NE BUSINESS BUREAU
CHENNAI, FEB 3
Tamil Nadu has been allotted Rs 6,626 crore and Kerala Rs 3,042 crore for Railways in Budget 2025-26, informed Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday.
Tamil Nadu
In the FY 2025-26 budget, Tamil Nadu has received a record allocation of ₹ 6,626 Crores to boost Rail infrastructure development in the state: Hon'ble MR Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw#Rail_infra_boost #Budget2025 #UnionBudget2025 #ViksitBharatBudget2025 pic.twitter.com/NqDTLPUWjO
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 3, 2025
In his address to the media persons, Vaishnaw said that Rs 6,626 crore has been allotted for Railways in Budget 2025-26 which is 7.5 times the average outlay of Rs.879 Crores allocated for 2009-2014.
22 projects spanning across 2,587 kms costing Rs.33,467 Cr are in progress in Tamil Nadu. 77 railway stations in Tamil Nadu are being redeveloped under Amrit Station Scheme at a cost of Rs. 2,948 Crores. 601 works are in progress for commissioning of Kavach Safety systems at a sanctioned cost of Rs.1,460 Crores in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Following Union Minister’s Press Meet, Kaushal Kishore, Additional General Manager, Southern Railway and B. Vishwanath Eerya, DRM, Chennai interacted with the Press persons at the Southern Railway Headquarters. Principal Heads of Departments of Southern Railway, Somesh Kumar, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer; Beji George, Principal Chief Commercial Manager; P. Mahesh, Chief Administrative Officer/Projects; Sushil Kumar Maurya, Chief Administrative Officer, Construction Organisation/Egmore; Ganesh, Principal Chief Safety Officer; Rama Shankar Gahlot, Principal Chief Engineer; Vijay Singh Meena, Principal Chief Signal & Telecom Engineer; Sivakumar, Principal Chief Operating Manager; Malabika Ghosh, Principal Financial Advisor; S.Subramanian, Chief Passenger Transportation Manager and other Senior officials were also present at the Press Meet held at Southern Railway Headquarters. The Divisional Railway Managers of Salem, Tiruchchirappalli, Madurai, Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad divisions participated virtually from the respective Divisional Headquarters.
Tamil Nadu CM, leaders flay Centre
Giving his reaction to the Union Budget, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, in a post on his social media handle, asked whether the Budget meant “partiality”. Why did they [Union government] not approve Madurai and Coimbatore Metro Rail projects, highways and railways projects? Why is it that not even once was Tamil Nadu mentioned,” the Chief Minister asked.
PMK founder S. Ramadoss expressed disappointment over not having any specific announcements on railway
Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary R. Mutharasan faulted the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for not making sufficient allocation to Metro Rail project, and doubling and electrification of railway tracks, all of which concerned Tamil Nadu.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay said Tamil Nadu continued to be ignored in the Union budget. There were no announcements relating to Coimbatore and Madurai Metro Rail and other infrastructure development projects. Without any bias, the Union budget should consider the development of all the States.
Budget Outlay for Kerala
In the FY 2025-26 budget, Kerala has been allocated a record ₹ 3,042 Crores that includes redevelopment work of 35 stations under Amrit Bharat Scheme: Hon'ble MR Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw#Rail_infra_boost #Budget2025 #UnionBudget2025 #ViksitBharatBudget2025 pic.twitter.com/5fnLPgtu2p
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 3, 2025
The budgetary outlay for Kerala Rail development projects is Rs.3,042 Crores for the year 2025-26 which is 8 times the average outlay of Rs.372 Crores allotted for 2009-2014.
8 projects spanning across 419 kms costing Rs.12,350 Cr are in progress in Kerala. 35 railway stations in Kerala are being redeveloped under Amrit Station Scheme at a cost of Rs. 2,560 Crores. 107 works are in progress for commissioning of Kavach Safety systems at a sanctioned cost of Rs.531 Crores.
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