Expensive Vande Bharat Chennai trains launch: Indian Railways apparently spent Rs 2.6 crore to arrange PM Modi events
The launch of Vande Bharat trains has proven to be a costly affair, as revealed by responses obtained through Right to Information (RTI) applications from the Indian Railways, according to a report in Times of India. According to the data, the Southern Railway alone spent a total of Rs 2,62,60,367 to organise two launch events for Vande Bharat trains in the region. Specifically, these events included the Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat on April 8 and the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Vande Bharat on April 25.
How this launch is a costly affair?
As per the information provided by the Southern Railway in response to the RTI applications filed by activist Ajay Bose, the Railways incurred a total cost of Rs 1,14,42,108 for the launch event organised in Chennai, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a Vande Bharat express train,
