रेलफैनों को आता है ज़िन्दगी का मज़ा लेना

-Highest ever allocation to SCR in budget 2021-22 -Budget Allocation for both Telugu States (TS & AP) more than double in 2021-22 over average of 2014-20
The General Budget 2021-22, which includes the Railways, was presented o­n the floor of the Parliament o­n 01st February, 2021. The Pink book, a compendium containing all the details about the infrastructure works, demands for grants and comprehensive details of budgetary allocations for carrying out various works in Railways, has been tabled in the Parliament. Shri Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, South Central Railway held a Press Meet today i.e., 04th February, 2021 to highlight the Budgetary allocations 2021-22 for South Central Railway, the details of which are as below:-
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National Rail Plan to create a future ready Railways system by 2030 with a strategy of bringing down logistic cost for the Industry to enable “make in India”.
2) Indian Railways to construct additional dedicated freight corridors namely East Coast Corridor from Kharagpur to Vijayawada, East West corridor from Bhusaval to Khargpur to Daunkuni and North South Corridor from Itarsi to Vijayawada.
3) 100% electrification of all the Broad-Gauge Railway lines by December 2023.
4) Provision of indigenously developed automatic Train Protection system in the High-Density Networks and High-Utilization Networks to eliminate train collisions due to human error.
5) Highest ever total Plan capex of Rs. 2,15,058 Crores this year with Rs.7,500 Crores from internal resources, Rs. 1,00,258 Crores from extra budgetary resources and Rs. 1,07,100 Crores coming from capital expenditure.
Highlights of Railway Budget pertaining to South Central Railway
Ø The zone has got a substantial budgetary allocation for the year 2021-22.
Ø Towards important infrastructure works, SCR has been sanctioned a staggering amount of Rs. 7,222 Crore for the year 2021-22 compared to Rs. 7,024 Crore for the year 2020-21. These include:
· For Doubling, Third Line and Bypass line works, the total budgetary grant including all is Rs 4,238 Crore.
· For New lines, the total budgetary grant including Capital, Deposit, Extra Budgetary Resources etc is Rs 2,195 Crore.
· For electrification works, the total budgetary grant is Rs. 617 Crore.
· For Traffic facilities, the total budgetary grant is Rs 173 Crore.
The budget allocations for some of the important Safety related works during 2021-22 include –
Ø Rs 672 Crores for Road Safety Works (Level Crossings, Bridges and ROB/RUB)
Ø Rs. 374 Crores for construction of road over/under bridges o­n golden quadrilateral/diagonal routes
Ø Rs 862 Crores for Track Renewal works
Ø Rs. 60 Crores for implementation of Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) o­n Bidar-Parli Vaijnath-Parbhani and Manmad-Nanded-Secunderabad-Dhone-Guntakal sections.
The Budgetary Allocations for some of the important o­ngoing projects over SCR & their current status are as follows:
Ø Rs. 1,144.4 Crore allotted for Nadikudi–Srikalahasti new line project. The project was sanctioned in the year 2011-12 for a distance of 309 Kms with an sanctioned cost of Rs.2,289 Crore. 50% of the project cost is to be borne by the Govt. of AP, while giving land free of cost. The section between New Piduguralla to Savalyapuram for a distance of 46 kms is completed. Works are progressing well in remaining sections.
Ø Rs. 325 Crore allotted for Manoharabad–Kothapalli new line project. The project was sanctioned in the year 2006-07 for a distance of 151 Kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 1160 Crore. This is a cost sharing project with Govt. of Telangana. Accordingly, 1/3rd cost will be shared by Govt of Telangana and land will be given by them at free of cost. The first phase of the project from Manoharabad – Gajwel for a distance of 32 kms is completed. Balance works are in fast progress.
Ø Rs. 267 Crore allotted for Bhadrachalam – Sattupalli new line project. The project was sanctioned in the year 2010-11 for a distance of 54 Kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs 928 Crore. The project has been taken up jointly by Railways and Singareni Collieries. As per the agreement land will be provided by
Railways and expenditure towards construction will be shared by both Singareni Collieries and Railways. Works are in fast progress and nearing completion.
Ø Rs. 187 Crore allotted for Kotipalli–Narsapur new line project. The project was sanctioned in the year 2000-01 for a distance of 57 Kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 2,120 Crore. 25% of the project cost would be shared by the Govt of AP. The new line works in this section involves construction of important major bridges o­n Gowthami, Vynatheya and Vashista rivers, which are progressing at a brisk pace.
Ø Rs. 149 Crore allotted for Munirabad–Mahbubnagar new line project. The project was sanctioned in the year 1997-98 for a distance of 244 kms with an sanctioned cost of Rs. 1723 Crore. Out of 244 Kms, 66 kms falls under the jurisdiction of SCR (Telangana State) and the sanctioned cost for that portion is Rs 452 Crore. The remaining portion of 178 Kms belongs to SWR (Karnataka State). The section between Devarakadra – Makthal for a distance of 40 Kms has been completed and commissioned. The works between Krishna - Makthal for a distance of 26 Km are in fast progress.
Ø Rs. 83.6 Crore allotted for Akkannapet – Medak new line project. The project was sanctioned in the year 2012-13 for a distance of 17 Kms at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 118 crore. 50% of the project cost would be shared by the Govt of Telangana with land being given free of cost. The works are nearing completion.
Ø Rs. 36 Crore allotted for Kadapa – Bengaluru new line project (Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka). The project was sanctioned in the year 2008-09 for a distance of 255 kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 2,706 Crore. Length in SCR under Andhra Pradesh Jurisdiction is 205 kms and the balance in SWR under Karnataka is 50 kms. 50% of the project cost is contributed by the Govt. of AP for the SCR portion. The project is taken up in 4 phases in SCR jurisdiction and 1 phase in SWR jurisdiction. The first stretch from Kadapa–Pendlimarri for a distance of 21 Km is already commissioned.
Ø Rs. 1200 Crore allotted for Vijayawada– Gudivada/ Machilipatnam-Bhimavaram/ Narsapur–Nidadavolu doubling and electrification. The doubling project was sanctioned in the year 2011-12 for a distance of 221 kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 1504 Crore. It is a cost sharing project and 50% of the project cost will be shared by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. The Section between Uppaluru -Bhimavaram Town for a distance of 89 Kms & 35 Kms between Gudivada - Machilipatnam are completed and commissioned. The works in the remaining sections are in fast progress.
Ø Rs. 800 Crore allotted for Vijayawada – Gudur 3rd line project. The 3rd Line project was sanctioned in the year 2015-16 for a distance of 288 kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 3549 Crore. Execution of works has been commenced in three phases between Gudur- Bitragunta, Karavadi - Bitragunta and Karavadi - Krishna Canal simultaneously.
Ø Rs. 475 Crore allotted for Kazipet – Balharshah 3rd line project. The 3rd Line project sanctioned in the year 2015-16 for a distance of 201 kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 2,063 Crore. 22 Kms between
Raghavapuram-Kolanur is completed. The sections between Kolanur - Potkapalli, Bisugir Sharif-Uppal and Wirur-Manikgarh totaling to a length of 44 kms are nearing completion. The works in the remaining sections are in progress.
Ø Rs. 426 Crore allotted for construction of By Pass lines at Vijayawada (19.5 Kms), Kazipet (10.65 Kms), Renigunta (9.6 Kms), Wadi (7.6 Kms), Gooty (3.8 Kms) and Motumarri. (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra). All the By Pass line Works are fast in progress.
Ø Rs. 364 Crore allotted for Guntur – Guntakal doubling project. The doubling project was sanctioned in the year 2016-17 for a distance of 401 kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 3,631 Crore. The project is 50% cost sharing with Govt. of AP. The section between Nallapadu – Satalur for a distance of 31 Kms & Pendekallu – Dhone for a length of 27 kms is completed while the works in the remaining stretches are also progressing well.
Ø Rs. 333 Crore allotted for Kazipet – Vijayawada 3rd line project. The 3rd Line project was sanctioned in the year 2012-13 for a distance of 220 kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 1,953 Crore. The section between Vijayawada - Kondapalli for a distance of 17.5 Kms is nearing completion. The works in Kondapalli- Errupalem are in fast progress and the works in the remaining sections are also progressing well.
Ø Rs. 225 Crore allotted for Gooty – Dharmavaram doubling project. The doubling project was sanctioned in the year 2015-16 for a distance of 91 kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 714 Crore. The works in the sections between Kalluru- Taticherla for a distance of 20 Kms & section between Zangalapalle - Chigicherla for 11 Kms total 31 Kms completed and commissioned. The works in remaining sections are in fast progress.
Ø Rs. 100 Crore allotted for Secunderabad – Mahbubnagar doubling project. The doubling project was sanctioned in the year 2015-16 for a distance of 85 kms with a sanctioned cost of Rs. 774 Crore. The sections between Shadnagar - Gollapalli for a distance of 30 Kms are completed and the works in the remaining sections also progressing at fast pace.
Ø Rs. 5 Crore allotted for Akola-Dhone Doubling project. The project is sanctioned in 2019-20 for a distance of 612 Kms. The execution of doubling works excludes the previously sanctioned sections between Parbhani-Mudkhed & Manoharabad-Mahbubnagar.
Ø Rs. 0.10 Crore allotted for MMTS Phase II project which was sanctioned in the year 2012-13 with the sanctioned cost Rs. 817 Crore. The works o­n sections between Telapur – Ramachandrapuram for a distance of 5.75 Kms completed and commissioned. Quadrupling between Moula Ali – Ghatkesar for a distance of 12 Kms is completed. Works in Malkajgiri- Bolarum-Medchal & Falaknuma – Umdanagar sections are nearing completion. The project is targeted for completion at the earliest.
Ø Rs. 0.10 Crore allotted for Ghatkesar – Yadadri extension MMTS phase-II. Sanctioned in the year 2016-17 for a distance of 33 Kms with a revised estimate of Rs. 412 Crore. This project is a joint venture of Railways and Government of Telangana with cost sharing of 1/3rd and 2/3rd respectively.
Under Mission Electrification, in the current financial year 155 Route Km of electrification has been completed and allocations in the current budget is very much satisfactory. The allocation for the current year is 246% more than the allocation for 2020-21.
The details are as follows-
Ø Rs. 175 Crore allotted for Electrification of Manmad – Mudkhed – Dhone section for a distance of 783 Kms sanctioned in the year 2015-16 at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 865 Crs. Revised estimate prepared excluding Umdanagar - Mahbubnagar section and sanctioned for Rs. 902 Cr
Ø Rs. 85 Crore allotted for Electrification of Dharmavaram-Pakala section for distance of 228 Kms sanctioned in the year 2017-18 at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 253 Cr.
Ø Rs. 30 Crore allotted for Electrification of Nandyal –Yerraguntla section for distance of 123 Kms sanctioned in the year 2017-18 at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 135 Cr.
Ø Rs. 20 Crore allotted for Electrification of Lingampet Jagityal - Nizamabad for a distance of 95 Kms sanctioned in the year 2017-18 at a sanctioned cost of Rs 97 Cr.
Ø Rs. 90 Crore allotted for Electrification of Parli Vaijnath - Vikarabad section for a distance of 269 Kms sanctioned in the year 2017-18 at a sanctioned cost of Rs 312 Cr.
Ø Rs. 100 Crore allotted for Electrification of Pipalkutti - Mudhked and Parbhani- Parli Vaijnath section for a distance of 246 Kms sanctioned in the year 2017-18 at an sanctioned cost of Rs 325 Cr.
Ø Rs. 85 Crore allotted for Electrification of Purna- Akola section for a distance of 209 Kms sanctioned in the year 2017-18 at an sanctioned cost of Rs 277 Cr.
Ø Rs. 18 Crore allotted for Electrification of Gadwal – Raichur section for a distance of 57 Kms.
Ø Rs. 10 Crore allotted for Electrification of Tenali-Repalle section for a distance of 34 Kms sanctioned in the year 2018-19.
Allocations for Other Projects
Ø Rs. 50 Crore allotted for development of Satellite terminal at Cherlapalli Station.
Ø Rs. 2 Crore allotted for POH workshop at Kazipet
Ø Rs. 32.54 Crore allotted for Midlife Rehabilitation factory at Kurnool.
Ø Rs. 5 Crore allotted for Development of South Side Entry at Tirupati Railway Station.
Ø Rs. 5.65 Crore allotted for development of Tiruchanur Railway station.
Ø Rs. 50 Crore allotted for Construction of longer loops between Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section.
Ø Rs. 50 Crore allotted for Construction of longer loops between Vijayawada-Gudur section
Ø Rs. 10 Crore allotted for provision of IB signals between Renigunta-Mamamduru-Balapalle section.
In terms of State-wise allocation,
Ø Total Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works, falling fully/ partly in State of Telangana in 2021-22 is Rs 2,420 crore, which is 118% more than the average of 2014-20 (Rs 1110 Cr/Yr.)
Ø Total Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works, falling fully/ partly in State of Andhra Pradesh, in 2021-22 is Rs 5,812 crore which is 105% more than the average of 2014-20 (Rs 2830 Cr/Yr.)

रेलवे द्वारा बजट में बिलासपुर जोन को 5050 करोड़ मिले। इस बजट में रायगढ़ मांड कॉलरी से भूपदेवपुर के बीच नई रेल लाइन निर्माण के लिए 200 करोड़ रुपए मिले हैं। बिलासपुर से झारसुगुड़ा चौथी लाइन और चांपा से झारसुगुड़ा तीसरी लाइन को पूरा करने के लिए 462 करोड़ रुपए दिए गए हैं। यात्री सुविधाओं के नाम पर जो प्रस्ताव भेजे गए हैं, उनमें पुरानी मांगे हैं। अफसरों को उम्मीद है कि इस बार पुरानी मांगों पर विचार हो सकता है। जिले के लिहाज से देखें तो आम बजट में नई लाइन बिछाने और दोहरीकरण के लिए सबसे ज्यादा बजट दिया गया है। 10 फरवरी को डीआरएम ने मीडिया से जानकारी साझा की। रायगढ़ से जुड़े कुछ अहम प्रोजेक्ट शामिल हैं। भूपदेवपुर से मांड कॉलरी के बीच में 63 किलोमीटर लंबी रेल लाइन बिछाए जाने की बात कही गई। मांड क्षेत्र से भूपदेवपुर तक कोल परिवहन के लिए नई रेल लाइन...
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की आवश्यकता थी। साथ ही इस बीच पड़ने वाले गांवों में स्टेशन भी बनाए जाएंगे। ताकि कुछ गांव रेल लाइन से कनेक्ट हो जाएं। लंबित कामों में तीसरी लाइन पूरी करने 30 करोड़ और चौथी लाइन के लिए 432 करोड़ रुपए दिए गए हैं।
हर साल बढ़ती है तीसरी-चौथी लाइन की मियाद और बजट
चांपा से झारसुगुड़ा तीसरी लाइन को 2008-09 में रेलवे बोर्ड से मंजूरी मिली थी। 2010 में फील्ड पर काम शुरू हुआ। 2018 के मार्च तक काम को पूरा करने का टारगेट था। इसमें कुछ हिस्से में काम पेंडिंग है, जिनके लिए 30 करोड़ जारी हुए हैं। बिलासपुर से झारसुगुड़ा तक 206 किलोमीटर लंबी लाइन 2020 तक पूरी की जानी थी। शुरुआत में इसकी लागत 2060 करोड़ थी, इसमें 432 करोड़ रुपए का बजट बढ़ाया गया है। इसी तरह इन दोनों लाइन के लिए बजट और समय सीमा तो बढ़ रही है, लेकिन काम पूरा नहीं हो रहा है।
कोतरा रोड और नहरपाली फाटक पर आरओबी के लिए मिली राशि
कोतरा रोड और नहरपाली समपार फाटक पर आरओबी बनाने के लिए भी राशि जारी हो चुकी है। उल्लेखनीय है कि कोतरा रोड के पास आरओबी का काम सेतू निगम ने शुरू कर दिया है। रेल लाइन के ऊपर से गुजरने वाले हिस्से का निर्माण रेलवे करेगा। मोनेट के पास स्थित नहरपाली समपार फाटक पर भी आरओबी बनाया जाएगा।
रायगढ़ स्टेशन में बनेगी बुजुर्ग व दिव्यांगों के लिए लगेगी लिफ्ट और टॉयलेट
यात्री सुविधाओं में कुछ काम प्रस्तावित कर डिवीजन कार्यालय ने जोन को भेजा है। इनमें दिव्यांग और बुजुर्गों के लिए लिफ्ट, पब्लिक टायलेट व अन्य सुविधाएं हैं। रायगढ़ स्टेशन में लिफ्टऔर पब्लिक टायलेट का प्रस्ताव दो सालों से लगातार चल रहा है। सर्वे के बाद भी लिफ्ट लगी नहीं लेकिन अफसरों के मुताबिक इस बार ये सुविधाएं विकसित जाएंगी।
जोन को भेजी गई है डिमांड, यात्रियों के लिए बढ़ाएंगे सुविधाएं
"यात्री सुविधाओं से संबंधित जानकारी बनाकर जोन को भेजी गई है। कुछ दिनों में स्पष्ट हो जाएगा कि किस स्टेशन पर कौन सी नई सुविधाएं मिलेंगी।''-पुलकित सिंघल, सीनियर डीसीएम, बिलासपुर डिवीजन

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लोहरदगा और गुमला के विकास और समृद्धि के लिए विभिन्न विषय रखे. इस दौरान सांसद सुदर्शन भगत ने कहा कि बजट देश को आत्मनिर्भर बनाने सहित अंत्योदय की संकल्पना को साकार करने वाला है. देश का हर वर्ग बजट का स्वागत कर रहा है. सरकार द्वारा स्वास्थ्य एवं खुशहाली सहित देश के विकास की नींव रखने के लिए सदन...
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में प्रस्तुत बजट का सभी समर्थन कर रहे हैं.
पर्यटन स्थलों का विकास जरूरी
सांसद श्री भगत ने कहा कि लोहरदगा संसदीय क्षेत्र जनजाति बहुल, बाबा टांगीनाथ और भगवान हनुमान की पावन जन्मस्थली माता अंजना के आशीर्वाद से सिंचित रत्नगर्भा बॉक्साईट नगरी एक ग्रामीण अंचल है. यह संसदीय क्षेत्र आर्थिक रूप से पिछड़ा होने के साथ-साथ अच्छी शिक्षा और बेहतर स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं के आभाव में भी वन संपदा एवं जनजातीय तथा ग्रामीण संस्कृति को संजोकर रखा है. गुमला व लोहरदगा देश की प्रगति में अनवरत योगदान दे रहा है. इसलिए इन दोनों क्षेत्र की कई समस्याओं को दूर करना जरूरी है. जिनमें कृषि के क्षेत्र में विशेष अभियान चलाये जाने की आवश्यकता है.
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उन्होंने कहा कि यहां खनन या बॉक्साइट आधारित उद्योग जरूरी है. प्रचुर मात्रा में वनोत्पाद है. बड़ी मात्रा में सब्जियों की खेती होती है. यहां खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग स्थापित किया जा सकता है. गुमला व लोहरदगा के संसदीय क्षेत्र में पर्यटन की अपार संभावनाएं है. यहां पौराणिक बाबा टांगीनाथ मंदिर व भगवान हनुमान की जन्मस्थान आंजनधाम है. रामरेखा धाम सहित प्राकृतिक सौंदर्य एवं ऐतिहासिक स्थलों के विभिन्न स्थान विद्यमान हैं. जिन्हें पर्यटन के लिए विकसित करने से इन स्थानों का महत्व तो बढ़ेगा ही, वहीं इनके एक पर्यटन केंद्र के रूप में विकसित होने से यहां के स्थानीय लोगों के जीवन स्तर में भी सुधार आयेगा.
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बजट प्रावधान की जानकारी इस प्रकार हैः-
Description/विस्तृत जानकारी Budget Grant/ बजट अनुदान ¼करोड़ में½
नई लाइन(New Line)
1116.00
आमान परिवर्तन(Gauge Conversion)
296.00
दोहरीकरण(Doubling)
1817.60
यातायात सुविधा-यार्ड रिमाडलिंग एवं अन्य(Traffic Facilities – Yard Remodeling & Others)
61.63
कम्प्यूटरीकरण(Computerization)
4.02
रोड संरक्षा कार्य-लेवल क्रासिंग(Road Safety Works-Level Crossing)
13.92
रोड संरक्षा कार्य –आरओबी/आरयूबी(Road Safety Works-ROB/RUB)
560.74
ट्रैक नवीनीकरण (Track Renewals)
570.00
पुल, टनल एवं सड़क संबंधी कार्य(Bridge Works, Tunnel works & Approaches)
25.00
संकेत एवं दूरसंचार कार्य (Signaling and Telecommunication works)
93.45
विद्युत संबंधी अन्य कार्य, ट्रैकशन वितरण कार्यसहित (Other Electrical Works (incl. Traction Distribution works)
21.45
वर्कशाप के साथ प्रोडक्शन युनिट(Workshops including production Units)
32.95
कर्मचारी कल्याण(Staff Welfare)
18.97
यात्री सुविधा(Passenger Amenities)
404.51
अन्य विशिष्ट कार्य(Road Safety Works-ROB/RUB)
51.51
प्रशिक्षण/मानव संसाधन विकास (Training/HRD)
3.05
कुल प्रावधान
5050.71

In 2020-21, four new projects were announced for SER but all of them went to Odisha and not Bengal
The TMC on Sunday accused the BJP government at the Centre of depriving West Bengal of rail projects over the last few years, and said allocations have been made only for some projects in Union budget 2021-22 with an eye on assembly elections in the state.
Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and West Bengal minister Shashi Panja told reporters here that nominal financial allocations have been made for the state's railway projects, which were...
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announced earlier, while BJP-ruled states are getting the lion's share of funds for railway works.
"While presenting the Budget, the BJP government makes allocations based on the fact whether a state is going for elections or not. Eastern states, including West Bengal, have been deprived since 2016-17, and some projects have been announced in the 2021-22 budget with the assembly polls in mind," Panja said at a press conference at the TMC headquarters.
She claimed that the BJP government has announced some new railway line projects for Kolkata-headquartered South Eastern Railway for 2021-22 in the election season, after having ignored it since 2016-17.
The minister also claimed that the Metro Railway projects in and around Kolkata are facing inordinate delay in completion, and have been granted a total of Rs 1,330 crore for 2021-22 since the elections are round the corner in West Bengal. Assembly polls are due in the state in April-May this year.
The allocation of Rs 6,636 crore to West Bengal is the highest-ever funds earmarked for the state in the history of Indian Railways, minister Piyush Goyal had said soon after the Union budget was announced, blaming successive state governments for the delay in rail projects in the state.
Accusing the Centre of "doublespeak", Panja said that the BJP government "does not believe in cooperative federalism".
"While the projects in BJP-ruled states are getting sustained allocation, those in other states are facing natural death owing to lack of funds," she said.
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The minister alleged that the East West Metro corridor connecting Sector V in Salt Lake with Howrah Maidan, which was announced by Mamata Banerjee during her stint as the Rail Minister in 2009, has missed five deadlines for completion of the project, leading to around 100 per cent cost escalation.
Taking to Twitter, TMC MP and national spokesperson Derek O'Brien said, "In election season, BJP's tourist gang are touting 'record Railway allocation' for Bengal. The truth is, multiple rail projects have been shelved in Bengal and funding choked all these years."
Posting two documents, O'Brien has highlighted "How Bengal has been deprived of Railways funds for years."
In the document, the Rajya Sabha MP has highlighted how over one dozen rail factories across Bengal, initiated by Mamata Banerjee when she was the Minister of Railways, have received only a token financial allocation this year.
"The new rail coach manufacturing unit at Kanchrapara had been allocated Rs 74 lakh in the last budget. This year the allocation is just Rs 1,000. (One thousand rupees, not a typo!)," he said.
He further said in budget 2020 the Centre shelved 20 new connectivity ventures and 10 upgradation projects launched by Banerjee as Minister of Railways, especially in rural Bengal.
"In Budget 2019 the Sealdah Coach Repair Factory - One thousand rupees Rail Museum in Bolpur - One thousand rupees! Coach Washing Workshop in Howrah - One thousand rupees!The list goes on," he said.
Accusing the BJP of only focussing on states in election year, he said that from 2016-17 to 2020-21, no new lines in Railways were announced in South-Eastern Railways, let alone Bengal.
In 2020-21, four new projects were announced for SER but all of them went to Odisha and not Bengal. 
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"The BJP government has allocated funds very slowly for it since 2014. Kolkata Metro received an outlay of Rs 850 crore for 2019-20 which came down to Rs 750 crore in 2020-21. Come election year and this outlay is Rs 1330 crore," he said.
O'Brien also alleged that BJP states benefitted at the expense of the rest of India, citing two examples of the bullet train project and the broad gauge like in Surendranagar in Rajkot.
He also highlighted how in budget 2020-21, Rs 980 crore was sanctioned for the National Railway University in Gujarat.
The Railway minister has said that there is no shortage of funds for the state and blamed the political dispensations for the delay in execution of works.
West Bengal has 53 ongoing projects including new lines, gauge conversion, doubling projects costing Rs 48,275 crore for 4,463 km.
"The allocation for West Bengal is the highest-ever in the history of Indian Railways. It is 2.5 times the average amount allocated between budget 2009-2014 and 26 per cent more than last year," he had said while addressing a press briefing recently.
"Projects there remain incomplete or are delayed because the state governments - first it was the Left Front government and now the TMC-- have been unable to provide land to us. Projects which are 45 year old are pending in the state. I appeal to Mamata didi to expedite the process and give us land," he had said.
Goyal said that due to non-availability of land, as many as 34 projects in the state have received only token allotment in the budget 2021-22.