Railways transformed in a decade, says Ashwini Vaishnaw; bats for ‘performance politics’

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the Modi government has shifted to performance-based politics, emphasizing significant improvements in the railways over the past decade. He highlighted a ₹2.78 lakh crore demand for grants for 2026-27, annual rail fare subsidies of ₹60,000 crore, and the ongoing progress of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, with its first section expected in 2027.