Lok Sabha Question No. 3537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: MPLADS Funds for Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3537 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

## MPLADS FUNDS FOR RAILWAY PROJECTS

## 3537. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  had  decided  to  allow  Members  of Parliament  to  use  funds  provided  under  the  MPLAD  Scheme  for construction of railway projects in their constituencies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  requests  from  the Members  of  Parliament  seeking  financial  assistance  for  railway projects taken under MPLADS;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  and  the  present  status  of such requests; and
- (e)  the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  such  projects, State-wise?

## 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 MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  08.08.2018

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3537 BY SHRI REGARDING MPLADS FUNDS FOR RAILWAY PROJECTS (a): Yes, Madam. (b)  to  (e):  The  works  under  Member  of  Parliament  Local  Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) are taken up after obtaining consent from  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  (MPs),  deposit  of  centage charges  (for  works  involving  detailed  planning,  survey,  etc.)  by concerned  local  authorities,  preparation  &  sanction  of  Estimate  by Railway and receiving funds for the works from local authorities.  In a bid  to  encourage  inclusion  of  MPLAD  funds  for  Passenger  Amenity items like benches, a policy has been circulated by Railway Ministry to incur equal expenditure as given by Hon'ble MPs and provide two benches at the fund provision of one bench. Status  of  provision  of  additional  seating  arrangements  made  at Railway stations under MPLAD Funds are as under:

|   No. of MPs |   No. of Stations |   No. of Seats for which Funds received |   Total amount Consented ( ` in lakhs) |   Total amount received ( ` . in lakhs) |   Total no. of seats fixed |
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|          109 |               351 |                                   23457 |                                 1727.1 |                                 1226.66 |                      17336 |

The  details  of  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  along  with  the development works recommended by them under MPLADS and the status of such works are appended as Appendix-I.

Instructions  already  exist  that  all  the  Divisional  Railway  Managers (DRMs) to liaise with concerned MPs and to take pro-active actions for provision of various passenger amenities work to be carried out at  the  stations  pertaining  to  their  constituencies  under  MPLAD Scheme. Regular inspections are conducted by concerned Railway authorities to monitor the progress of execution of work.

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APPENDIX  I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3537 BY SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  08.08.2018 REGARDING MPLADS FUNDS FOR RAILWAY PROJECTS

## (b)  to  (e)  The  details  of  development  works  recommended by Hon'ble Members  of  Parliament  under Member  of  Parliament  Local Area Development Scheme along with the status are as under:-

|   S. No. | Name of MP                            | Work proposed                                                                 | Present Status                                                     |
|----------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Dr. T.N. Seema                        | Provision of 50 No. of 3 seater chairs at Thiruvananthapuram Central station. | Chairs fixed in May 2015.                                          |
|        1 | Dr. T.N. Seema                        | Provision of two touch screen Kiosks at Thiruvananthapuram.                   | Work completed and inaugurated in 2014.                            |
|        2 | Dr. T.N.Seema and Shri C.P. Narayanan | Construction of Toilet Complex at Thiruvananthapuram Central station.         | Amount deposited with Railways - Tender awarded and work taken up. |
|        3 | Shri P.C. Chacko                      | Provision of Mini Type platform shelter at Thrisur station.                   | Work completed.                                                    |
|        4 | Shri P. Rajeev                        | Construction of approach road at Tripunittura station.                        | Work completed.                                                    |
|        4 | Shri P. Rajeev                        | Provision of E Toilet at Tripunittura station.                                | Work completed - inaugurated in August 2015.                       |
|        5 | Shri Innocent                         | Construction of Subway at Km.90/8-9 near Aluva.                               | Contract awarded. Work to be started.                              |
|        6 | Shri C.N. Jayadevan                   | Construction of platform roof at Pudukud station.                             | Work completed.                                                    |
|        7 | Shri K.C. Venugopal                   | Construction of 5 Nos. of mini platform shelters at Kizhapuliyur station.     | Amount deposited with Railway. Work started.                       |

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|   8 | Shri Anto Antony    | Installation of one escalator unit at Tiruvalla station.                                               | Work sanctioned including for civil work from Railway funds. Work to start after award of contract.                                                                                |
|-----|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9 | Shri A.K. Antony    | Provision of 300 Nos. of stainless steel chairs at Thiruvananthapuram Central station.                 | Estimate submitted to District Planning Officer -Funds awaited.                                                                                                                    |
|  10 | Shri Suresh Gopi    | Provision of benches and chairs at Alappuzha station.                                                  | Estimate submitted to District Collector - Funds awaited.                                                                                                                          |
|  10 | Shri Suresh Gopi    | Provision of benches and chairs at Quilon station.                                                     | Estimate submitted to District collector - Fund awaited.                                                                                                                           |
|  11 | Shri P. Karunakaran | Extension of FOB at Cheruvathur from Platform No.2/3 to Eastern side. (By Cheruvathur Grama Panchayat) | Centage charge of ` 56,000/- deposited by Cheruvathur Grama Panchayat. Estimate finalized and concerned authorities have been requested to deposit balance amount of ` 42,81,933/- |
|  11 | Shri P. Karunakaran | Extension of FOB at Neeleshwar                                                                         | Funds awaited from District Collector, Kasargod.                                                                                                                                   |
|  11 | Shri P. Karunakaran | Extension of FOB at Payyanur                                                                           | The Chairman, Payyanaur Municipality remitted centage charges of ` 1,73,509/-. Preparation of Estimate taken up.                                                                   |

|    |                               | Construction of under bridge near Mogral Puthur by Puthur Grama Panchayat   | The President, Mogral Puthur Grama Panchayat remitted centage charges of ` 6,17,561/-. Preparation of estimate taken up.                                                                                   |
|----|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    |                               | Construction of under bridge at Mogral (by Kumbala Grama Panchayat)         | The Secretary, Kumabal Grama Panchayat has remitted the centage charges of ` 3,39,940/-. Estimate finalized and concerned authorities have been requested to deposit the balance amount of ` 2,16,54,043/- |
| 12 | Smt. P.K. Sreemathi Teacher   | Provision of benches at Kannur station.                                     | Estimate sanctioned.                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13 | Shri Ramachandran Mullappally | Provision of Escalator at Vadagara and Thalassery                           | Escalator at Thalassery Station is completed. Escalator at Vadagara Station is planned for completion by October,2018.                                                                                     |

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