Railways, semiconductors, AI power India’s next growth surge: Vaishnaw
New Delhi: Addressing the CII Annual Business Summit 2026, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw said India is undergoing a massive transformation in rail infrastructure, electronics manufacturing, semiconductors and digital technologies, positioning itself as a major global economic and industrial power.
Highlighting the unprecedented scale of railway expansion over the last decade, the Minister said the government has added 36,000 kilometres of railway tracks and electrified 49,000 kilometres in the last ten years — a figure that exceeds the total rail network of Germany.
