Railway Budget 2024: 3 major corridors announced; capital outlay increased to ₹2.55 lakh cr
FM Nirmala Sitharaman also announces the conversion of 40,000 normal rail bogies to "Vande Bharat" standards
FM Nirmala Sitharaman also announces the conversion of 40,000 normal rail bogies to "Vande Bharat" standards
Given the government’s strong impetus on railway infrastructure development and modernisation of Indian Railways, the budgetary allocation for the sector is expected to cross ₹3 lakh crore.
The largecap stock, which made its share market debut on April 11, 2019, has risen more than 1,500% in the last five years.
Unlike previous years, the railway ministry got a higher jump in annual outlay for infrastructure upgrade.
The capital allocation to the highway ministry for 2023-24 stands at ₹2,58,605 crore.
Central government is expecting revenue from Railways to increase by ₹32,700 crore in FY23 over revised estimates of FY22.
Budget documents also reveal that the gross budgetary support for the current financial year has been revised upwards.
The rail stocks likely to be in focus today include IRCTC, Titagarh Wagons, Texmaco Rail and Engineering, BEML, and Siemens.