Total budgetary outlay for Southern Railway for FY 2022-23 is Rs
11314 Crore
The outlay of Rs.1565.88 Crores for Doubling projects is thrice the allocation of last year
The allocation of Rs.475.78 Crores for Gauge Conversion is 37% higher than last year
Southern Railway has got a saction of Rs.1081.17 Crore under Customer Amenities which is 230% increase over last year Budget grant under this head.
Tamil Nadu gets a record outlay of Rs.6080 Crores with Rs.1321 Crores for Doubling, Rs.1057 Crores for New lines Rs.475.78 Crores for Gauge conversion
Kerala gets a record outlay of Rs.2033 Crores which is 87% higher than Budget grant allotted last year
Shri AshwiniVaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways, Communications, Electronics & IT convened a Press conference and announced the state-wise budgetary allocation for Railway infrastructure and Safety projects.The Minister stated that a record allocation of Rs.6080 Crores has been made for the state of Tamil Nadu which is 7 times the average outlay of Rs.879 Crores in 2009-2014.For the state of Kerala, he stated that a record allocation of Rs.2033 Crores has been made which is 5.5 times more than the the average outlay of Rs.372 Crores in 2009-2014.
Following Hon’ble Minister’s Press Meet, Shri R.N.Singh, General Manager, Southern Railway briefed media persons about the budget outlay for various projects in Southern Railway. In the meeting, the Principal Heads of Departments and DRMs of all the six divisions participated.
Southern Railway gets a total budget outlay of Rs.11314 Crores
Break-up of major Plan Heads:
| Sl. No. | Planheads | Budget | |
|
| 2022-23 (In Rs. Cr) | 2023-24 (In Rs. Cr) | % Variation | |
| 1 | New Lines | 59.00 | 1158.15 | 1863% | |
| 2 | Gauge Conversion | 346.80 | 475.78 | 37% | |
| 3 | Doubling | 381.51 | 1564.88 | 310% | |
| 4 | Traffic Facilities | 40.99 | 112.45 | 174% | |
| 5 | Computerisation | 11.90 | 18.54 | 56% | |
| 6 | RSW/ROBRUB | 464.49 | 537.59 | 16% | |
| 7 | Track Renewal | 1470.00 | 1300.00 | -12% | |
| 8 | Bridge Works | 105.90 | 87.00 | -18% | |
| 9 | Sigg.& Tele. Works | 189.76 | 382.27 | 101% | |
| 10 | OthrElecWorks incl. TRD | 39.08 | 100.95 | 158% | |
| 11 | Workshops and Sheds | 119.84 | 153.00 | 28% | |
| 12 | Staff Welfare | 58.76 | 69.51 | 18% | |
| 13 | Customer Amenities | 327.77 | 1081.17 | 230% | |
| 14 | Other Specified Works | 24.15 | 130.31 | 440% | |
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