Lok Sabha Question No. 622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Electrification of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 622 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY TRACKS

- † 622.  COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  Government's  policy  with  regard  to  electrification  of railway tracks in the country;
- (b) the  number  and  details  of  railway  tracks  electrified during  each  of  the  last  four  years  and  the  current  year along    with  the  funds  allocated  for  the  purpose,      Union Territories and State- wise;
- (c) the current status of Hisar-Bathinda-Suratgarh-FalodiJodhpur-Bhildi and Falodi - Jaisalmer track;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  electrify  BandikuiJaipur-Jodhpur track; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 622   BY COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  19.07.2017  REGARDING ELECTRIFICAITON OF RAILWAY TRACKS

- (a) Electrification of railway tracks is decided   based on financial viability, traffic volumes and operational flexibility.
- (b) Railway  Electrification projects  are  not  confined  to  State boundaries.   Year-wise/State-wise route kilometers of railway lines electrified during last 4 years (i.e 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 & 201617)  and  the  current  year  i.e  2017-18  upto  June  2017  along  with proportionate expenditure  are as under:-

## (i) ELECTRIFICATION

| S. No.   | STATE            | Route Kilometres Electrified   | Route Kilometres Electrified   | Route Kilometres Electrified   | Route Kilometres Electrified   | Route Kilometres Electrified   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          |                  | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                        | 2017-18* (Upto 30.6.2017)      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 300                            | 211                            | 249                            | 103                            | 353                            |
| 2        | Bihar            | 24                             | 2                              | 10                             | 177                            | 53                             |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 15                             | 0                              |
| 4        | Delhi            | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 5        | Gujarat          | 0                              | 0                              | 115                            | 70                             | 31                             |
| 6        | Haryana          | 28                             | 0                              | 320                            | 159                            | 0                              |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 25                             | 0                              |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir   | 17                             | 40                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 9        | Jharkhand        | 21                             | 55                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 10       | Karnataka        | 40                             | 105                            | 149                            | 0                              | 102                            |
| 11       | Kerala           | 175                            | 4                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |

| S. No.   | STATE          | Route Kilometres Electrified   | Route Kilometres Electrified   | Route Kilometres Electrified   | Route Kilometres Electrified   | Route Kilometres Electrified   |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          |                | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                        | 2017-18* (Upto 30.6.2017)      |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh | 37                             | 250                            | 271                            | 118                            | 0                              |
| 13       | Maharashtra    | 84                             | 128                            | 171                            | 104                            | 218                            |
| 14       | Odisha         | 17                             | 151                            | 165                            | 221                            | 79                             |
| 15       | Punjab         | 0                              | 0                              | 47                             | 91                             | 0                              |
| 16       | Puducherry     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 17       | Rajasthan      | 139                            | 0                              | 72                             | 318                            | 0                              |
| 18       | Telangana      | 0                              | 11                             | 0                              | 7                              | 0                              |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu     | 30                             | 3                              | 0                              | 110                            | 0                              |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh  | 246                            | 252                            | 76                             | 419                            | 0                              |
| 21       | Uttarakhand    | 27                             | 22                             | 30                             | 0                              | 0                              |
| 22       | West Bengal    | 165                            | 141                            | 55                             | 76                             | 0                              |
| 23       | Other States   | --                             | --                             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
|          | Total          | 1350                           | 1375                           | 1730                           | 2013                           | 836                            |

## (ii) EXPENDITURE

| S. No.   | STATE          | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                | 2013-14                                                       | 2014-15                                                       | 2015-16                                                       | 2016-17                                                       | 2017-18 (Upto 30.6.2017)                                      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 281.07                                                        | 213.39                                                        | 329.76                                                        | 151.25                                                        | 240.88                                                        |
| 2        | Bihar          | 22.49                                                         | 2.02                                                          | 13.24                                                         | 259.91                                                        | 36.16                                                         |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh   | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 22.03                                                         | 0.00                                                          |

| S. No.         | STATE            | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   | PROPORTIONATE EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRIFICATION ( ` in crores)   |
|----------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|                |                  | 2013-14                                                       | 2014-15                                                       | 2015-16                                                       | 2016-17                                                       | 2017-18 (Upto 30.6.2017)                                      |
| 4 Delhi        |                  | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          |
| 5              | Gujarat          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 152.30                                                        | 102.79                                                        | 21.15                                                         |
| 6              | Haryana          | 26.23                                                         | 0.00                                                          | 423.79                                                        | 233.48                                                        | 0.00                                                          |
| 7              | Himachal Pradesh | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 36.71                                                         | 0.00                                                          |
| 8 &Kashmir     | 15.93            |                                                               | 40.45                                                         | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          |
| 9 Jharkhand    | 19.67            |                                                               | 55.62                                                         | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          |
| 10 Karnataka   | 37.48            |                                                               | 106.19                                                        | 197.33                                                        | 0.00                                                          | 69.68                                                         |
| 11 Kerala      |                  | 163.96                                                        | 4.05                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          |
| 12 Pradesh     | 34.66            |                                                               | 252.83                                                        | 358.90                                                        | 173.27                                                        | 0.00                                                          |
| 13 Maharashtra |                  | 78.70                                                         | 129.45                                                        | 226.46                                                        | 152.71                                                        | 148.70                                                        |
| 14 Odisha      |                  | 15.93                                                         | 152.72                                                        | 218.52                                                        | 324.52                                                        | 53.89                                                         |
| 15 Punjab      | 0.00             |                                                               | 0.00                                                          | 62.25                                                         | 133.62                                                        | 0.00                                                          |
| 16 Puducherry  | 0.00             |                                                               | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          |
| 17 Rajasthan   |                  | 130.23                                                        | 0.00                                                          | 95.35                                                         | 466.95                                                        | 0.00                                                          |
| 18 Telangana   | 0.00             |                                                               | 11.12                                                         | 0.00                                                          | 10.28                                                         | 0.00                                                          |
| 19 Tamil Nadu  | 28.11            |                                                               | 3.03                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 161.52                                                        | 0.00                                                          |
| 20             | Pradesh          | 230.46                                                        | 254.85                                                        | 100.66                                                        | 615.25                                                        | 0.00                                                          |
| 21             | Uttarakhand      | 25.30                                                         | 22.25                                                         | 39.73                                                         | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          |
| 22             | West Bengal      | 154.58                                                        | 142.60                                                        | 72.84                                                         | 111.60                                                        | 0.00                                                          |
| 23             | Other States     | --                                                            | --                                                            | --                                                            | --                                                            | --                                                            |
|                | Total            | 1264.80                                                       | 1390.57                                                       | 2291.13                                                       | 2955.89                                                       | 570.46                                                        |

(c) Electrification of HisarBhatinda  Suratgarh  (328  route kilometers) has been sanctioned at a cost of ` 285.25 crore and work has been entrusted to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE)/Allahabad for execution.   The proposal for electrification of balance  section  i.e.  Suratgarh  -Phalodi-Jodhpur-Bhildi  and  Phalodi  Jaisalmer rail line is under statutory approvals.

(d)&  (e)  Bandikui-Jaipur-Phulera    is  a  part  of  Delhi  Sarai  RohillaRewari-  Palanpur-Ahmedabad  including  Kalol-Gandhinagar-Khodiyar and Alwar-Bandikui-Jaipur-Phulera sanctioned Railway Electrification project. At present, there is no proposal for electrification of PhuleraMerta Road-Jodhpur section.

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