Lok Sabha Question No. 2976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Railway Reservation Centres
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANHOR UNTWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2976 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## RAILWAY RESERVATION CENTRES

## †2976. SHRI  MANOHAR UTAWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of proposals received by the Government from the  State/Union  Territories  during  the  last  three  years  regarding opening  of  railway  reservation  centres  in  those  cities/towns  where there are no railway stations;
- (b)   the number and details of railway reservation centres opened on receipt of the said proposals and the number of proposals pending at present; and
- (c)  the time by which action is likely to be taken by the Government on the pending proposals?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c):  About 120 proposals were received by the Government from the MPs, MLAs, Defence Authorities, Police Authorities, Courts etc. during the last three years regarding opening of railway reservation centres in State/Union Territories at locations other than Railway Stations and 33 Railway Reservation Centres were opened.

List of Railway Reservation Centres opened during last three years in State/Union  Territories  at  locations  other  than  Railway  Stations  is appended.

Railway Reservation Centres at locations other than Railway Stations  are  set  up  as  per  technical  and  commercial  feasibility  in consultation with  respective  Government  Department  viz.,  Post Offices,  Defence  Authorities,  District  Administrations  etc.    The assessment of feasibility in consultation with respective department is  an  ongoing  process.  It  is  seen  that  the  demand  for  Passenger Reservation  Centres  has  reduced  due  to  increasing  popularity  of online e-ticketing website www.irctc.co.in.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARED QUESTION NO.2976 BY SHRI MANOHAR UTAWAL TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.08.2017  REGARDING  RAILWAY RESERVATION CENTRES

## Railway Reservation Centres opened during last three years in State/Union Territories at locations other than Railway Stations

|   S. No. | Location                         | Date of Commissioning   | State             |
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Manjhanpur Post Office           | 05.02.2016              | Uttar Pradesh     |
|        2 | Bari Brahamana Military Station  | 21.10.2014              | Jammu &Kashmir    |
|        3 | Yol Military Station             | 02.02.2015              | Himachal Pradesh  |
|        4 | Vikaspuri Police Station         | 18.02.2015              | Delhi             |
|        5 | Faridkot Military Station        | 21.02.2015              | Punjab            |
|        6 | Satwari Military Station         | 05.05.2015              | Jammu &Kashmir    |
|        7 | Damana Military Station          | 14.05.2015              | Jammu &Kashmir    |
|        8 | Central Administrative Tribunal  | 04.08.2015              | Delhi             |
|        9 | Basoli Military Station          | 30.08.2015              | Jammu &Kashmir    |
|       10 | NSG Manesar                      | 22.09.2015              | Haryana           |
|       11 | Uri Military Station             | 06.10.2015              | Jammu &Kashmir    |
|       12 | Chakrata Military Station        | 08.04.2016              | Uttrakhand        |
|       13 | Beas Military Station            | 24.04.2016              | Punjab            |
|       14 | Dwarka Court Complex             | 16.05.2016              | Delhi             |
|       15 | - Kapurthala Military Station    | 25.05.2016              | Punjab            |
|       16 | Sahajanpur Military Station      | 21.07.2016              | Uttar Pradesh     |
|       17 | Somgarh Military Station         | 27.07.2016              | Jammu & Kashmir   |
|       18 | Saket Court Complex              | 24.01.2017              | Delhi             |
|       19 | Deputy Commissioner Office Twang | 08.05.2015              | Arunachal Pradesh |
|       20 | Kamakhaya Temple                 | 19.06.2017              | Assam             |
|       21 | Tryambakeshwar Post Office       | 13.01.2017              | Maharashtra       |
|       22 | Betul Post Office                | 16.08.2014              | Madhya Pradesh    |
|       23 | Bhainsdehi Post Office           | 15.10.2014              | Madhya Pradesh    |
|       24 | Manvi Post Office                | 15.10.2016              | Karnataka         |
|       25 | Panagarh Military Station        | 30.01.2017              | West Bengal       |

|   S. No. | Location                             | Date of Commissioning   | State         |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
|       26 | Rudrapur Post Office                 | 18.02.2014              | Uttrakhand    |
|       27 | Diwani Kachari Gorakhpur Post Office | 05.09.2014              | Uttar Pradesh |
|       28 | Dumaria Ganj Post Office             | 20.09.2014              | Uttar Pradesh |
|       29 | ITI Mankapur Post Office             | 23.09.2014              | Uttar Pradesh |
|       30 | Kushinagar Post Office               | 20.05.2015              | Uttar Pradesh |
|       31 | Chakra Gosain Post Office            | 10.06.2015              | Uttar Pradesh |
|       32 | Ramnagar Post Office                 | 18.09.2015              | Uttrakhand    |
|       33 | Haldwani Military Location           | 04.08.2015              | Uttrakhand    |

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