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Railway Budget Merged with Union Budget in 2017 | Here’s why
The Union Budget and the Railway Budget were merged in 2017, a change aimed at enhancing financial management and multimodal transport planning in India.
Updated on Jan 29, 2025 01:09 PM IST
New locals, terminuses, signalling system: Ashwini Vaishnaw’s sops for Mumbai
At least 250 suburban local train services will be added on the central and western lines over the next five years, which would benefit around 75 lakh commuters
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 09:02 AM IST
Railway Budget 2024: When is it? What to expect? All your questions answered
Railway Budget 2024 to focus on ticket fare adjustments, new train introductions, and safety enhancements.
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 11:39 AM IST
Railway Budget 2024: All you need to know about the budget
Railway Budget 2024: Here are top things you need to know about the Railway Budget 2024
Updated on Feb 01, 2024 07:45 AM IST
Railway budget 2024 to rise 25% to hit record levels
The capital expenditure (capex) for the railways is likely to be increased by about 25% from the 2023-24 budget estimate
Published on Jan 12, 2024 09:07 AM IST
Subhash Narayan
Railways mulling rationalisation of fares, seek finance ministry’s help in bearing pension cost
The organisation that employees nearly 1.3 million people, second only to the Armed Forces, runs nearly 22,000 trains per day out of which 12,000 are passenger trains carrying approximately 2.3 million passengers a day.
Updated on Dec 27, 2019 09:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Winners and losers: Who got how much in Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget
In her maiden budget speech Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to sell India’s first global sovereign bonds and ease rules for overseas investors to help revive economic growth.
Updated on May 28, 2020 10:38 PM IST
Bloomberg | Archana Chaudhary
Budget 2019: ‘Will consider opening up FDI in aviation, media’: Nirmala Sitharaman
The finance minister said India’s economy, which stood at 1.85 trillion dollars in 2014 had reached 2.7 trillion US dollars and would cross the 3 trillion dollar-mark later this financial year.
Updated on May 28, 2020 07:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Budget 2019: 10 things to look out for in Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget
The first budget of the Narendra Modi government’s second tenure, which he won with a massive mandate, is expected to be a precursor of major economic reform with an objective to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024, about double its current size.
Updated on May 28, 2020 06:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
At Congress manifesto release, Rahul Gandhi’s dig at PM Modi with ‘5 big ideas’
Congress Election Manifesto 2019: The Congress has released its poll manifesto promising a separate budget for the farmers and minimum income guarantee scheme.
Updated on Apr 02, 2019 04:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Budget 2019: Railways gets Rs1.58 lakh cr in Budget, highest ever for national transporter
No railway fare hike was announced in the Railway Budget for 2019. Lok Sabha elections are slated to be held in April-May.
Updated on Feb 01, 2019 02:02 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Govt discontinued rail budget to stop parties from using it as political tool: Piyush Goyal
The railway minister said PM Modi is focussing on a number of programmes that not only provide inclusive and sustainable growth, but make India a force to be reckoned with on the international stage.
Updated on Oct 28, 2018 11:54 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India