New Delhi: Union Budget announces 100 new airports by 2024. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this would be aimed at incorporating the UDAN program, which was designed to boost the domestic aviation sector.
Nirmala Sitharaman said that Rs 27,300 crore has been allocated for the development of the commercial and industrial sectors. Nirmala said solar panels would be installed at the site of the railway track near the railway track.
In the Union Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman announced that Rs 1.7 lakh crore would be earmarked for the transport sector by 2021. It was also announced in the budget that the 11000 km rail track would be electrified. The Finance Minister said more PPP trains would be introduced to promote privatization.
18600 crore has been allocated for the project in Bengaluru Railway. More Tejas trains will be implemented. Nirmala Sitharaman said efforts were on to bring in private investment in the railways. In its budget presentation, Nirmala Sitharaman said the Center would cooperate with the Bangalore-Sabarmati project, which is 148 km long.
More trains will be added to connect major tourist destinations. In the Budget presentation, the Railway Line has been electrified at 27,000 km. Meanwhile, the construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is completed by 2023. In his budget presentation, the finance minister said the construction of the Chennai-Bangalore Express Highway has begun.
