Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed seven high-speed rail corridors linking major Indian cities, promoting regional growth, faster travel, and lower emissions. She also outlined banking reforms, foreign investment modernization, and an integrated textile programme under the Union Budget 2026-27
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has reiterated the state's commitment to completing pending railway projects and called on railway authorities to accelerate connectivity between Hyderabad and Amaravati, as promised under the AP Reorganisation Act.
The Railways Minister further informed that Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project was the only sanctioned project of High Speed Rail in India which was under execution with technical and financial assistance from Japan.
