"The government has made a huge capital allocation for railways in the Budget at over ₹2.65 lakh crore for 2024-25. Out of this, an allocation of ₹1.08 lakh crore has been made exclusively for safety works," he said.
The Opposition-ruled states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Jharkhand have been given due consideration in the allocations, he said.
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