President Pranab Mukherjee approves change in rules for rail budget merger

The presentation of separate railway budget started in 1924, and has continued after independence as a convention rather than under Constitutional provisions.

The Cabinet had also given nod for advancement of the date of budget presentation from the last day of February.

The government will present the Union budget 2017-18 on February 1.

(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)