“Railways witnesses highest ever Capex Utilisation till December 2023”, Swarajyamag, January 29, 2024:

“The government will present its last budget ahead of the Lok Sabha elections on 1 February amid good prospects for economic growth.

Barring the tweak in the income-tax rebates without changing the overall tax structure and a few changes in here and there, the interim budget is unlikely to have any big announcements or fireworks by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the new Parliament.

As far as the Railways is concerned, the government’s focus on higher expenditure on big-ticket infrastructure projects is slated to continue in the vote-on-account exercise….”

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