Lok Sabha Question No. 3158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Modernization of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: George Baker, Richard Hay, ANIL SHIROLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.3158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## MODERNIZATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

3158.  SHRI GEORGE BAKER: PROF. RICHARD HAY: SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  present  status  of  the  modernization  of  Railway  Stations programme proposed by the Government across the country including Kerala, West Bengal and Maharashtra;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under this programme across the country, State/UT-wise including Kerala;
- (c)  whether the pace of this programme is slow in some of the States, if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d)  whether the Government is planning to install plasma screens at some  of  the  Railway  Stations  under  this  programme  and  if  so,  the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has installed these screens on trial basis at  some  of  the  selected  stations  within  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with its response; and
- (f)  the  details  of  the  funds  likely  to  be  sanctioned  for  the  aforesaid programme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3158  BY  SHRI  GEORGE  BAKER, PROF. RICHARD HAY AND SHRI ANIL SHIROLE TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA ON 14.03.2018 REGARDING MODERNIZATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

( a) to (c): Union Cabinet approved Railways' proposal for redevelopment of 'A-1' and 'A' category stations (total about 400 stations, including 'A-1' and 'A' category stations in Kerala, West Bengal  and  Maharashtra)  on  'as  is  where  is'  basis,  by  inviting open bids from interested parties with their designs and business ideas duly providing for amenities and other requirements of the Railways  including  permitting  commercial  development  of  real estate by Zonal Railways. Bids were called for 23 stations in the first  phase  of  Station  Redevelopment  Programme. Out of the 23 stations,  bids  were  received  for  Jammu  Tawi  and  Kozhikode stations only, which are under evaluation.  No bids were received for  18  stations  and  3  tenders  were  called  off  after  9  months  in view of the not-so-encouraging response for these stations.

A dedicated organization viz. Indian Railway Stations Development  Corporation  Ltd.  (IRSDC)  was  set  up  in  the  year 2012 for the purpose of station redevelopment on Indian Railways.  Six  stations  viz.,  Anand  Vihar,  Bijwasan,  Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Habibganj (Bhopal), Shivaji Nagar (Pune) and Surat have  been  entrusted  to  Indian  Railway  Stations  Development Corporation Ltd. (IRSDC) for redevelopment. Works at Gandhinagar and Habibganj stations have commenced.

An  MOU  has  been  signed  by  Ministry  of  Railways  with Ministry of Urban Development for integrated planning for station redevelopment  projects  in  cities  identified  as  SMART  cities  in association  with  Smart  City  authorities.  The  following  ten  (10) redevelopment  under  this scheme,  jointly  by  Rail  Land  Development  Authority  (RLDA)  &

stations have  been  taken  up for National Building Construction Company (NBCC) : -

Tirupati, Delhi Sarai  Rohilla,  Nellore,  Madgaon,  Lucknow, Gomtinagar, Kota, Thane New, Ernakulam Jn. and Puducherry.

Rail Land  Development  Authority has been entrusted to redevelop Safdarjung Station in New Delhi along with IRCON.

Bhubaneswar station is being developed with the cooperation/participation  of  the  State  Govt.  of  Odisha.    The  State Govt. has agreed to construct a new station building at Bhubaneswar station at their own cost.

Redevelopment  of  stations  is  planned  through  leveraging  of commercial development of vacant land/air space in and around stations.  Therefore,  no  funds  have  been  earmarked  for  the purpose. Such projects shall generally be cost neutral to Railways.

At present, Ministry of Railways is formulating revised schemes for station redevelopment on fast track.  The proposals for  redevelopment  of  more  stations  will  be  taken  up,  once  the revised strategy for redevelopment of stations is finalized.

(d) No, Madam.

(e) & (f): Do not arise.

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