hief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking funds for Silver-Line project. He urged the Centre to allocate Rs 2,150 crore in the upcoming Union budget.
The chief minister, in his letter, said that SilverLine project has been included in the national rail plan and in the budget speech of 2021 the minister had announced in Parliament that all projects included in the national rail plan will be completed by 2030.
This project is in line with the Government of Indias policy and will contribute immensely to the of state. The project is also in line with Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives aimed at increasing the production capabilities of the country as a whole, wrote the chief minister.