The South Central Railway (SCR) got a 30% increased allocation in this year’s Union Budget at ₹9,125 crore for new lines, doubling, tripling and electrification works compared to ₹7,049 crore last year. Telangana got ₹3,048 crore, which is 26% more while Andhra Pradesh ₹7,032 crore or 21% more, said General Manager Sanjeev Kishore on Thursday.
“There has been a consistent rise in allocation for infrastructure works for both Telugu States in the last few years to the tune of 2.5 to three times since 2014.
