | 394                         |
|       3 | Khodri-Anuppur Doubling with flyover at Bilaspur (72 Km)             | 792                         |
|       4 | Bhopal-Bina 3rd line (145 km)                                        | 1,075                       |
|       5 | Bina-Kota Doubling (283 km)                                          | 2,477                       |
|       6 | Jabalpur-Gondia Gauge Conversion including Balaghat-Katangi (300 Km) | 2,005                       |
|       7 | Chhindwara-Nagpur Gauge Conversion (150 Km)                          | 1,512                       |
|       8 | Chhindwara-Mandla Fort Gauge Conversion (182 Km)                     | 1,268                       |
|       9 | Ghat Pindari-Balkheda Doubling (6 Km)                                | 29                          |
|      10 | Guna-Ruthiyai Doubling (20 Km)                                       | 175                         |
|      11 | Jukhei Chord line, Bye Passing the Katni Yard (2 Km)                 | 12                          |
|      12 | Sontalai-Bagratawa Doubling (7 Km)                                   | 110                         |
|      13 | Itarsi-Budhni 3rd line (25 Km)                                       | 286                         |
|      14 | Teegaon-Chichonda Ghat Section 3 rd line (17 Km)                     | 176                         |
|      15 | Barkhera-Bhopal 3rd line (41 km)                                     | 473                         |

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                | Latest Cost (₹ in Crores)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|      16 | Nagda-Ujjain Doubling of Gambhir Bridge (2 Km) | 28                          |
|      17 | Nimach-Chittaurgarh Doubling (56 Km)           | 560                         |
|      18 | Budhni-Barkhera 3rd line (27 Km)               | 1,703                       |
|      19 | Indore-Dewas-Ujjain Doubling (79 Km)           | 757                         |
|      20 | Powerkheda-Jujharpur Rail flyover (16 Km)      | 443                         |
|      21 | Guna- Etawah New Line (348 Km)                 | 683                         |
|      22 | Ramna-Singrauli doubling (160 Km)              | 2,436                       |
|      23 | Karaila Road- ShaktinagarDoubling(32 Km)       | 763                         |
|      24 | Malkhedi-Mahadeokhedi Doubling (12 Km)         | 59                          |

## Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh which have been taken up are as under:

|   S. No | Project                                                                  |   Cost (₹ in Crores) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Shahdol-Singhpur 4 th Line (6 Km) (passing through Shahdol constituency) |                   54 |
|       2 | Katni- Grade separator / Bypass (35 Km)                                  |                 2300 |
|       3 | Katni- Singrauli Doubling (257 Km)                                       |                 4377 |
|       4 | Lalitpur-Satna, Rewa-Singrauli&Mahoba- Khajuraho New Line (541 Km)       |                 8914 |
|       5 | Ramganjmandi-Bhopal New Line (277 Km)                                    |                 5073 |
|       6 | Indore-Budni New Line (198 Km)                                           |                 7474 |
|       7 | Nimach-Badi Sadri New Line (48 Km)                                       |                  495 |
|       8 | Gwalior-Sheopurkalan Gauge Conversion with extension to Kota (284 Km)    |                 2913 |
|       9 | Itarsi- Nagpur 3rd line (280 Km)                                         |                 2450 |
|      10 | Jhansi-Bina 3rd line (153 Km)                                            |                 2002 |
|      11 | Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line (274 Km)                                         |                 5924 |
|      12 | Jhansi-Kairar-Manikpur&Khirar-Bhimsen Doubling (431 Km)                  |                 4330 |
|      13 | Satna-Rewa Doubling (50 Km)                                              |                  590 |
|      14 | Ruthiyai Bye Pass line (3 Km)                                            |                   54 |
|      15 | Guna Bye Pass line (2 Km)                                                |                  179 |
|      16 | Ujjain Fly Over (2 Km)                                                   |                  100 |
|      17 | Manmad - Indore New Line (360 Km)                                        |                18529 |
|      18 | Bhusawal-Khandwa 3rd & 4th Line (131 Km)                                 |                 3285 |
|      19 | Dahod-Indore New Line (205 Km)                                           |                 9746 |
|      20 | Nimach-Ratlam Doubling (133 Km)                                          |                 1096 |
|      21 | Chhota Udepur-Dhar New Line (147 Km)                                     |                 1794 |

|   S. No | Project                                     |   Cost (₹ in Crores) |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|      22 | Ratlam-Nagda 3 rd and 4 th line (41 Km)     |                  964 |
|      23 | Vadodara-Ratlam 3 rd and 4 th line (259 Km) |                 8387 |
|      24 | Ratlam-Khandwa Gauge Conversion (299 Km)    |                 7265 |
|      25 | Bina-Itarsi 4 th Line (237 km)              |                 4329 |
|      26 | Itarsi-Nagpur 4 th Line (297 Km)            |                 5010 |

## Gujarat

Budget allocation  in  the  recent  years  has  increased  significantly.  Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                               |
|----------|--------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 589 crore/year                     |
| 2025-26  | ₹. 17,155 crore (More than 29 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 660 Km                   | 132 Km/year                           |
| 2014-25  | 2,764 Km                 | 251 Km/yr (nearly 2 times)            |

As on 01.04.2025, 36 Railway projects (6 New Lines, 17 Gauge Conversion and 13 Doubling), of a total length of 2,564 Km, costing ₹30,275 crore, falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat have been sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category                 |   No. of sanctioned projects | Total length (Km)   |   Length commissioned upto Mar'25 (Km) | Total Expenditure upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|--------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                            6 | 532                 |                                    105 | 5,494                                      |
| Gauge Conversion         |                           17 | 1,379               |                                    718 | 6,213                                      |
| Doubling / Multitracking |                           13 | 653                 |                                     40 | 1,158                                      |
| Total                    |                           36 | 2,564               |                                    863 | 12,865                                     |

## Details of some of the completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                       | Cost (₹in Cr.)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Mahesana-Taranga Hill Gauge Conversion (210 Km)                       | 891              |
|       2 | Himmatnagar-Khedbrahma Gauge Conversion (55 Km)                       | 482              |
|       3 | Ahmedabad-Botad Gauge Conversion (170 Km)                             | 1,810            |
|       4 | Dhasa-Jetalsar Gauge Conversion (104 Km)                              | 1,024            |
|       5 | Ahmedabad-Mahesana Gauge Conversion (69 Km)                           | 874              |
|       6 | Katosan-Chanasma Gauge Conversion (38 Km)                             | 484              |
|       7 | Kalol-Kadi-Katosan Gauge Conversion (37 Km)                           | 347              |
|       8 | Vijapur-Ambliyasan Gauge Conversion (42 Km)                           | 415              |
|       9 | Dabhoi-Chandod with extension up to Kevadiya Gauge Conversion (50 Km) | 1,018            |
|      10 | Viramgam-Samakhiali Doubling (182 Km)                                 | 1,492            |
|      11 | Palanpur-Samakhayali Doubling (247 Km)                                | 2,538            |
|      12 | Mahesana-PalanpurDoubling (65 Km)                                     | 537              |
|      13 | Surendranagar-Rajkot Doubling (116 Km)                                | 1,425            |
|      14 | Anand-GodharaDoubling (79 Km)                                         | 692              |
|      15 | Vatva-Ahmedabad 3 rd Line (8 Km)                                      | 61               |
|      16 | Viramgram-Surendranagar Doubling (65 Km)                              | 382              |
|      17 | Udhna-Jalgaon Doubling (307 Km)                                       | 2,448            |

## Details  of  some  of  the  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Gujarat which have been taken up are as under:

|   S. No. | Project                                                 |   Cost (₹ in Cr.) |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Naliya-Jakhau Port New Line (25 Km)                     |               410 |
|        2 | Miyagam Karjan-Choranda-Malsar Gauge Conversion (37 Km) |               450 |
|        3 | Jambusar-Kavi Gauge Conversion (26 Km)                  |               318 |
|        4 | Kosamba-Umarpada Gauge Conversion (70 Km)               |               468 |
|        5 | Khijadiya-Amreli Gauge Conversion (17 Km)               |               178 |
|        6 | Barejadi-Nandej (Geratpur)- Sanand 4th Line (38 Km)     |               962 |
|        7 | Samakhiali-Gandhidham Quadrupling (53 Km)               |              1430 |
|        8 | Vishvamitri-Dabhoi Doubling (33 Km)                     |               394 |
|        9 | Taranga Hill- Ambaji-Abu Road New Line (116 Km)         |              2798 |

|   10 | Sabarmati D Cabin- Sarkhej Doubling (21 Km)                |   323 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   11 | Deshalpar-Hajipir-Luna and Vayor-Lakhpat New Line (145 Km) |  2526 |
|   12 | Vadodara-Ratlam 3rd & 4th Line (259 Km)                    |  8387 |
|   13 | Rajkot-Kanalus Doubling (111 Km)                           |  1081 |

To improve connectivity in Surat Constituency, following projects/survey has been taken up:

- 1) Construction works on the flagship High speed bullet train project have gathered momentum in Maharashtra. Now 100% land acquisition has been completed. Works of bridges, aqueducts etc. have been taken up.
- 2) Western DFC also passes through Maharashtra. About 178 route Km of western DFC is situated in Maharashtra which is about 12% of overall route length of western DFC. 76 Km of this project from New Gholvad to  New  Vaitarna  in  Maharashtra  has  already  been  commissioned. Balance works have been taken up. Connectivity of WDFC to JNPT will boost the capacity to handle cargo and container traffic from port to Delhi NCR.
- 3) Some of the important surveys falling fully/partly in the Surat have been taken up are as under:

|   S.No. | Project                                        |   Length KMs) | (in   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------|
|       1 | Udhna-Jalgaon 3 rd and 4 th line               |           304 |       |
|       2 | Dahanu-Surat-Vadodara-Anand 3 rd and 4 th line |           311 |       |

## Uttar Pradesh

Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works,  falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                          |
|----------|---------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹1,109 crore/year               |
| 2025-26  | ₹19,858 crore (Nearly 18 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of newtracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 996 Km                   | 199 Km/year                          |
| 2014-25  | 5272 Km                  | 479 Km per year (More than 2 times)  |

As on 01.04.2025, 49 projects (10 New Line, 02 Gauge Conversion and 37 Doubling) of 3,807 Km length, costing ₹62,360 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are sanctioned. The summary is as under:-

| Category               |   No Projects | of Total Length (km)   | Length Commissioned (km)   | Exp upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr.)   |
|------------------------|---------------|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| New Line               |            10 | 1,227                  | 340                        | 10,517                       |
| Gauge Conversion       |            02 | 67                     | 0                          | 281                          |
| Doubling/Multitracking |            37 | 2,513                  | 983                        | 19,813                       |
| Total                  |            49 | 3,807                  | 1,323                      | 30,611                       |

Status of major project falling in Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

| Name of Project                        |   Total Length (in Km) | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Status of balance length (in Km)   |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Chipyana-Buzurg- Ghaziabad - 4 th line |                      3 | -                             | Works taken up                     |

## Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:

|   S. N. | Project                                                                             | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Domingarh-Gorakhpur-Kusumhi - 3rd Line and Gorakhpur-Nakaha Jungle Doubling (21 Km) | 508               |
|       2 | Bahraich-Nanpara-Nepal Ganj Gauge Conversion (56 Km)                                | 342               |
|       3 | Ballia-Ghazipur city Doubling (65 Km)                                               | 650               |
|       4 | Ghazipur city-Tarighat New Line (17 Km)                                             | 1,766             |
|       5 | Gonda-Gorakhpur Loop Gauge Conversion (260 Km)                                      | 863               |
|       6 | Gonda-Bahraich Gauge Conversion (60 Km)                                             | 318               |
|       7 | Barabanki-Akbarpur Doubling (161 Km)                                                | 1,700             |
|       8 | Kaptanganj-Thawe-Chhapra Gauge Conversion (234 Km)                                  | 819               |

| S. N.   | Project                                                           | Cost (₹ in Cr.)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 9       | Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion (83 Km)                    | 589               |
| 10      | Indara-Dohrighat Gauge Conversion (34 Km)                         | 213               |
| 11      | Lucknow-Pilibhit Gauge Conversion (263 Km)                        | 1,634             |
| 12      | Bhadoi-Janghai Doubling (31 Km)                                   | 168               |
| 13      | Lahota-Bhadoi Doubling (39 Km)                                    | 184               |
| 14      | Meerut-Muzaffarnagar Doubling (55 Km)                             | 430               |
| 15      | Phaphamau-Prayagraj Doubling (14 Km)                              | 212               |
| 16      | Muzaffarnagar-Tapri Doubling (52 Km)                              | 525               |
| 17      | Utretia-Raibareilly Doubling (66 Km)                              | 662               |
| 18      | Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling (60 Km)                               | 668               |
| 19      | Alamnagar-Utretia Doubling (20 Km)                                | 358               |
| 20 21   | Bhimsen-Jhansi Doubling (206 Km) Etawah-Mainpuri New Line (58 Km) | 2,620 313         |
| 22      | Malhaur-Daliganj Doubling (13                                     | 183               |
|         | Km)                                                               |                   |
| 23      | Ruma Chakeri- Chandari 3 rd Line (13 Km)                          | 177               |
| 24      | Bareilly-Pilibhit-Tanakpur Gauge Conversion (102 Km)              | 313               |
| 25      | Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burhwal Doubling (181 Km)                      | 2,094             |
| 26      | Jaunpur- Akbarpur (Tanda) Doubling (77 Km)                        | 676               |
| 27      | Ramna- Renukut-Singrauli Doubling (160 Km)                        | 2,436             |
| 28      | Janghai- PhaphamauDoubling (47 Km)                                | 414               |
| 29      | Varanasi-Madhosingh-Prayagraj Doubling (120 Km)                   | 2,018             |
| 30      | Karaila Road- ShaktinagarDoubling (32 Km)                         | 763               |
| 31      | Deoband (Muzzafarnagar)-Roorkee (27 Km)                           | 1,289             |
| 32      | Agra-Etawah New Line(110 Km)                                      | 427               |
| 33      | Phephna-Indara, Mau-Shahganj Doubling (150 Km)                    | 1,778             |

## Some of the projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh which have been taken up are as under:

|   S.No. | Project                                               |   Cost(₹ in Cr.) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Barabanki-Burhwal 3rd Line (27 Km)                    |              426 |
|       2 | Burhwal- Gonda Kacheri 4 th line (56 Km)              |              796 |
|       3 | Burhwal-Gonda 3rd Line (62 Km)                        |             1118 |
|       4 | Bahraich- Khalilabad New Line (240 Km)                |             4940 |
|       5 | Katra-Ayodhya Dham Doubling (10 Km)                   |              466 |
|       6 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- Prayagraj 3rd Line (150 Km) |             2649 |
|       7 | Billi-Chunar Doubling (102 Km)                        |             1424 |
|       8 | Chhapra-Ballia Doubling (65 km)                       |             1046 |
|       9 | Unchhar-Amethi New Line (66 Km)                       |             1229 |

|   10 | Etah-Kasganj New Line (29 Km)                                |   389 |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   11 | Gorakhpur- Valmikinagar Doubling (96 Km)                     |  1121 |
|   12 | Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 3 rd and 4 th Line (15 Km) |  2464 |
|   13 | Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur&Khairar-Bhimsen Doubling (431 Km)    |  4330 |
|   14 | Sahjanwa-Dohrighat New Line (81 Km)                          |  1320 |

## Station Redevelopment

Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation in phases to improve the stations. The master planning includes:

- Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
- Integration of station with both sides of city
- Improvement of station building
- Improvement  of  waiting  halls,  toilets,  sitting  arrangement,  water booths
- Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
- Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
- Improvement /Provision of platform surface and cover over platforms
- Provision  of  kiosks  for  local  products  through  schemes  like  'One Station One Product'
- Parking areas, Multimodal integration
- Amenities for Divyangjans
- Better passenger information systems
- Provision of executive lounges, nominated  spaces  for business meetings,  landscaping,  etc.  keeping  in  view  the  necessity  at  each station.

The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballastless tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So  far,  1337  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Out of these, 98 stations are located in Bihar, 87 stations are located in Gujarat, 80 stations are located in Madhya Pradesh and 157 stations are located in Uttar Pradesh including:

- 4 stations (Khagaria Junction, Maheshkhunt, Mansi Junction and Simri Bakhtiyarpur) of Khagaria Lok Sabha Constituency,
- Samastipur station of Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency,
- 5 stations ( Bhestan, Kim, Sayan, Surat and Utran) of Surat Lok Sabha Constituency,
- Ghaziabad station of Ghaziabad Lok Sabha Constituency,
- 2 stations (Bina and Saugor) of Sagar Lok Sabha Constituency.

The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme  in  Bihar,  Gujarat,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Uttar  Pradesh  are  as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar   |                98 | Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, BapudhamMotihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, DauramMadhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon, Durgauti, Ekma, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur Jn, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar Jn, Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, Labha, Laheria Sarai, Lakhminia, Luckeesarai Jn, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, |

| State          |   No. of Stations | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat        |                87 | (Monghyr), Muzaffarpur Jn, NabinagarRoad, Narkatiaganj Jn, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna Jn, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur., Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna), Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn., Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe Ahmedabad, Anand, Ankleshwar, Asarva, Bardoli, Bhachau, Bhaktinagar, Bhanvad, Bharuch, Bhatiya, Bhavnagar, Bhestan, Bhildi, Bilimora Jn, Botad Jn., Chandlodia, |
| Madhya Pradesh |                80 | Akodia, Amla, Anuppur, Ashoknagar, Balaghat, Banapura, Bargawan, Beohari, Berchha, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Bijuri, Bina, BiyavraRajgarh, Chhindwara, Dabra, Damoh,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

| State         | No. of Stations   | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|               |                   | Datia, Dewas, Gadarwara, Ganjbasoda, Ghoradongri, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Harpalpur, Indore Jn, Itarsi Jn, Jabalpur, Junnor Deo, Kareli, Katni Jn, KatniMurwara, Katni South, Khachrod, Khajuraho Jn, Khandwa, Khirkiya, Laxmi Bai Nagar, Maihar, Maksi Jn, Mandla Fort, Mandsor, MCS Chhatarpur, Meghnagar, Morena, Multai, Nagda Jn, Nainpur Jn, Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad), Narsinghpur, Nepanagar, Nimuch, Orchha, Pandhurna, Pipariya, Ratlam, Rewa, Ruthiyai, Sanchi, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Satna, Saugor, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shamgarh, Sheopur Kalan, Shivpuri, Shridham, Shujalpur, Sihora Road, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh | 157               | Vikramgarh Alot Achnera, Agra Cantt., Agra Fort, Aishbagh Jn, Akbarpur Jn, Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Anand Nagar Jn., Aonla, Ayodhya Dham Junction, Azamgarh, Babatpur, Bachhrawan, Badaun, Badshahnagar, Badshahpur, Baheri, Bahraich, Balamau Jn., Ballia, Balrampur, Banaras, Banda, Barabanki Jn, Bareilly, Bareilly City, Barhni, Basti, Belthara Road, Bhadohi, Bharatkund, Bhatni, Bhuteshwar, Bijnor, Bulandsahar, ChandauliMajhwar, Chandausi, Chilbila, Chitrakutdhamkarwi, Chopan, Chunar Jn., Daliganj, Darshannagar, Deoria Sadar, Dhampur, Dildarnagar, Etawah Jn., Farrukhabad, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Gajraula, Garhmuktesar, Gauriganj, Ghatampur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur City, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Govardhan, Govindpuri, Gursahaiganj, Haidergarh, Hapur, Hardoi, Hathras City, Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Janghai Jn, Jaunpur City, Jaunpur Jn, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Bridge Left Bank, Kanpur Central, |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Names of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Kaptanganj Jn, Kasganj Jn, Kashi, Khalilabad, Khorason road, Khurja Jn., Kosi Kalan, Kunda Harnamganj, Lakhimpur, Lalganj, Lalitpur Jn, Lambhua, Lohta, Lucknow (Charbagh) NR, Lucknow city, Lucknow Jn. (NER), Maa Belha Devi Pratapgarh Junction, Maghar, Maharaja Bijli Pasi, Mahoba Jn, Mailani Jn, Mainpuri Jn, Malhaur, Manak Nagar, Manikpur Jn, Mariahu, Mathura Jn, Mau Jn, Meerut City Jn, Mirzapur, Modinagar, Mohanlalganj, Moradabad Jn, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina, Najibabad Jn, Orai, Panki Dham, Phaphamau Jn, Phulpur, Pilibhit Jn, Pokhrayan, Prayag Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn , Rae Bareli Jn, Raja Ki Mandi, Ramghat Halt, Rampur Jn, Renukoot, Saharanpur Jn., Salempur, Seohara, Shahganj Jn, Shahjahanpur, Shamli, Shikohabad Jn., Shivpur, Siddharth nagar, Sitapur Jn., Sonbhadra, Sri Krishna Nagar, Sultanpur Jn, Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Takia, Tulsipur, Tundla Jn., Ujhani, Unchahar, Unnao Jn, Utraitia Jn, Varanasi Cantt., Varanasi City, Vindhyachal, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Vyasnagar, Zafarabad |

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have been taken up at a good pace and the works have been completed at following stations in Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh:

Ayodhya  Dham  Junction,  Balrampur,  Bareilly  City,  Beohari,  Bhind,  Bijnor, Chhindwara, Dakor, Derol, Fatehabad, Fatehpur, Godhra Jn, Gola Gokarnath, Gomtinagar,  Govardhan,  Govindpuri,  Hapa,  Harpalpur,  Hathras  City,  Idgah Agra Jn, Izzatnagar, Jam Jodhpur, Jam Wanthali, Junnor Deo, Kanalus Jn, Karamsad,  Katni  South,  Khalilabad,  Khambhaliya,  Kosamba  Jn,  Limbdi,

Mahuva, Mailani Jn, MCS  Chhatarpur, Mithapur, Morbi, Nainpur Jn, Narmadapuram, Okha, Orchha, Palitana, Panki Dham, Pirpainti, Pokhrayan, Porbandar, Rajula Jn, Ramghat Halt, Saharanpur Jn., Samakhiyali, Sanchi, Seoni, Shajapur, Shridham, Siddharth Nagar, Sihor Jn., Suraimanpur, Swaminarayan Chappia, Thawe, Ujhani, Utran and Vidisha The activities for development at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the stations is as given below: Khagaria Lok Sabha Constituency:

- Khagaria Junction station: The structural work of new station building till  second floor, raising and extension of platform no. 2/3 have been completed. The works of new entrance porch, new platform shelter,
- circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
- Maheshkhunt station:  The  works  of  erection  of  canopy  structure  in front  of  station  building  and  widening  of  approach  road  have  been completed.  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building,  platform shelter, circulating area, parking and boundary wall have been taken up.
- ·
- Mansi Junction station: The structural work of new station building till second floor has been completed. The works of new platform shelter, circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
- Simri Bakhtiyarpur station: The works of new station building, platform shelter, circulating area and parking have been completed. The work
- of 12 m Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.

## Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency:

- Samastipur station: The works of new station building at second entry, improvement of existing waiting hall, toilet and circulating area have
- been taken up.

## Surat Lok Sabha Constituency:

- Bhestan  station:  The  works  of  station  building,  platform  shelter, platform raising, extension and surfacing, circulating area and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.
- ·
- Kim station: The works of entrance porch, platform shelter, platform surfacing, improvement of waiting hall, toilet and entry/exit gate have been  completed.  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building, signage and Divyangjan facilities have been taken up.
- Sayan station: The works of improvement of station building, concourse, platform raising and surfacing, platform shelter, improvement of toilet, circulating area, parking and entry gate have been completed. The works of 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken
- up.
- Surat  station:  The  works  of  Electronic  Interlocking  (EI)  building, running room, Railway Protection Force barrack, hospital and structural work of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) building have been completed. The works of East side station building, concourse, platform shelter, platform surfacing and finishing works of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) building have been taken up.

## Ghaziabad Lok Sabha Constituency:

- Ghaziabad station:  The  structural  works  of  station  building  at  main entry side and second entry side, foundation work of new Foot Over Bridge-B at Tundla end, roof plaza, extension work of existing Foot Over Bridge-A, finishing work of electrical substation at main entry side and second entry side, Magistrate building, Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force buildings have been taken up.

## Sagar Lok Sabha Constituency:

- ·
- Saugor  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  station  building,  new entry and exit porches, platform raising and surfacing of platform no.

1,  improvement  of  waiting  hall,  new  toilet  block  and  Divyangjans facilities have been completed. The works of circulating area, parking and 12 m Foot Over Bridge have been taken up.

At Bina station, high level platform, platform shelter, enquiry counter, retiring room,  cloak  room,  waiting  hall,  lift,  Foot  Over  Bridge  etc.  amenities  are available.  The  works  of  platform  shelter,  lift  at  platform  no.  4/5,  seating arrangement and Divyangjan water booths have been completed in recent years.

Further, Bina station has been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station  Scheme  which  includes  works  of  new  station  building,  porch,  air concourse, improvement of existing platforms, parking, lift, escalator and Foot Over Bridge.

Development / upgradation / modernisation of stations including under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is generally funded under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation and expenditure under Plan Head-53 are maintained  Zonal  Railway-wise  and  work-wise,  not  station-wise  or  statewise.

Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs)

Sanctioning  of  works  of  Road  over  Bridges  (ROBs)/Road  under  Bridges (RUBs) in lieu of Level crossings (LCs) is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Such works are prioritised and taken up on the basis of its impact on safety in train operations, mobility of trains & impact for road users and feasibility etc.

No. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 200414 vis a vis 2014-26 (Jan'26) is as under:

| Period                | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14               | 4,148 Nos.               |
| 2014-26 (Upto Jan'26) | 14,024 Nos.              |

As  on  01.02.2026,  4,802  Nos.  ROBs/  RUBs  are  sanctioned  at  cost  of  ₹ 1,14,196 Cr on Indian Railways which are at various stages of planning and execution. The ongoing works for mentioned Lok Sabha Constituency are as under:

|   S.No. | Constituency   |   Total ongoing works (ROBs/ RUBs) |   Total cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Khagaria       |                                  8 |                       447 |
|       2 | Samastipur     |                                  6 |                       464 |
|       3 | Surat          |                                 39 |                       267 |
|       4 | Ghaziabad      |                                 21 |                       367 |
|       5 | Sagar          |                                 16 |                       641 |
|       6 | Jamui          |                                  3 |                        87 |

Further, the details of allocation and expenditure for ROBs/RUBs work are maintained Zonal Railway-wise.

Bihar is covered under the jurisdiction of four railway zones, namely Eastern Railway, Northeast Frontier Railway, North Eastern Railway and East Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 1,828 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to January, 2026) of ₹ 1,584 crore has been incurred so far.

Gujarat is covered under the jurisdiction of two railway zones, namely North Western Railway and Western Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 2,081 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to January2026) of ₹ 1,820 crore has been incurred so far.

Madhya Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of seven railway zones, namely Central Railway, East Central Railway, North Central Railway, South Central  Railway,  South  East  Central  Railway,  West  Central  Railway  and Western Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 5,801 crore has been made for  the  financial  year  2025-26,  out  of  which  an  expenditure  (up  to January, 2026) of ₹ 5,105 crore has been incurred so far.

Uttar Pradesh is covered under the jurisdiction of five railway zones, namely East  Central  Railway,  North  Central  Railway,  Northern  Railway,  North

Eastern Railway and West Central Railway. For these zones, an allocation of ₹ 3,794 crore has been made for the financial year 2025-26, out of which an expenditure (up to January, 2026) of ₹ 3,343 crore has been incurred so far. Various Steps taken to monitor progress of works including expenditure are as under :

- Regular  reviews  at  various  levels  including  Railway  Board  and  Zonal Railway levels;
- Online project monitoring systems and dashboards;
- Adherence to codal provisions and General Financial Rules;
- Internal audit and inspection;
- Milestone-based fund release and outcome monitoring; and
- Contract management systems to prevent cost overruns.

Re-appropriation of funds within Plan Heads is undertaken during the year based  on  progress  and  priority  of  works,  in  accordance  with  delegated financial powers. Supplementary provisions, where required, are obtained with dueapprovals to meet committed liabilities and priority requirements. The actual expenditure during Financial Year 2025-26 is broadly in line with the targets set in the Budget and continues the trend of enhanced capital investment  witnessed  in  recent  years.  This  sustained  increase  in  capital outlay has facilitated faster project execution, improved  safety and enhanced  network  capacity,  and  provides  inputs  for  future  planning  and realistic target setting.

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