1. The Government of India remains fully committed to Tamil Nadu’s development.
Budget allocation to the State has increased more than 8.5 times since 2014, reaching ₹7,611 crore in 2026–27.

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2.⁠ ⁠However, development cannot progress without cooperation. For ongoing railway projects, only 24% of required land has been handed over: 1,052 ha out of 4,326 ha.
₹1,465 crore has already been paid to the Tamil Nadu Government for land acquisition. Several critical projects are delayed due to pending land acquisition with the State Government.

Modern engineering marvels of Bharat.

Our engineers are turning challenges into milestones!🧵👇 1) 🔩 Chenab Rail Bridge
World’s highest railway arch bridge

This steel structure is a symbol of Bharat’s infrastructural prowess and strategic connectivity in the Himalayas. Stands 35 m taller than Eiffel Tower of Paris.

13 major announcements at SEMICON India 2025.

India’s semiconductor journey is moving ahead with speed & scale!
🧵👇 1️⃣ Tata Electronics + Merck MoU
➡️ Merck will support Tata’s Fab at Dholera, Gujarat with materials, infra & supply chain solutions.

✅ Focus: Safety, talent, standards & self-reliance.

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 passed by the Parliament.

The Bill takes a balanced approach – promoting what’s good, prohibiting what’s harmful for middle-class and youth.

Here’s a quick explainer 👇🧵 1/ 🎮Online gaming is an important sector of Digital Bharat.

Three segments of online games:
1️⃣e-Sports - Training-based, often played between teams
2️⃣Online Social Games - Fun, educational, community-based
3️⃣Online Money Games - involve financial stakes, addictive, and harmful

Cabinet approved 4 new semiconductor projects worth ₹4,594 Cr.
✔️ Total 10 semiconductor units now in Bharat!

Details👇🧵 1. Semiconductor unit in Odisha – SiCSem
📍Location: Bhubaneswar

➡️ Investment: ₹2,066 Cr
➡️ Capacity: SiC-based fab: 60k wafers/year; ATMP: 96 million units/year

4 major multitracking projects approved, adding 574 km at a total cost of ₹11,169 crore

Details🧵👇🏻 1/4 Itarsi (MP) – Nagpur (Maharashtra) 4th rail line
- Distance: 297 km
- Cost: ₹5,451 Cr

🛤️ Part of Delhi-Chennai high density network; intersects with Mumbai-Howrah high density Network at Nagpur
🛤️ Connecting Mahakaleshwar (MP) & Omkareshwar (MP) to Srisailam (AP) & Rameswaram (TN) Jyotirlingas

🧵See what changed in India over the last 10 years of Digital India👇 1.⁠ ⁠Inclusive and empowering
📲DBT: Beneficiaries got ₹44.5+ lakh crore directly in account, plugging leakages
📲UPI: Transactions worth ₹1 crore, every second.
📲DigiYatra, DigiLocker, e-Sanjeevani — bringing convenience and ease of living

Know why Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project is remarkable feat of engineering.

🧵Explore various landmarks achieved👇 1. India's longest transportation tunnel T-50, 12.77 Km long; between Khari-Sumber.

For our Annadatas!
MSP for 14 Kharif crops (2025-26) announced.

Know it all🧵👇🏻 1. Significant increase in MSP – ensuring dignity, stability, and prosperity for our Annadatas.

✅Union Cabinet chaired by PM @narendramodi Ji has approved the increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the kharif marketing season 2025–26.

विरासत भी, विकास भी! 🚉
PM @narendramodi Ji’s vision is to redevelop railway stations.

🧵103 Amrit Stations for superior passenger experience👇🏻 1. घणो चोखो लाग रियो है!

Rajasthan🚉 Amrit Stations: Bundi, Deshnoke, Fatehpur Shekhawati, Gogameri, Govindgarh, Mandal Garh, Mandawar Mahuwa Road, Rajgarh.

New Aadhaar App
Face ID authentication via mobile app

❌ No physical card
❌ No photocopies

🧵Features👇 1/ Now with just a tap, users can share only the necessary data, giving them complete control over their personal information - New Aadhaar App (in beta testing phase)

The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025 passed by the Parliament
A landmark reform to transform Indian Railways...

🧵on reply in the Parliament Empowerment of field officers.

Bill promotes decentralisation by granting 100% authority to GMs in railway zones to accept contracts regardless of their amounts.

🚆Seven Navratnas of Indian Railways
PM @narendramodi Ji’s commitment to transforming Railways.

Know them all 🧵👇 1/ Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd. (IRFC) | Established: Dec 1986 | Navratna: Mar 2025
🚆As the financial backbone of Indian Railways, IRFC mobilizes Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR) at the most competitive rates. Now it is India’s third-largest government NBFC!
📊Turnover: ₹26,645 Cr
Profit: ₹6,412 Cr
&
91st rank in Fortune India 500!

The India AI Mission is a major step toward building AI capabilities, ensuring digital inclusion, and driving economic growth.

Here’s how India is shaping the future of AI.🧵 1. India is building foundational AI models using 18,000+ high-end GPUs and large non-personal datasets. Startups have already begun work following the government’s call for proposals.

A look at how India’s mobile and electronics manufacturing sector has transformed in the last decade.🧵 1. India has made significant progress in mobile and electronics manufacturing.
From just 2 mobile manufacturing units in 2014 to over 300 today, the sector has expanded rapidly.

🚆 Amrit Bharat Version 2.0: affordable and superior rail travel 🛤️

🧵A quick dive into the upgraded features👇 1. Affordable Premium Travel
The Version 2.0 of Amrit Bharat train is thoughtfully designed to bring premium train facilities within reach of ordinary citizens, combining affordability with modern comfort.🚆

Waves OTT crossed 1 Million+ downloads in a month

It's a thread for those who don’t have Waves yet. 🧵👇🏻 1️⃣ WAVES — India’s OTT platform by @prasarbharati— brings a wave of nostalgia with epic shows like Ramayan and Mahabharat, while also embracing new-age content.

🚆The New Pamban Bridge: A modern engineering marvel!

🧵Know the details 👇🏻 1/ 🚆India’s first vertical lift railway sea bridge!
The New Pamban Bridge connects the Indian mainland to Rameswaram Island, Tamil Nadu. This state-of-the-art project is a significant upgrade, designed for speed, safety and innovation.

PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme to make higher education more accessible.
Collateral-free loans, easy digital applications and interest support.

🧵Details below!👇 1/ 🎓Quality Education for All
Cabinet approves PM-Vidyalaxmi, a new Central Sector scheme that seeks to provide easy and affordable education loans to meritorious students so that financial constraints do not prevent anyone from pursuing higher studies.

🙏 *कुंभ मेला - विश्व का सबसे बड़ा धार्मिक समागम!*
🚉 भारतीय रेलवे कुंभ मेला 2025 के लिए रिकॉर्ड ट्रेनें, उन्नत ट्रैक और श्रद्धालुओं के लिए बेहतर सुविधाएं प्रदान करने के लिए तैयार है!

🧵जानिए सभी रेलवे सुविधाएं👇🏻 *1/7🚉 12 जनवरी से 28 फरवरी 2025* तक श्रद्धालुओं के लिए विशेष ट्रेनें और यात्री सुविधाएं शुरू की जाएंगी।

महत्वपूर्ण तिथियाँ:
➡️पौष पूर्णिमा: 13 जनवरी 2025
➡️मकर संक्रांति: 14 जनवरी 2025
➡️मौनी अमावस्या: 29 जनवरी 2025 *(5-6 करोड़ श्रद्धालु)*
➡️बसंत पंचमी: 3 फरवरी 2025
➡️माघी पूर्णिमा: 12 फरवरी 2025
➡️महाशिवरात्रि: 26 फरवरी 2025

🛤️ Inspected KAVACH 4.0: Sawai Madhopur - Sumerganj Mandi!
7 key tests were successfully conducted.

🧵Here’s what happened👇🏻 1/9 Speed to Halt:
KAVACH halted the train at a safe distance of 50m from a red signal - without driver’s intervention!