Lok Sabha Question No. 6127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Financial Crisis in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## FINANCIAL CRISIS IN RAILWAYS

## 6127.   SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways is facing financial crisis and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the annual cost has overtaken that of the revenues during the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  low  level  of  employees  productivity  adversely affected  the  functioning  of  Railways  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether cleanliness in trains and railways stations is one of the major issues and if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  railway projects with private participation, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6127 BY SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.04.2018  REGARDING  FINANCIAL CRISIS IN RAILWAYS

(a) & (b): No, Madam. Railways generate 'Excess' after meeting all their revenue expenses from their own revenues which supplement Railways' Capital expenditure. Railways' total receipts and total expenditure from revenue receipts in the last few years, Revised Estimates 2017-18 and Budget Estimates 2018-19 are given below which indicate the amount of excess  of revenue over receipts generated or estimated.

( ` in cr.)

BE

|                                    |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   RE 2017-18 |   BE 2018-19 |
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
| Total Receipts                     |    161017 |    168380 |    165382 |       187425 |       201090 |
| Total Expenditure                  |    153352 |    157874 |    160469 |       181000 |       188100 |
| Excess of revenue over expenditure |      7665 |     10506 |      4913 |         6425 |        12990 |

(c):  No,  Madam.  The  productivity  of  railway  employees  measured  in terms of Net Tonne Kilometers (NTKM) and Passenger Kilometers (PKM) per  employee  has  shown  continuous  improvement  over  the  years  from 1.10 in 2009-10 to 1.35 in 2015-16.

(d): Cleanliness is a continuous process and every endeavour is made to keep  the  stations and  trains in  clean  condition.  However,  a  few complaints are received. All efforts are made by the Railway to address these complaints.

Railways have taken various measures for improving cleanliness of stations and trains. For improving upon the standards of cleanliness and providing  hygienic  environment  to  the  passengers  in  trains,  schemes like,  'Mechanized  cleaning  of  coaches'  in  maintenance  depots,  'On Board Housekeeping Services (OBHS)' for cleaning of coaches on run in more  than  980  pairs  of  important  long  distance  mail/express  trains, 'Clean My Coach' service on demand in nearly 970 pairs of OBHS trains, and  cleaning  attention  to  trains  during  their  stoppage  at  'Clean  Train Stations'  enroute  have  been  provided.  Indian  Railways  is  proliferating bio-toilets on its coaching stock to prevent discharge of human waste on the  tracks.  Dustbins  were  earlier  provided  in  AC  Coaches  only.  Now, provision of dustbins is extended  to Non-AC  coaches  also on a progressive basis.

Integrated mechanised cleaning contracts, rag picking and garbage disposal  contracts  are  provided  at  major  railway  stations.  Concrete washable aprons on platform tracks are provided to facilitate clearing of night soil on platform lines by washing with water jets. CCTVs are used to monitor cleanliness at a number of railway stations. Enforcement of Anti-littering  Rules  has  been  intensified.  Special  cleanliness  drives  for major stations and trains and awareness campaigns to educate users on cleanliness have also been undertaken by Railways. (e):  Ministry  of  Railways  have  formulated  a  participative  policy  for attracting  private  sector  investment  f      or  providing  rail  connectivity through  different  models  like  Non  Government  Railway,  Joint  Venture,

Customer Funded, Build Operate Transfer and Annuity model.

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