Hyderabad, July 11 -- Union Railway Minister Ashvini Vaishnav on Saturday, July 11, said that the Centre has increased the railway budget for Tellangana to Rs 5,000 crore.

He accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of providing a railway budget of merely Rs 880 crore for the undivided Andhra Pradesh.

According to the minister, the Secunderabad Railway Station is being modernised and funds have been allocated for the redevelopment of 40 railway stations in the state.

Vaishnav also claimed that the Vande Bharat trains are among the best in the world and said five such services are currently operating in Telangana.

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