Centre working to strengthen railway infra in state: Anurag

The Central Government is poised to enhance railway infrastructure in the state, said MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur while addressing a gathering at Awahdevi, near here, today.

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He said that the construction of a railway line to Bilaspur was going on full pace and was likely to be completed by 2027. He added that the Union Government had also expedited the work to connect the Una railway line to Talwara in Punjab.

Anurag said that once the track was ready, people could go to Katra in Jammu and Kashmir from Una for pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi. He added that the Union Budget had given a big relief to the middle class and employees by proposing zero tax on income up to Rs 12 lakh. He claimed that during the Congress rule, people were paying over 93 per cent tax while the BJP government had given relief to people.

Earlier, Anurag inaugurated a new branch of HDFC Bank at Avahdevi. He appreciated the contribution of banks to the country’s economy and said that the Indian banking system had made a huge contribution to the development of the country. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to connect poor people with the economy. Over 54.80 crore accounts had been opened in a few years that made people to deposit Rs 2.12 lakh crore in Jan Dhan accounts.

Anurag said that the Central Government was starting a scheme worth crores of rupees for street vendors. He added that under the Mudra scheme, loans up to Rs 20 lakh were given without pledging land or any collateral security that helped people to be entrepreneurs. BJP leaders, including former MLA Anil Dhiman and Kamlesh Kumari, and HDFC Bank officials were present on the occasion.