Calling NDA Government’s maiden Rail Budget as the ‘real Indian budget’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said, “Railway budget is a stepping stone for new growth phase.”
“Railways are the country’s growth engine. This Railway Budget focuses transparency & development,” Modi said soon after Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda presented the budget. “Budget will modernise Railways and improve connectivity. Railway Budget believes in technological modernisation,” Modi said.
“This Budget shows where we want to take the Railways and at the same time where we want to take India through the Railways,” said the Prime Minister. He added initiatives taken in the Railway Budget show that his Government wants to take this industry as well as the country forward and said that it strengthens institutional mechanism and focuses on transparency and integrity.
“It is for the first time that there is a holistic Railway Budget of modern India. Railways cannot be run on an ad-hoc basis,” Modi said. Congratulations to the Railway Minister for presenting a futuristic & growth oriented budget. It is a budget for the common people,” Modi has tweeted.