AdvtAdvtJoin the community of 2M+ industry professionals. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. Download the ETInfra App and get the Realtime updates and Save your favourite articles. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there has been a lot of improvement in the financial health of the Indian Railways in the last 10 years," he said while replying to a question by senior BJP member Laxmikant Bajpayee.Elaborating further, Vaishnaw said the railways staff cost stands around ₹1.18 lakh crore for about 12 lakh employees while 18 lakh pensioners cost ₹65,000 crore. The energy cost is ₹32,000 crore, finance cost ₹23,000 crore and maintenance cost ₹8,000 crore.The overall cost of railways is about ₹2.74 lakh crore, he added.

Source: Economic Times February 06, 2026 13:52 UTC