Freeway building touched at 10,500 km, toll income crossed Rs 60k cr in final FY

NEW DELHI: Freeway building touched 10,500 km and toll assortment on them crossed Rs 60,000 crore within the monetary 12 months ended March 31. Sources stated whereas the toll assortment final 12 months was the utmost ever within the freeway sector’s historical past, the general building was third-highest prior to now 5 years.
Freeway building throughout 2023-24 was 12,349 km and the general toll assortment was round Rs 55,000 crore. Sources stated the decline in freeway building throughout final 12 months was because of discount within the tempo of bidding out of freeway tasks. They added that the opportunity of this development persevering with within the subsequent couple years.
Indian Railways registered the very best ever earnings of Rs 2.7 lakh crore over the last monetary 12 months using on the utmost transport of 1,617 million tonnes (MTs) of freight and 735 crore passengers. Whereas the rise in freight motion was incremental, passenger transport noticed a 6% rise as in comparison with the earlier 12 months. The railways additionally recorded the very best ever manufacturing of coaches, wagons and locomotives.
Officers stated the income from freight motion touched Rs 1.75 lakh crore throughout FY25 in comparison with Rs 1.7 lakh crore throughout the earlier 12 months. Within the passenger phase, the earnings from fare was round Rs 75,500 crore in comparison with Rs 70,693 crore in FY24.
Sources stated the railway achieved the utmost ever freight loading by operating 44,408 extra items trains and it additionally added 41,929 extra wagons to its fleet final 12 months.
“The main target was on including wagons for items and coaches to fulfill rising passenger necessities. Out of the 7,133 coaches manufactured final 12 months, 4,601 had been non-AC and the remaining 2,533 had been AC. This reveals the government’s dedication to make extra trains and coaches obtainable for low and center class passengers,” stated an official.