40 per cent increase in budget grants for South Western Railway

HUBBALLI: As the Union Budget has given immense thrust in building infrastructure across the sectors, the South Western Railway has got Rs 6,900 crore, including the Karnataka government’s share of Rs 780 crore, to take up its ongoing works related to railway infrastructure as well as passenger amenities. The allocation for the financial year 2022-23 is 40 per cent more compared to that of Rs 4,900 crore in the previous year.

SWR general manager Sanjeev Kishore told reporters, Rs 6,226 was the highest capital expenditure planned so far, to build infrastructure and safety projects, ever since the formation of the railway zone. The Capex planned for the next year was an increase of over 35 per cent compared to Rs 4,600 crore of the last year.