Dehradun, Feb. 2 -- Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday announced that a total of Rs 4,769 crore has been allocated for railway projects in Uttarakhand under the Railway Budget 2026-27.

On Monday, Vaishnav addressed the media of Uttarakhand and other states via a virtual press conference held at the PIB office in Dehradun regarding the railway budget.

Vaishnaw expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for approving a record capital expenditure of Rs 2.93 lakh crore for Indian Railways this year, noting that Uttarakhand would benefit significantly from the allocation.

He further highlighted that between 2009 and 2014, Uttarakhand had received only Rs 187 crore for railway dev...