The outlay for both the southern states is seven times the average outlay made during the UPA regime in 2009-2014, he pointed out.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. (X)
Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been provided record budgetary allocations of ₹6,331 crore and ₹2,744 crore, respectively, for rail development projects, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday, 1 February.
The allocation was made from out of a total outlay ₹12,173 crore for Southern Railway for the financial year 2024-25.
The outlay for both the southern states is seven times the average outlay made during the UPA regime in 2009-2014, he pointed out.
Both Tamil Nadu and Kerala garnered the major share of the total budgetary outlay under BJP rule, Vaishnaw said while announcing the state-wise budgetary allocation for railway projects in Tamil Nadu and Kerala for the coming financial year.
Speaking to reporters in Delhi, he said the allocation for Tamil Nadu is seven times the average outlay of ₹879 crore provided during the UPA regime.
About 77 railway stations in Tamil Nadu are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. About 654 flyovers/underpasses, and 116-foot overbridges were commissioned in the state in the past 10 years while 213 “One Station, One Product Stalls” (OSOP) were established at various railway stations across the state, he said, adding that 98 percent of the rail network in Tamil Nadu has been electrified.
Kerala, too, received an allocation that is seven times the average outlay of ₹372 crore in 2009-2014, he said. In Kerala, 92 flyovers/underpassses, 34-foot overbridges, and 48 lifts have been commissioned and 440 OSOP stalls were set up in the past 10 years.
Furthermore, 35 stations are being redeveloped in Kerala under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, Vaishnaw said and added that speed enhancement works and track renewal works are progressing in Kerala to enable the movement of semi-high speed trains.
Vaishnaw thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the announcement to implement three major economic railway corridors for energy, minerals and cement; port connectivity corridors, and high-traffic density corridors.
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