Lok Sabha Question No. 2060 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Escalators and CCTVs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

(a): Yes, Madam.

The centralized procurement is done at Railway Board and Production Units.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2060 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## ESCALATORS AND CCTVS

2060.  SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Railways has decided to go in for bulk purchases  and  disburse  payments  within  30  days  of  all  work orders and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Railway network needs at least 2,000 escalators and each escalator cost Rs. 1.0 crore and if so, the details thereof:
- (c) whether  the  Railways  plans  to  put  up  CCTV  cameras  in  all coaches and railway stations; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- 1.0 Centralized procurement at Railway Board:
- By Stores Directorate:
- (i)  Diesel  and  Fuel-  Approximate  annual  procurement  value 15000 crore.  Further  centralized  procurement  for  3  years  requirement  (FY: 2018-19 to 2020-21) has been planned as Long Term Contract through competitive bidding.
- (ii) Various types of Wagons- Approximate annual procurement value 3000 crore.
- (iii)  Steel  of  various  sizes  for  Wagon  production-  Approximate  annual procurement value 800 crore.
- (iv) Loco and LHB Wheels- Approximate annual procurement value 125 crore.

By Engineering Directorate:

- (i) Rails - approximate annual procurement 4000 crore.
- (ii) Sleepers - approximate annual procurement 1300 crore.
- (iii) Track Machines- approximate annual procurement 350 crore.
- 2.0 Centralized procurement by CLW and DLW:
- (i) Also procurement  for some  important  high value spares for maintenance of Electric and Diesel Locos by Zonal Railways, is being done centrally by CLW and DMW respectively.
- (ii) Instructions have been issued by Railway Board on 09.12.2017 for centralized procurement of 20 high value items (estimated value of

18000  crore  over  3  years)  through  Long  Term  Contracting  by  CLW and DLW.

3.0 Instructions for bulk procurement of 37 High value items, estimated to be more than 2000 crore through Long Term Contracting,  have  been  issued  by  Railway  Board  on  05.07.2017  to Zonal Railways.

In order to bring transparency in administration, Stores & Works contracts  bills,  instructions  have  been  issued  on  27.10.2017,  which inter alia, bring out that all claims received must be invariably passed within a week  and payments credited to suppliers'/contractors' account  within  30  days  through  RTGS/NEFT  or  any  other  digital payment mode.

(b): Yes, Madam. Railways has decided to provide escalators at all the A-1,  A  &  C  category  (footfall  25000  or  above)  railway  stations. Accordingly, there will be a requirement of more than 2000 escalators and  present  approximate  estimated  cost  of  escalator  including  Civil and Electrical works is about 1 crore per escalator.

(c)  &  (d):  Yes,  Madam.    CCTV  cameras have so far been provided at 394 stations, out of which 104 stations are covered under Integrated Security  System  (ISS).  Further  works  are  in  progress  at  98  stations under ISS and at 983 stations under Nirbhaya Fund. Work for provision of  CCTV  cameras  at  balance  7139  stations  has  been  approved. Proposal  to  provide  CCTV  cameras  in  58,000  coaches  of  Suburban, Premium, Mail/Express and Passenger trains has been approved.

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