EXPENDITURE PROFILE
Expenditure of the Railway is broadly divided into two categories, viz Ordinary Working Expense which includes Repairs, Maintenance, operating Expenses, Staff Cost etc. and Plan-Head Expenditure. Capital and the Plan-Head Expenditure vary on the basis of the priorities of the investments from year to year. The components of expenditure in Ordinary Working Expense from 2018-19 to 2022-23 are given below:
(Figure in Crore.)
| DESCRIPTION | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| SALARY RELATED COST | 279.60 | 301.10 | 319.14 | 349.24 | 372.53 |
| FUEL TRACTION | 49.58 | 50.83 | 20.31 | 42.55 | 46.98 |
| ELECT NON-TRACTION | 32.45 | 40.57 | 17.91 | 17.61 | 36.13 |
| CONTRACTUAL PAYMENT | 42.67 | 47.05 | 41.82 | 34.44 | 43.42 |
| STOCK/ NON-STOCK MATERIALS | 17.08 | 21.46 | 20.10 | 10.19 | 15.53 |
| OTHER MISC EXP. | 11.98 | 9.49 | 18.41 | 19.08 | 14.53 |
| ORDINARY WORKING EXPENSES | 433.36 | 470.50 | 437.69 | 473.11 | 529.12 |
| APPROPRIATION TO DRF | 4.02 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 9.00 |
| APPROPRIATION TO PENSION FUND | 144.00 | 69.9 | 2.00 | 161.00 | 194.00 |
| GROSS WORKING EXPENSES | 581.38 | 545.40 | 442.69 | 634.11 | 732.12 |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FOR LAST FIVE YEARS ENDING 2022-23
(Figure in Crore.)
| YEAR | AMOUNT |
| 2018-19 | 764.54 |
| 2019-20 | 904.03 |
| 2020-21 | 1001.46 |
| 2021-22 | 2291.92 |
| 2022-23 | 1433.58 |
