Lok Sabha Question No. 5144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Adarsh Station Scheme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## ADARSH STATION SCHEME

5144.  ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has done away with the Adarsh scheme for  the  development  of  Railway  Stations  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor;
- (b) if not, the total number of stations taken up for development under the scheme, State-wise;
- (c) the  total  amount  earmarked  for  Adarsh  Stations  and  the  actual spending so far; and
- (d) the amount spent on Adarsh stations in Kerala?

## 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.  5144  BY  ADV.  JOICE  GEORGE  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2017 REGARDING ADARSH STATION SCHEME

(a):  No  Madam.  Modernisation/upgradation of railway stations is a continuous and on-going process. At present, upgradation of stations  is being undertaken under 'Adarsh Station Scheme'.

(b):  1253  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  'Adarsh Station Scheme' out of which 1022 railway stations have been developed so far and the remaining stations are planned to be developed by 2017-18. State-wise  number  of  stations  identified  to  be  developed  under  the scheme is as under:-

| State             | No. of Stations   | State          | No. of Stations   |
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| Andhra            | identified 44     | Madhya Pradesh | identified 44     |
| Pradesh Assam     | 28                | Maharashtra    | 110               |
| Bihar             | 59                | Nagaland       | 01                |
| Chhattisgarh      | 17                | Orissa         | 47                |
| Delhi             | 04                | Puducherry     | 02                |
| Goa               | 02                | Punjab         | 32                |
| Gujarat           | 32                | Rajasthan      | 40                |
| Haryana           | 16                | Telangana      | 25                |
| Himachal          | 02                | Tamil Nadu     | 48                |
| Pradesh Jammu &   | 05                | Tripura        | 01                |
| Kashmir Jharkhand | 30                | Uttar Pradesh  | 152               |
| Karnataka         | 44                | Uttarakhand    | 08                |
| Kerala            | 77                | West Bengal    | 383               |

(c)  &  (d):  No  separate  fund  is  allocated  for  development  of  stations identified  under  'Adarsh  Station  Scheme'.  The  expenditure  on  works  of development  of  railway  stations  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head  'Passenger  Amenities'. ` 917.91  crore  (Budgetary  sources)  have  been allocated under this Plan Head  in Revised Estimates 2016-17. The Statewise details of expenditure incurred are not maintained. State of Kerala is covered by Southern Railway and fund of ` 61.18 crore has been allocated under Plan head  -  'Passenger  Amenities'  to  Southern  Railway  in  Revised Estimates 2016-17, against which ` 65.92 crore (approx.) have been spent till February, 2017.