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What was Congress’s long-term plan to upgrade Indian Railways before 2014? Most of the upgrades we see today are Modi's brainchild or implemented by him. DFC • Before 2014: Planned in 2005, 0 km operational till 2014 • After 2014: EDFC completed, WDFC nearing completion in ~10 years (same time as planning) High-Speed Rail (HSR) • Before: Only proposals on paper, no execution • After: Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR under construction, DPRs for more corridors ongoing Anti-Collision System • Before: ACD trials, then abandoned • After: Reborn as Kavach, one of the cheapest ACD in the world, now under large-scale installation Railway Vision 2020 (to upgrade trains, stations) • Before: Announced in 2009, little to no work in the next 5 years. Station Modernisation • Before: PPP model failed, 0 major stations redeveloped • After: Nationwide upgrades under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, several stations are already operational Rolling Stock & Coaches • Before: First LHB train in 2004, 2300 LHB coaches produced in the next 10 years (barely 100 trains), even new trains like Garib Rath, Duronto launched with old ICF coaches. • After: Majority fleet shifted to LHB coaches (42,000+ in 10 years), safer & faster. Indigenous semi-HSR trainset Vande Bharat developed Trainsets • Before: No indigenous semi-high-speed train • After: Talgo tested, then homegrown Vande Bharat built at scale Bio Toilets • Before: Trials since 2006; only ~11,000 bio-toilets installed (~5%) till 2014 • After: 2.45 lakh bio-toilets installed, 100% coverage by 2019-20 Electrification • Before: ~30% network electrified, heavy diesel dependence • After: 99%+ electrification in ~10 years Speed Upgradation • Before: ~5,000 km tracks at 130km/h and above, limited to premium trains • After: ~28,000 km at 130km/h and above under Mission Raftar for all LHB trains, longest 160 km/h trials planned between New Delhi - Howrah next month, with New Delhi - Mumbai in Queue New Tracks Laid • Before: ~14,000km laid in 2004-14 • After: ~34,000km laid in the next 10 years Safety Spending • Before: Chronic under-investment • After: ₹1 lakh crore via Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh, focused purely on safety, major tracks, singal and safety-related upgrades carried out Most importantly, highly important projects like USBRL, connectivity to the northeast, were prioritised, which had been stuck for years. I agree, Indian Railways is not in its best state, and there are many problems to be fixed, but trust me, if it wasn't Modi, Railways would have been in an even worse state. At least Modi has a plan and vision, he is fast-tracking things, and the number speaks for themselves. #IndianRailways

India’s poorest households just lived through a decade of historic upgrade. Staggering scale of transformation. • Rural vehicle ownership jumped 6%→47% • Urban poorest owning bikes/cars grew 20%→60% • Fridges, not long ago considered a luxury, now reach 46% rural and 58% urban among the poorest • Mobile phones are now universal with 94%+ even among the bottom 40%. • States like Telangana, Karnataka, UP, MP posted the steepest gains ever recorded