South Eastern Railway (SER) is one of the leading Zonal Railways which contributes major share to Indian Railways’ earnings. For SER’s infrastructural development and ongoing projects and works, a gross amount of Rs 6,120 crores including Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR) has been allotted in the Budget of 2021-22.
This year's focus is to make the railway future ready to tackle the volume of train services in every sector as per situation. Emphasis has been given on innovation along with Research and Development which includes development for Aspirational India, reinvigorating Human Capital keeping the motto-Minimum Government and Maximum Governance.
In the major plan head, the amount has been allotted for the financial year 2021-22 through budget grant is for electrical works including traction an amount of Rs 84.91 crore has been granted which is 149 per cent more than revised grant of 2020-21
For Passenger Amenities an amount of Rs 173.37 crores has been granted which is 58 per cent more than revised grant of 2020-21.
For staff welfare an amount of Rs 43.06 crores has been granted which is 58 per cent more than revised grant of 2020-21
For the doubling of railway tracks projects an amount of Rs 1385.03 crores has been granted which is 36 per cent more than revised grant of 2020-21
For construction of bridge works an amount of Rs 50 crores has been granted which is 27 per cent more than revised grant of 2020-21
For road over bridges and road under bridges an amount of Rs 389.99 crores has been granted which is 19 per cent more than revised grant of 2020-21.
For signal and telecommunication an amount of Rs 145.65 crores has been granted which is 17 per cent more than revised grant of 2020-21
For level crossings related to road safety an amount of Rs 68.12 crores has been granted which is 16 per cent more than the revised grant of 2020-21.
For doubling of 132 Kilo Meter (KM), Kharagapur-Adityapur line an amount of Rs 225 crores, for doubling of 155 KM Narayanpur-Bhadrak line an amount of Rs 302 cores ,for the same work for 158.5 KM long Baramunda-Ranchi line an amount of Rs 320 crores, for 101 KM long Rourkela- Jharsuguda line an amount of Rs 230 core, for 38 KM long Talgoria-Bokaro line amount of Rs 100 crores and for 36 KM long Purulia-Kotshila line an amount of Rs 34 crore have been granted.
For electrification works between 89 KM long Rupsa- Bangriposi Rs 28.71 crore, for electrification between 118 KM long Bankura- Masagram Rs 30.57 crore and for 89 KM long Badampahar-Tatanagar an amount of Rs 28.56 crore have been granted.