In a groundbreaking announcement, Ashwini Vaishnav, the Minister for Railways, Communication, Electronics, and Information Technology, revealed a record allocation of Rs. 15,554 crores for Maharashtra in the Union Budget 2024-25.
This staggering figure is almost 13 times more than the average annual allocation of Rs. 1171 crores given to the state between 2009-2014.
Ram Karan Yadav, General Manager, Central Railway, PHODs and other Divisional Railway Managers of Mumbai, Bhusaval, Nagpur, Pune and Solapur & Divisional Railway Managers in Maharashtra were present on the occasion at their respective headquarters. The media representatives from Mumbai, Bhusaval, Nagpur , Pune and Solapur were connected through video conference.
The highlights of the budget 2024-25 is given below :
Total plan outlay for Central Railway in 2024-25 is Rs. 10611.82 crore which is higher than the plan outlay (net) of Rs. 10600 crore for Central Railway in 2023-24.
Total outlay for Maharashtra during 2024-25 is Rs. 15,554 crore which is almost 13 times more than the average outlay for Maharashtra during 2009-2014 which was Rs.1171 crore per year.
New lines – Amount in Rs. 1941 Crore Rs. In Crore
Ahmednagar – Beed – Parli Vaijnath (250 km) Rs. 275
Baramati – Lonand (54 km) Rs. 330
Wardha – Nanded (via Yavatmal-Pusood) (270 km) Rs. 750
Solapur-Osmanabad – New line via Tuljapur (84.44 km) Rs.225
Dhule (Borvihir) -Nardana (50.6 km) Rs. 350
Kalyan-Murbad via Ulhasnagar 28 km Rs.10
Gauge Conversion Rs. 300 crore
Pachora-Jamner 84 km Rs. 300 crore
Doubling / 3rd Line / 4th Line – Rs. 1615 crore
Kalyan-Kasara 3rd line 68 km Rs. 85
Wardha-Nagpur 3rd line 76 km Rs. 125
Wardha-Balharshah 3rd line 132 km Rs. 200
Itarsi-Nagpur balance 280 km Rs.320
Pune-Miraj-Londa doubling 467 km Rs. 200
Daund-Manmad doubling 247 km Rs. 300
Wardha-Nagpur 4th line 79 km Rs.120
Manmad-Jalgaon 3rd line 160 km Rs. 120
Jalgaon-Bhusaval 4th line 24 km Rs. 40
Traffic facilities and other works – 236 Crore
Karjat – Extension of receipt & despatch lines, addl line connecting
up yard to Karjat-Panvel and 4th line between Karjat-Palasdari Rs.10 crore
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Augmentation of coaching facilities Rs. 5 crore
Panvel-Kalamboli coaching terminus Phase-I stage-I Rs.10 crore
CSMT extension of platform 10, 11, 12, 13 for 24 coaches Rs.10 crore
Pune extension of platform for 24/26 coaches Rs.25 crore
Gaigaon – Yard remodelling for handling long haul trains Rs. 4.25 crore
Wardha-Chitoda – 2nd chord line (4.26 km) Rs. 4 crore
Itarsi – Amla – Nagpur – Wardha – Bhusawal – Jalgaon (713.86 km) Rs. 25 Crore
Bhusawal – Separate up & down main lines for Badnera side trains Rs. 11 crore
with addl island platforms in up direction
Hadapsar – Development as satellite terminal Rs. 2 crore
Ajni – Development as satellite terminal Rs. 7.5 crore
Road safety works – ROB / RUB Rs. 756 Crore
Vikhroli ROB Rs. 5 crore
Niphad ROB Rs. 5 crore
Diva ROB Rs. 18 crore
Phulgaon ROB Rs. 5 crore
Nagargaon ROB Rs. 5 crore
Diva – Vasai ROB in lieu of LC no. 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 Rs. 9 crore
Diva – Panvel ROB in lieu of LC no. 6, 9C Rs. 3 crore
Kalyan – Igatpur ROB in lieu of LC no. 51 Rs. 16.1 crore
Metropolitan Transport Projects Rs. 789 crore
(Rs. 1,100 crore in 2023-24, Rs. 575 crore in 2022-23 and Rs.650 crore in 2021-22)
MUTP Phase-II Rs.100 crore
MUTP Phase III Rs. 300 crore
MUTP Phase III-A Rs. 389 crore
Customer Amenities Rs.1022 crore
Track Renewals – Rs. 1320 crore
Bridge works, Tunnel works Rs.192 crore
Signalling and Telecommunication works Rs. 183 crore
Electrification Projects Rs. 338 crore
