Rs 1112.57 cr allocated for Kavach in Budget 2024-25: Vaishnaw
Rs 1,112.57 crore has been allocated for the installation of the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system Kavach in the financial year of 2024-25, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Responding to the questions raised by DMK MPs Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and Rani Srikumar on the details regarding the funds allocated and utilised for installation of Kavach system in the country, Vaishnaw said, “The funds utilized on Kavach works so far is Rs 1,216.77 crore. The allocation of funds during the year 2024-25 is Rs 1,112.57 crore.”
“Implementation of Kavach involves execution of many activities, such as installation of Station Kavach at each and every station, installation of RFID tags throughout the track length, installation of Telecom Towers throughout the section, laying of optical Fibre cable along the track and provision of Loco Kavach on each and every Locomotive running on Indian Railways,” he added.
The minister stated that so far Kavach has been deployed on 1,465 Route km and 144 locomotives on South Central Railway. He added that Kavach equipment has been installed on 285 stations, 319 locos and 1,384 km of rail track.
