Railways spent over Rs 1 trn of RRSK funds on safety in 5 years: Report
Following the horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday evening that claimed 275 lives, an official document showed that the national transporter did not have lack of funds, as it “spent over Rs 1 lakh crore” between 2017-18 and 2021-22 from its Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) funds.
The Railways has announced a high-level probe as well as an independent inquiry by the Commissioner of Rail Safety, which comes under the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that “all the empty safety claims” of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have been “exposed”.
