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Railway Budget: How the money was earned and spent

February 26, 2015 16:50 IST

Rail Budget graphPresenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament on Thursday Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said this budgetary allotment under capital is 84 per cent higher than 2014-15.

According to the minister's budgetary statement, an investment of Rs 8.50 lakh crore (Rs 8.5 trillion) is envisaged for five years.

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