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		<title><![CDATA[Odisha Development Forum - An Initiative from The Odisha Society of the Americas - Annual Rail Budgets]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[2025 Rail budget]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Road Transportation and Highways: 2.72 lakh crores<br />
<br />
Railways: 2.65 lakh crores<br />
<br />
Railway budget broken down by states:<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Maharashtra: 23,778  crore<br />
</li>
<li>Uttar Pradesh 19,858 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Gujarat 17,155 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Madhya Pradesh 14,745 crore<br />
</li>
<li>W. Bengal 13,955 crore<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Odisha 10,599 crore</span><br />
</li>
<li>Northeast 10,440  crore<br />
</li>
<li>Bihar 10,066 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Rajasthan  9,960 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Andhra 9,417 crores<br />
</li>
<li>Karnataka 7,559 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Jharkhand 7,302 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Chhattisgarh 6,925 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Tamil Nadu 6,626 crores<br />
</li>
<li>Punjab 5,421 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Telangana  5,337 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Uttarakhand 4,641 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Haryana 3,416 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Kerala: 3,042 crores<br />
</li>
<li>Himachal Pradesh 2,716 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Delhi 2,593 crore<br />
</li>
<li>J &amp; K  844 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Goa Rs 482 crore<br />
</li>
</ul>
Link: <a href="https://www.etnownews.com/infrastructure/railway-budget-2025-check-state-wise-allocation-of-funds-know-which-state-receives-highest-amount-article-117898677/amp" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.etnownews.com/infrastructure...898677/amp</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Road Transportation and Highways: 2.72 lakh crores<br />
<br />
Railways: 2.65 lakh crores<br />
<br />
Railway budget broken down by states:<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Maharashtra: 23,778  crore<br />
</li>
<li>Uttar Pradesh 19,858 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Gujarat 17,155 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Madhya Pradesh 14,745 crore<br />
</li>
<li>W. Bengal 13,955 crore<br />
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Odisha 10,599 crore</span><br />
</li>
<li>Northeast 10,440  crore<br />
</li>
<li>Bihar 10,066 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Rajasthan  9,960 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Andhra 9,417 crores<br />
</li>
<li>Karnataka 7,559 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Jharkhand 7,302 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Chhattisgarh 6,925 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Tamil Nadu 6,626 crores<br />
</li>
<li>Punjab 5,421 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Telangana  5,337 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Uttarakhand 4,641 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Haryana 3,416 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Kerala: 3,042 crores<br />
</li>
<li>Himachal Pradesh 2,716 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Delhi 2,593 crore<br />
</li>
<li>J &amp; K  844 crore<br />
</li>
<li>Goa Rs 482 crore<br />
</li>
</ul>
Link: <a href="https://www.etnownews.com/infrastructure/railway-budget-2025-check-state-wise-allocation-of-funds-know-which-state-receives-highest-amount-article-117898677/amp" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.etnownews.com/infrastructure...898677/amp</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[2024 Interim Rail budget]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Following are some key points from <a href="https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_31903_196305_4_71_02-02-2024_5_i_1_sf.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_31903..._1_sf.html</a> and <a href="https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_31887_185665_4_71_02-02-2024_13_i_1_sf.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_31887..._1_sf.html</a> . See also <a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Feb/02/odisha-gets-highest-allocation-for-railways" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/...r-railways</a> and <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-gets-rs-10536-crore-allocation-for-railway-sector-indian-news/articleshow/107332498.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...332498.cms</a> <br />
<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>10,536 crores for Odisha<br />
</li>
<li>Vande Metro planned for Odisha: first phase - Cuttack-Bhubaneswar-Puri, Next phases - Sambalpur-Rourkela, Sambalpur-Jharsuguda, Talcher-Anugul, Baleswar-Bhadrak-Cuttack-Bhubaneswar<br />
</li>
<li>Khurda road-Balangir project has received the maximum budgetary provision of Rs 1,599 crore, up by around 80 per cent than last year’s Rs 891 crore. Prioritising ongoing projects, Rs 300 crore has been allocated for 154 km Talcher-Bimlagarh railway line, Rs 200 crore for 98.7 km Angul-Sukinda line, Rs 115 crore for 130 km Jeypore-Malkangiri line, Rs 100 crore each for 38 km Jeypore-Nabarangpur line and Talcher-Angul line with Y connection at Talcher, Rs 50 crore each for 82 km Haridaspur-Paradip line and Nuapada-Gunupur new broad gauge line up to Theruvali. <br />
</li>
<li>Rs 920 crore has been allocated for Vizianagaram to Sambalpur third line, Rs 560 crore for Jharsuguda-Bilaspur (fourth line), Rs 550 crore for Koraput-Singapur Road, Rs 505 crore for Narayangarh- Bhadrak (third line), Rs 410 crore each for Budhapank-Salegaon (third and fourth line) and Kothavalasa- Koraput line via Jagdalpur, Rs 330 crore for 80 km Bhadrak-Nergundi (third line), Rs 309 crore for Bondamunda-Ranchi line, Rs 225 crore for 180 km Banspani-Daitari- Tomka-Jakhapura line and Rs 212 crore for Jharapada-Budapank (third and fourth line).<br />
</li>
</ul>
See also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h2XtOprysU&amp;ab_channel=OdishaTransport%26MultimodalNews" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h2XtOpr...imodalNews</a> <br />
<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3h2XtOprysU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Following are some key points from <a href="https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_31903_196305_4_71_02-02-2024_5_i_1_sf.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_31903..._1_sf.html</a> and <a href="https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_31887_185665_4_71_02-02-2024_13_i_1_sf.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_31887..._1_sf.html</a> . See also <a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Feb/02/odisha-gets-highest-allocation-for-railways" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/...r-railways</a> and <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-gets-rs-10536-crore-allocation-for-railway-sector-indian-news/articleshow/107332498.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...332498.cms</a> <br />
<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>10,536 crores for Odisha<br />
</li>
<li>Vande Metro planned for Odisha: first phase - Cuttack-Bhubaneswar-Puri, Next phases - Sambalpur-Rourkela, Sambalpur-Jharsuguda, Talcher-Anugul, Baleswar-Bhadrak-Cuttack-Bhubaneswar<br />
</li>
<li>Khurda road-Balangir project has received the maximum budgetary provision of Rs 1,599 crore, up by around 80 per cent than last year’s Rs 891 crore. Prioritising ongoing projects, Rs 300 crore has been allocated for 154 km Talcher-Bimlagarh railway line, Rs 200 crore for 98.7 km Angul-Sukinda line, Rs 115 crore for 130 km Jeypore-Malkangiri line, Rs 100 crore each for 38 km Jeypore-Nabarangpur line and Talcher-Angul line with Y connection at Talcher, Rs 50 crore each for 82 km Haridaspur-Paradip line and Nuapada-Gunupur new broad gauge line up to Theruvali. <br />
</li>
<li>Rs 920 crore has been allocated for Vizianagaram to Sambalpur third line, Rs 560 crore for Jharsuguda-Bilaspur (fourth line), Rs 550 crore for Koraput-Singapur Road, Rs 505 crore for Narayangarh- Bhadrak (third line), Rs 410 crore each for Budhapank-Salegaon (third and fourth line) and Kothavalasa- Koraput line via Jagdalpur, Rs 330 crore for 80 km Bhadrak-Nergundi (third line), Rs 309 crore for Bondamunda-Ranchi line, Rs 225 crore for 180 km Banspani-Daitari- Tomka-Jakhapura line and Rs 212 crore for Jharapada-Budapank (third and fourth line).<br />
</li>
</ul>
See also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h2XtOprysU&amp;ab_channel=OdishaTransport%26MultimodalNews" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h2XtOpr...imodalNews</a> <br />
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			<title><![CDATA[2023-24 Rail budget]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 03:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Odisha has done extremely well in the 2023-24 Rail budget.<br />
<br />
The Pink books can be accessed at: <br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&amp;id=0,1,304,366,539,2848" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...6,539,2848</a><br />
and <br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/FetchFiles.jsp?datef=2023-02-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...2023-02-03</a><br />
<br />
The specific pink books relevant to Odisha are at:<br />
<br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2023-24/PINK_BOOK_2023-24/11_ECOR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...1_ECOR.pdf</a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2023-24/PINK_BOOK_2023-24/08_SER.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...08_SER.pdf</a><br />
<br />
and<br />
<br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2023-24/PINK_BOOK_2023-24/14_SECR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...4_SECR.pdf</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Odisha has done extremely well in the 2023-24 Rail budget.<br />
<br />
The Pink books can be accessed at: <br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&amp;id=0,1,304,366,539,2848" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...6,539,2848</a><br />
and <br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/FetchFiles.jsp?datef=2023-02-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...2023-02-03</a><br />
<br />
The specific pink books relevant to Odisha are at:<br />
<br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2023-24/PINK_BOOK_2023-24/11_ECOR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...1_ECOR.pdf</a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2023-24/PINK_BOOK_2023-24/08_SER.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...08_SER.pdf</a><br />
<br />
and<br />
<br />
<a href="https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2023-24/PINK_BOOK_2023-24/14_SECR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboa...4_SECR.pdf</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[2021-22 Rail Budget]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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