However, it has been assured of Rs 10,000 crore by the finance ministry. The ministry would also have to bear the burden of the seventh Pay Commission and its wage bill would go up by at least Rs 29,000 crore due to this.The power ministry is hopeful of getting Rs 3,000 crore. In the current year, it has receivedRs 45,000 crore as gross budgetary support (GBS) and its total Plan outlay for the year is Rs 1.21 lakh crore. The highway construction target for the current fiscal year has been set at 15,000 km (41 km a day), which would cost aroundRs 1.5 lakh crore. Some high traction electrification projects could also be taken up," a senior railway board official said.The Railways has a target of constructing 7 km of rail lines per day.

Source: Economic Times June 27, 2016 21:11 UTC