In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on 24 March, Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal said that the Indian Railways has unveiled a plan called “Mission 41 K” to save ₹ 41,000 crores over the next ten years.
Indian Railways has saved about ₹19981 Crores in Business As Usual (BAU) mode since November, 2015 to December, 2020, said Goyal.
Indian Railways has also embarked upon a major electrification program to electrify its Broad Gauge (BG) network by December, 2023. A total of 16744 RKM has been electrified during the last three years and the current year up to 28.02.2021, that is, from 2017-18 to 2020-21 (28 February, 2021).
(Published from PIB)
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