In which year was the Railway Budget merged with the General Budget in India?

Option 3 : 2017

The correct answer is 2017.

• Bibek Debroy committee is the committee that recommended the merger of the railway budget with the general budget.
• The committee was chaired by Bibek Debroy.
• The committee was constituted for the mobilization of resources for major railway projects and the restructuring of the Railway Ministry and Railway Board.
• The committee submitted its report in June 2015.
• The merged budget was first presented on 2nd February 2017 by Arun Jaitley.
• The government has decided to merge the railway budget with the general budget from the budget year 2017-2018.

• The railway budget was separated from the general budget in 1924.
• The separation of the railway budget from the general budget was based on the recommendation of the Acworth Committee.
• Sam Pitroda Committee was appointed to study and report on the modernisation of Indian Railways.
• Kanjaru Committee was appointed to study the railway accidents.