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Kavach 4.0: ₹1,364.45 crore approved for several zones

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Kavach 4.0: ₹1,364.45 crore approved for several zones (GS3 · Rail safety, 6 April 2026)
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What happened

  • Railways approved ₹1,364.45 crore for Kavach deployment and signalling modernisation, including Kavach 4.0 on 232 Southern Railway locations/route segments [PIB].

Background

  • Kavach is the indigenous Automatic Train Protection system by RDSO.

Why it matters

  • Kavach is the train collision-avoidance system; track how fast it is rolled out.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2026-04-06): railways approved ₹1,364.45 crore for Kavach deployment and signalling modernisation, including Kavach 4.0 on 232 Southern Railway locations/route segments.
  2. Kavach is the train collision-avoidance system; track how fast it is rolled out.
Quotable data point

Railways approved ₹1,364.45 crore for Kavach deployment and signalling modernisation, including Kavach 4.0 on 232 Southern Railway locations/route segments.

PIB: Railways: Kavach funds, 6 Apr 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Kavach.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

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Amount

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Version

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Developed by

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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ExplainerInfrastructure in India: Importance, Financing, PPP Models, National Infrastructure Pipeline and PM Gati Shakti (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Railways: Kavach funds, 6 Apr 2026

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