The allocation in the Union budget 2022-23 for the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) was 44 per cent more than the previous budget and 370% more than the average of 2009-14 allotment, NFR general manager, Anshul Gupta said in Guwahati on Thursday.
Gupta said the budget this time allocated Rs. 11,428.86 crores against Rs. 6,913 crores in the budget 2021-22.
The GM said adequate fund has been allotted for capital connectivity to North Eastern states, faster connectivity on Northeast Region by doubling of High Density Network (HDN) sections along with electrification of entire network for seamless connectivity.
