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High-Speed Rail Push in Budget: Need Equal Focus on Common Passengers, Says AIRF Leader Shiv Gopal Mishra

The Finance Minister has proposed the development of seven new high-speed rail corridors across the country. The planned routes include Mumbai–Pune, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Hyderabad–Chennai, Chennai–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi, and Varanasi–Siliguri. These corridors aim to significantly improve fast and modern rail connectivity between major urban centres

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Budget 2026-27: Meeting India’s Infrastructure, Urbanisation and Technology aspirations

Operationalising 20 new National Waterways, establishing a new Dedicated Freight Corridor and seven High-Speed Rail corridors may boost Prime Minister’s flagship infrastructure connectivity project, PM GatiShakti. This will also boost local businesses, mostly the MSMEs and help generate both entrepreneurship and jobs in Tier II and Tier III cities