Watershed moment for Indian Railways: What PM Modi thought of Prabhu's budget

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised his government’s rail budget, commending Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for marking a pradigm shift from the usual announcement of new trains and coach factories to actual reform measures and a larger focus on technology upgradation.

“Rail Budget lays out a clear roadmap to make the Railways the key driver of India’s economic growth & playing a key role in India’s progress,” the prime minister tweeted this noon.

Prabhu, who announced a slew of measures including e-catering and enhanced security, was made Railway Minister a little over three months ago.

Modi took to Twitter to express his views. Here are some of his tweets: