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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