When and Why 92-Year-Old Railway Budget Merged With India's General Budget?India stopped presenting a separate Railway Budget in 2017 after a Niti Aayog commission recommended merging it with the General Budget. This decision ended a 92-year-old practice, streamlining the budgeting process and improving financial health. The merger aimed to enhance the Railways' financial health by integrating it with the General Budget...
more... and enabling better long-term planning for infrastructure development. It also increased transparency and accountability, facilitated policy coordination, and enabled better allocation and management of resources. This decision was based on a proposal from the then Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who received the recommendation from the Niti Aayog commission and sought the merger for the benefit of the Indian economy and the Railways.
2017 mein, India ne alag Railway Budget dena band kar diya, jab Niti Aayog ke ek commission ne ise General Budget mein merge karne ki recommendation di. Is decision ne 92 saal purani practice ka ant kar diya, budgeting process ko streamlined kiya aur financial health ko improve kiya. Merger ka...
more... maqsad Indian Railways ki financial health ko badhana tha, jisko General Budget mein integrate karke aur infrastructure development ke liye long-term planning ko behtar banana tha. Isne transparency aur accountability bhi badhayi, policy coordination ko aasaan banaaya, aur resource allocation aur management ko behtar banaya. Yeh decision tab ke Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu ke proposal par aadharit tha, jinhone Niti Aayog commission ki recommendation ko prapt kiya tha aur Indian economy aur Railways ke liye merger ki maang ki thi.