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 Expenditure vary on the basis of the priorities of of the investments from year to year. The components of expenditure in Ordinary Working Expense from 2017-18 to 2021-22 are given below.
(Figures in Crore.)
| DESCRIPTION | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| SALARY RELATEDCOST | 256.18 | 279.60 | 301.10 | 319.14 | 349.24 |
| ELECTTRACTION | 48.83 | 49.58 | 50.83 | 20.31 | 42.55 |
| ELECT NON-TRACTION | 29.84 | 32.45 | 40.57 | 17.91 | 17.61 |
| CONTRACTUAL PAYMENT | 48.14 | 42.67 | 47.05 | 41.82 | 34.44 |
| STOCK/ NON-STOCK | 16.56 | 17.08 | 21.46 | 20.10 | 10.19 |
| MISC OTHER EXP. | 11.56 | 11.98 | 9.49 | 18.41 | 19.08 |
| TOTAL NET WORKING EXPENSES | 411.11 | 433.36 | 470.50 | 437.69 | 473.11 |
| APPROPRIATION TO DRF | 21.25 | 4.02 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 0 |
| APPROPRIATION TO PENSION FUND | 152.00 | 144.00 | 69.9 | 2.00 | 161.00 |
| GROSSWORKING EXPENSES | 584.36 | 581.38 | 545.40 | 442.69 | 634.11 |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FOR LAST FIVE YEARS ENDING 2021-22
| YEAR | AMOUNT |
| 2017-18 | 424.60 |
| 2018-19 | 764.54 |
| 2019-20 | 904.03 |
| 2020-21 | 1001.46 |
| 2021-22 | 2291.92 |
