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Largest ever plan outlay for Railways

February 24, 2006 13:57 IST
The annual plan outlay of Rs 23,475 crore (Rs 234.75 billion) for the Railways in 2006-07 would be the largest ever.

Of this, Rs 10,794 crore (Rs 107.94 billion) would be met through internally generated resources while Rs 7,511 crore (Rs 75.11 billion) would come as support from the general exchequer.

As much as Rs 5,170 crore (Rs 51.70 billion) would be raised through extra-budgetary resources, including Rs 4,170 crore (Rs 41.70 billion) through market borrowing by Indian Railway Finance Corporation and Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) each raised by Wagon Investment Scheme and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited.

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