Indian Railways has unveiled a plan (Mission 41 K) to save ₹ 41,000 crores over ten years. Indian Railways has saved about ₹ 19981 Crores in Business As Usual (BAU) mode since November, 2015 to December, 2020.

 Indian Railways has embarked upon a major electrification program to electrify its Broad Gauge (BG) network by December, 2023. Total 16744 RKM has been electrified during last three years and current year upto 28.02.2021 (i.e. 2017-18 to 2020-21 (28.02.2021)).

This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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