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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Ministry of Railways has been allocated a Gross Budget Support (GBS) of ₹ 2,40,000 crore for Capital Expenditure during the financial year 2023-24. The GBS comprises ₹ 1,85,000 crore under Capital, ₹ 45,000 crore under Railway Safety Fund, and ₹ 10,000 crore as a contribution towards Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh.Out of the Gross Budgetary Support, a sum of ₹ 31,850 crore has been allocated to the Plan head "New Lines" for the financial year 2023-24. The Zone-wise fund allocation for new line projects is provided in the table below. The highest amount of ₹ 11,617.30 crore has been allocated to the Northern Railways for new line projects.Table: Gross Budgetary Support 2023-24 for New Line Projects
The Ministry has also made a provision of ₹ 13,150 crore out of the Gross Budgetary Support for the Plan head "Customer Amenities" for the financial year 2023-24. As part of this, the development of 35 hydrogen fuel cell-based trains for various heritage/hill routes at a cost of ₹ 2800 crore has been included in the budget. The budget also includes the setting up of Hydrogen Infrastructure for heritage routes at a cost of ₹ 600 crores.The Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, provided this information in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
| రైల్వేస్ | కొత్త లైన్ ప్రాజెక్టులకు స్థూల బడ్జెట్ మద్దతు (కోట్లలో) |
| కేంద్ర | 1234.95 |
| తూర్పు | 432.95 |
| ఉత్తరాది | 11617.30 |
| ఈశాన్యం | 792.00 |
| ఈశాన్య సరిహద్దు | 6591.00 |
| దక్షిణాది | 1158.15 |
| దక్షిణ మధ్య | 819.50 |
| ఆగ్నేయ | 14.90 |
| పాశ్చాత్య | 1011.70 |
| తూర్పు మధ్య | 1518.02 |
| తూర్పు తీరం | 1984.00 |
| నార్త్ సెంట్రల్ | 2.13 |
| ఉత్తర పశ్చిమం | 861.65 |
| సౌత్ ఈస్ట్ సెంట్రల్ | 389.00 |
| నైరుతి | 1408.35 |
| పశ్చిమ మధ్య | 2014.40 |
| మొత్తం | 31850.00 |