Lok Sabha Question No. 5415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Basic Facilities at Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## BASIC FACILITIES AT STATIONS

## †5415.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  schemes  to  provide basic  infrastructural  facilities  such  as  drinking  water,  passenger shed,  free  wi-fi,  display  board,  separate  toilets  for  women,  air conditioned waiting rooms and hotels, malls, etc. in a time bound manner  for  the  development  of  Jalore,  Raipur,  Latehar,  Tori, Balumath railway stations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the total budget earmarked for the said projects;
- (c) the  reasons  for  delay  in  providing  infrastructural  facilities at Jalore, Raipur, Latehar, Tori and Balumath railway stations as per the model station structure; and
- (d) the total budget allocated for providing facilities to passengers at above- mentioned railway stations during the last three years along with the total amount incurred thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5415 BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 28.03.2018 REGARDING BASIC FACILITIES AT STATIONS

(a)  to  (c):  Raipur  is  a  Non  Suburban  Grade  (NSG-2)  (earlier  'A1')  category station.  Jalore,  Latehar  and  Tori  are  NSG-5  (earlier  'D')  category  stations. Balumath station is notified on 09.03.2018 and presently opened for goods traffic  only. All Minimum Essential Amenities have been provided at these stations.  These  stations  except  Balumath  have  already  been  developed under  'Adarsh  Station  Scheme'.  The  requisite  amenities  as  specified  for Adarsh  Station  are  available  at  these  stations.  Further,  improvement  in passenger amenities at a station is a continuous process and is taken up based  on  the  quantum  of  traffic  handled,  inter-se  priority  of  works  and availability of funds.

(d):  Station-wise  details  of  funds  are  not  maintained.  These  details  are maintained  Zonal  Railway  wise.  Works  of  development  of  passenger amenities at railway stations and their development under 'Adarsh' Station Scheme are generally funded under Plan Head - 'Passenger Amenities'. The details  of  allocation    and    expenditure  under  this  Plan  Head  to  North Western  Railway,  East  Central  Railway  and  South  East  Central  Railway which covers Jalore, Latehar, Tori and Raipur Railway stations, during the last three years i.e. 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are as under:

( ` in Crores)

| Zonal Railway      | 2014-15         | 2014-15     | 2015-16         | 2015-16     | 2016-17         | 2016-17     |
|--------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|                    | Allocation (RE) | Expenditure | Allocation (RE) | Expenditure | Allocation (RE) | Expenditure |
| North Western      | 42.18           | 35.58       | 60.31           | 66.07       | 53.42           | 55.59       |
| East Central       | 53.17           | 44.89       | 82.53           | 63.75       | 52.78           | 65.76       |
| South East Central | 39.57           | 36.12       | 48.71           | 31.38       | 29.55           | 31.49       |

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