Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the railway budget for Karnataka has risen from Rs 835 crore before 2014 to Rs 7,500 crore after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister.
Speaking after PM Modi flagged off the yellow line of Bengaluru Metro, Vaishnaw said, “Such an important state like Karnataka was only getting a meagre Rs 835 crore before 2014. Thanks to Modi, it is now getting Rs 7,500 crore. Also, projects worth Rs 54,000 crore are underway in Karnataka. We are redeveloping 61 stations in the state under the Amrit Bharat scheme.”
The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is a long-term plan to upgrade railway stations in phases, with detailed, need-based plans for each station, according to the PIB website.
Vaishnaw said India’s electronics sector had seen “electrifying” growth in the last 11 years.
“Our electronics production has grown sixfold in the last 11 years, with production touching Rs 12 lakh crore,” he said, adding that exports have increased eightfold to over Rs 3 lakh crore during the same period. “Eleven years ago, nobody could have imagined India exporting electronics,” he added.