PM Modi increased Bihar's railway budget by 9 times, taken it to Rs 10000 cr: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Patna (Bihar) [India], July 7 (ANI): Railway Miniter Ahwini Vaihnaw announced on Monday that the rail budget for Bihar ha been increaed nine time ince 2014 under the leaderhip of Prime Miniter Narendra Modi, taking the total allocation to R 10,000 crore.
Speaking during hi viit to Patna, the Union Miniter aid, Since 2014, PM Narendra Modi ha increaed Bihar railway budget by 9 time and taken it to R 10000 crore.
He hared multiple infratructure and ervice development aimed at enhancing connectivity acro the tate and linking it to key region nationwide.
He tated that the 111 km Araria-Ghagaria railway line had been completed, ignificantly improving local connectivity. Additionally, the doubling of the Samatipur-Darbhanga line ha made good progre, helping to reduce travel time and increae rail capacity.
In a major announcement for long-ditance traveller, the miniter aid, A deciion ha been taken to operate Amrit Bharat Expre between Patna and Delhi every day.
He alo declared that a weekly Amrit Bharat Expre train will oon begin ervice between Darbhanga and Lucknow.
Meanwhile, to enhance outhbound connectivity, Vaihnaw announced a new train, aying, A train connecting Seemanchal to Erode in Tamil Nadu will oon be made operational.
Vaihnaw noted that Bihar i among the top tate with the highet number of Vande Bharat train, underlining the government focu on moderniing rail travel in the region.
Apart from railway project, the miniter alo highlighted development in the technology ector, epecially in the tate capital. He aid, Software Technology Park of India (STPI) i an outtanding facility that ha been built in India to bring in indutry to Patna.
Furthermore, he alo conducted a window-trailing inpection of the Digha Bridge Halt-Karpuri Gram rail ection. During the viit, he encouraged the on-duty gangmen.
Earlier, Vaihnaw tated that the Union Cabinet, meeting under the chairmanhip of Prime Miniter Narendra Modi, approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to boot job creation, incentivie firt-time employee, and trengthen ocial ecurity for the country workforce.
With an outlay of R. 99446 crore, the ELI Scheme will upport the creation of over 3.5 crore job, Vaihnaw aid.
Give detail on the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet, the Union Miniter aid, The focu of the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme will be on the manufacturing ector. It ha two part; part one i for firt-timer and part two i for upport to utained employment.
Under the Scheme, while firt-time employee will receive one month wage (up to R 15,000), employer will be given incentive for a period of two year for generating additional employment, with extended benefit for another two year for the manufacturing ector.
The ELI Scheme wa announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 a part of PM package of five cheme to facilitate employment, killing and other opportunitie for 4.1 Crore youth with a total budget outlay of R 2 Lakh Crore. (ANI)