Indian Railways Approves ₹1,364.45 Crore for Kavach Deployment and Signalling Modernisation Across Multiple Zones

• Indian Railways sanctioned a bundle of projects worth ₹1,364.45 crore on 06 April 2026 covering Kavach (ATP) rollout, Optical Fibre Communication (OFC) backbone and Electronic Interlocking across four zones.
• Spans Southern Railway, Northern Railway, North Central Railway and South Central Railway — directly tied to the "Mission Zero Accident" thrust.
• Highly examinable for GS-III (Infrastructure, Indigenisation of Technology) and Prelims (scheme + technology + ministry mapping).