Indian Railways Utilises Over 80% Of Budgeted Capital Support In FY 2025–26

New Delhi, Jan 5 (KNN) Indian Railways has utilised over 80 per cent of its allocated Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for the current financial year, reflecting steady progress in capital expenditure during the first three quarters of FY 2025–26. 

As of the end of December 2025, expenditure stood at Rs 2,03,138 crore, accounting for 80.54 per cent of the total GBS allocation of Rs 2,52,200 crore.

The utilisation level marks an increase of 6.54 percentage points compared to the corresponding period in the previous financial year. Expenditure during this period has been largely directed towards safety-related works, capacity enhancement, infrastructure modernisation and improvement of passenger amenities.

In safety-related works, around 84 per cent of the allocated funds have been utilised. Capacity augmentation projects recorded an expenditure of Rs 76,048 crore against an allocation of Rs 1,09,238 crore, translating to about 69 per cent utilisation. 

Spending on customer amenities reached Rs 9,575 crore, representing nearly 80 per cent of the funds earmarked for this segment.

The sustained capital expenditure over the past decade has supported a range of initiatives, including the introduction of 164 Vande Bharat train services and 30 Amrit Bharat train services, implementation of the Kavach automatic train protection system, and electrification of over 99 per cent of the broad-gauge rail network. 

Investments have also been made in new line construction, gauge conversion, track doubling, traffic facilities, public sector undertakings, and metropolitan transport systems.

According to the Ministry of Railways, these investments have contributed to improvements in operational safety, network capacity, speed and passenger comfort, while maintaining affordability. 

With the Vande Bharat Sleeper train set expected to be introduced shortly, further changes in long-distance rail travel are anticipated.
Overall expenditure trends indicate that the Railways’ capital outlay programme for FY 2025–26 is progressing as planned, with infrastructure projects being implemented at a steady pace and annual targets likely to be met.

(KNN Bureau)