A capital outlay of Rs. 2.40 lakh crores has been provided for the Indian Railways. This is the highest ever outlay and about 9 times high outlay made in 2013-2014.
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State-wise budget allocation for railways expansion and modernisation:
- Rs. 17,507 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Uttar Pradesh
- Rs. 6,003 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Jammu Kashmir
- Rs. 5,271 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Jharkhand
- Rs. 4,762 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Punjab
- Rs. 2,247 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Haryana
- Rs. 10,012 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Odisha
- Rs. 2,477 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Delhi
- Rs. 8,332 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Gujarat
- Rs. 2,033 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Kerala
- Rs. 13,539 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Maharashtra
- Rs. 10,269 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to North East
- Rs. 1,838 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Himachal Pradesh
- Rs. 8,505 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Bihar
- Rs. 5,004 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Uttarakhand
- Rs. 4,418 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Telangana
- Rs. 8,406 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Andhra Pradesh
- Rs. 9,532 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Rajasthan
- Rs. 6,008 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Chhattisgarh
- Rs. 7,561 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Karnataka
- Rs. 6,080 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Tamil Nadu
- Rs. 13,607 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to Madhya Pradesh
- Rs. 11,970 Crore is allocated for railway infrastructure and safety projects to West Bengal
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