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The Railways has saved ₹6,000 crore by shifting from diesel to electrical vigor to tally trains, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026).
Responding to a statement connected demands for grants of the Railway Ministry, helium besides said that the nationalist transporter has go the 2nd largest cargo bearer successful the world.
Mr. Vaishnaw said that during the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, 35,000 km of railway way has been laid portion 27,000 km has been electrified.
He said portion unit outgo is the biggest expenditure of the Railways, vigor is the 2nd biggest expenditure.
He noted that successful coming times diesel locomotives volition slice distant making mode for electrical locomotives.
Mr. Vaishnaw said since the Modi authorities came to powerfulness successful 2014, authorities of show has taken implicit from authorities of vote.
He said that successful a visionary decision, Prime Minister Modi had decided to merge the railway Budget with the wide Budget which has led to summation successful fiscal allocation for his ministry.
Now, caller trains are inaugurated and caller projects are launched passim the year, which was not the lawsuit earlier. Railways' fiscal wellness has accrued and truthful has transparency successful publishing accounts, helium said.
Mr. Vaishnaw noted that the Finance Ministry and different agencies support a tab connected monetary wellness utilizing IT systems.
As galore arsenic 210 MPs participated successful the statement which lasted 2 days.
