Cabinet briefing Wednesday,24 Sept 20251

Cabinet Decisions
2

1. Railways: Bakhtiyarpur – Rajgir – Tilaiya Doubling (104 Km; Rs 2,192 Cr) Ghaghara River
   Ganga River
   Fr.DeenDayal Upadhyay
   Son River
   BakhtiyarpurPunarakh
   North Karanpura coal Mines Area
   Fr. Hazaribagh Town
   Fr. Sasaram
   To Dhanbad
   To Dhanbad
   Buxar Chausa
   Ara
   Sonpur
   Hajipur
   Neora Patna
   Bachhwara Bihta Fatuha Barauni
   F.r Thawe
   Fr. Gorakhpur
   Fr. Ballia
   To Vaishali
   To Muzaffarpur
   HUN
   Daniyawan Bihar Sharif
   Barh

• Asthawan
  To Katihar
  To Jamalp
  Fr. Deen Dayal Upadhyay
  Aurangabad
  UNESCO Site
  Religious Places Thermal Power Plants
  Cement Plant Coal Mines Forest Area
  Hill Area
  Rajgiro
  Anugraha Narayan Rd.
  Manpur Gaya
  HDN DEL-HWH
  Jamundaha
  HDN DEL-GUW Chhapra
  To Samastipur
  Jehanabad
  Pawapuri Nalanda
  Tilaiya Kheraundh
  Luckeesarai Sheikhpura
  Kiul
  Jamui
  Paraiya
  Ghoswar
  Koderma
  (Not to Scale)
  Existing Line Ongoing Work
  FLS under progress / DPR under sanction
  Proposed vork
  To Giridih Bakhtiarpur – Rajgir – Tilaiya Doubling
  Four major cultural heritage sites: Pawapuri, Rajgir, Bodh Gaya, Nalanda are connected by this railway line
  Connects Patna and Gaya ji
  Doubling will increase capacity,more trains can be run
  Route length: 104 km
  Estimated cost: Rs 2,192 Cr
  5 Benefits of Project
  Existing line is over saturated
  Doublingwillfacilitatefasterpassengertrainandfreightmovement
  Enhancedconnectivitytokeydestinations:
  Rajgir
  Nalanda
  Pawapuri
  Bodh Gaya
  Willfacilitateadditionalfreighttrafficof26milliontonperannum (Fertilizers, coal, cement, clinkers etc.)
  6 2.FourlaningofSahebganj-Bettiahsectionof NH-139W (79 Km; Rs 3,822 Cr) a
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  (11km)- Digha t
  o Sonepur
  (12 km) 6 Lane bridge under 22 Hazra! construction
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  Under construction ( 38.814 M a n e r
  Bakarpur
  km )- Bakarpur- Manikpur Mehi
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  Awarded (44.65 km),
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  Manikpur-Sahebganj, Patna Fatwah
  thygest
  Instant project- Sahebganj- – 3:1
  Bak
  Areraj- Betthia ( 78.94km)
  227 A
  Motipur
  2 7
  922
  Behea
  Arrah SIRT
  Bettiah
  ettiah
  72 7
  139V
  Ghorasah te
  METH
  22
  Sitamarhi ส เหลา S h e o h a r 227
  FRIGER
  Sasamusa
  Gopalganj autotiat
  Gfa P u p r i 담대학
  J a i 5 2 7
  Mirganj Siwan
  Andar 341-42
  2 27A
  Madhub 52,781
  Sakri
  ส เคิ Darbhanga
  1322
  319
  Maharajganj
  531
  *Manjhi Paechim i 1
  Mastakh
  Manikpur
  Muzaffarpur 22
  Barauli Sahebganj
  C h a k i a
  14A
  522D Motihari มา สสาจิ
  27
  Balrgania Dhaka
  Sursand Pashchimi
  Janakpur
  22 7 」
  B e n i p a t t i
  527C
  LEGEND FourlaningofSahebganj-Bettiahsection
  Patna-Bettiahcorridor,partofBharatmalaPariyojana,notifiedasNH-139W
  Sahebganj-BettiahsectionconnectsPatnawithnorth-westernBihar districts
  ConnectsBuddhistcircuitofNorthBihar,Vaishali,Kesariya
  CabinetapprovedfourlaningofSahebganj-BettiahsectionofNH-139W
  Projectlength:79Km
  Cost: Rs 3,822 Cr
  DevelopmentthroughHybridAnnuityModel
  Construction period : 24 months
  9 BenefitsofProject
  Decongest existing routes and reduce travel distance
  Boostlongdistancefreightmovementandregionalgrowth
  Link farms, industries and trade routes
  Greenfieldroutedesignedfor100Kmph;averagespeed-80 Kmph
  Reducetraveltimeby60%(from2.5hoursto1hour)between Bettiah – Sahebganj
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1. Railways: Productivity linked bonus (Rs 1,866 Cr) Productivity linked Bonus
   Productivity linked bonus equivalent to 78 days wages
   Willbenefit10.9LakhemployeesofIndianRailways
   Expenditure:Rs1,866Crfor2024-25
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1. Shipbuilding and maritime development reforms (Rs 69,725 Cr) Importanceofshipbuildingandmaritimedevelopment
   Shipbuilding-motherofheavyengineeringindustry
   Domestic demand will increase significantly
   Employment multiplier: 6.4
   Investment multiplier: 1.8
   Budget 2025: Reforming shipbuilding sector
   14 Strategy

1. 
   Pillar1:ShipbuildingFinancialAssistanceScheme(Rs24,736Cr) Component1:Financialassistance Component2:Ship-breakingcreditnote Component3:NationalShipbuildingMission
   Pillar2:Maritim…