Railways’ diesel consumption reduced by 50.29% in FY21 compared to FY20

The Railways has reduced its diesel consumption by more than 50 per cent in 2020-21 in comparison to its previous financial year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

In his reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said in 2018-2019, the Railways’ diesel consumption was 26,41,142 kilo litres, which reduced by 10.44 per cent in 2019-2020, which further reduced by 50.29 per cent to 11,75,901 kilo litres in 2020-21.

He further said in 2018-2019, the fuel bill was Rs 18,587.14 crore while in 2019-2020, the bill was Rs 16,377.60 crore.

This reduced to Rs 11,438.70 in 2020-2021, the minister said.

Vaishnaw said the completion of electrification projects depends on various factors like clearances from concerned departments of state governments or central ministries,