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Railways failed to improve mobility outcomes, mismatch in figures: CAG

The CAG report additionally found avoidable expenses to the tune of Rs 968 crore towards procurement of power from Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited (BRBCL).

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Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi
The Indian Railways, despite having spent over Rs 2.5 trillion on track infrastructure from 2008-19, failed to improve its mobility outcomes with negligible improvements in Express trains and a decrease in speed of freight trains, a report by the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India said.

The report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday.

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