Railways Ministry signs MoU with Telangana to develop infrastructure
Q. MoU has been signed by Ministry of Railways and which state government for the formation of JV companies for Development of Railway Infrastructure?- Published on 12 Feb 16a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Karnataka
d. Tamil Nadu
ANSWER: Telangana
MoU was signed between Ministry of Railways and State Government of Telangana for formation of JV companies for the development of rail infrastructure within the state. The MoU was signed against the Budget’s promise to set up JVs with states for focused project development as well as land acquisition and resource mobilisation as well as project implementation and critical rail project monitoring. and Railways has projects on the anvil valued at INR 3.5 lakh crore and additional lines of 9000 km. 17 states have already consented for the formation of the JVs and around 5 states have signed MoU with Railway Ministry for this.