Rs 10,000 crore for Bengal biggest fund allocation for railway projects, says Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The centre has allotted Rs 10,000 crore for railway projects in West Bengal, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Vaishnaw, who was addressing a gathering during Garib Kalyan Sammelan programme in Behala, termed this as “the biggest ever allocation for railways projects.”

Vaishnaw also claimed that if the state government makes land available, the Centre would expedite the projects. Work would start immediately after identification and procurement of land, he added.

‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’ is an initiative to mark the completion of eight years of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly and MLA Suvendu Adhikari was also present during the programme.