Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget 2022 in the Lok Sabha today and is expected to announce Indian Railways' investment to achieve 100% electrification by Dec 2023.
The Economic Survey had favoured operating Kisan Rail more frequently to transport agriculture produce to help farmers. “..Kisan Rail need(s) to be exploited further to protect the interests of the farmers as well as the consumers,” the survey tabled in Parliament pointed out. Launched on August 7, 2020, Kisan Rail transported perishables such as fruits, vegetables, meat and
The Indian Railways (IR) has set a target of 100 per cent electrification of its network by December 2023, said economic survey 2021-22. To achieve this target with creation of other infrastructure in the sector, the government has increased .