Union Budget 2022-23: Odisha allocated over Rs 9,000 crore for Indian Railways development, highest so far

In Union Budget 2022-23, the state of Odisha has received an allocation of around Rs 9,734 crore which so far, is the highest budgetary provision made and more than the state’s demands for Indian Railways’ infrastructure as well as safety-related projects in this Union budget, a senior official said. Though the allocation figure has not been officially released by Indian Railways in view of the model code of conduct for the assembly elections in five states, the official said the budget allocation of this fiscal for Odisha is Rs 2,738.5 crore more than the allocation of last year (Rs 6,995.58 crore). This included state share as well as extra-budgetary resources (EBR) like loans, according to a PTI report.