Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today sought an additional Rs 5,268 crore to the expenditure of railways during the current fiscal.

The supplementary demands for grants totalling to Rs 5,268 crore were introduced by the Minister in both Houses of Parliament.

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In the Rail Budget presented on February 24, Railways plan size for the year 2010-11 exceeded Rs 41,000 crore. In the Union Budget, Rs 16,000 crore was earmarked for the PSU behemoth and the remaining amount the Railways was to generate from internal resources and market borrowing.

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