The Centre has allocated Rs 9,138 crore for Andhra Pradesh and Rs 5,071 crore for Telangana for railways in the interim Union Budget, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Thursday.
Addressing a virtual press conference, he said that the budget allocation for Andhra Pradesh has been enhanced by 10 per cent. He mentioned that from 2009 to 2014, the state got only Rs 886 crore for railway projects and now new railway lines to a length of 240 km are being laid every year in the state.
The railways have also completed 98 per cent of electrification in the state.