Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "Before 2014, Railway s budget for North East was Rs 2,500 crore. Now it is more Rs 10,000 crore, which is 4X growth. All parts of the Northeast will soon be connected via the broad-gauge network. Rs 1 lakh crore is being spent on the same," he added. India News | Northeast People Were Devoid of Development for Long Time by Earlier Governments: PM Modi.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. According to the release, the state-of-the-art Vande Bharat Express will provide people of the region the means to travel with speed and comfort. It will also boost tourism in the region, it added. India News | PM Modi to Flag off Assam s First Vande Bharat Express Connecting Guwahati with New Jalpaiguri.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first Vande Bharat Express for Assam on Monday as a part of the move by Indian Railways to avail joy of travelling for the people of northeast, a government official said on Sunday.