<b>C Gopalakrishnan:</b> Our demand for new trains hasn't been attended to

Facilities to Southern Railway, especially in Tamil Nadu, are not being provided adequately

Hon Deputy Speaker, Sir, I pray to my god, leader Puratchi Thalaivi Amma to speak on the Railway Budget. This is for the first time that the Railway Budget was presented by the finance minister. The ongoing projects introduced by the earlier UPA government have still not been completed. We are first-timers and our demand to introduce new trains has not been properly attended so far.

Every year hon minister of railways used to consult various organisations to include their views and demands in the Railway Budget. However, this time due to the merger of Railway Budget with the General