The Union Cabinet clears railway multitracking projects worth ₹20,804 crore, including work in several states. According to Business Line, the projects cover 31 districts across nine states and are expected to add about 1,196 km to the rail network by 2029-30.
NDTV reports that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves three multi-tracking projects worth Rs 10,783 crore across five states—adding about 656 km—targeted for completion by 2029-30. NDTV focuses on the multi-tracking schemes for Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
Across the two reports, the timelines and purpose of the projects—adding capacity through multi-tracking and increasing network length by 2029-30—are consistent. The difference is mainly in scope: Business Line describes a larger set of projects across nine states, while NDTV highlights a subset totalling Rs 10,783 crore across five states.
