NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asserted Wednesday that ample outlays have been made in the Union Budget for massive development in railway infrastructure and services across all states and UTs, including six Opposition-ruled states such as Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.“The government has made a huge capital allocation for railways in the Budget at over Rs 2.65 lakh crore for 2024-25. Out of this, an allocation of Rs 1.08 lakh crore has been made exclusively for safety works,” he said.The Opposition-ruled states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Jharkhand have been given due consideration in the allocations, he said.The response came on a day when Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee slammed the BJP-led NDA government over the recent train accidents. Vaishaw said his ministry has focused on technology, operational changes and training to significantly improve train travel.Citing data, he said 13 railway stations of Delhi division will be redeveloped under the ‘Amrit Bharat’ scheme. These are Adarsh Nagar Delhi, Anand Vihar, Bijwasan, Old Delhi, Delhi Cantt, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Delhi Shahdara, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Narela, New Delhi, Sabzi Mandi, Safdarjung and Tilak Bridge.
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