Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Railway Projects in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 50 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

†*50.  SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of various railway projects in Rajasthan, project-wise and their present status;

(b)  the  number  of  projects  running  behind  schedule  along  with  the reasons therefor, project-wise;

(c) the extent of increase in cost of delayed projects, project-wise; and

(d) the efforts made/being made by the Government to finish these railway projects within the stipulated or extended time-limit?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU)

(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  STARRED QUESTION NO. 50 BY SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA TO BE  ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2017 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

(a)  :  At  present,  ten  new  line,  six  gauge  conversion  and  eleven  doubling ongoing projects falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan. The details of the projects are as under:

( ` in crore)

| S. No.   | Name of the Project             | Year of inclusion in the Budget   | Latest cost   | Exp. upto March, 2017   | Outlay for 2017- 18   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| New Line | New Line                        | New Line                          | New Line      | New Line                | New Line              | New Line                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1        | Dausa- Gangapur City (92.67 KM) | 1996-97                           | 656           | 338.75                  | 60.00                 | Dausa-Deedwana (35.44 km) section is in advance stage of completion. In balance section, Deedwana- Gangapur City (57.23 km) - Complete land except small patch of 0.07 hect. has been acquired. The work of Earthwork, bridge works, ballast supply etc. has been taken                                      |
| 2        | Ramganjma ndi-Bhopal (262 KM)   | 2000-01                           | 2348          | 636.55                  | 200.00                | Ramganjmandi - Jhalawar City section (26.50 km) has been commissioned in June'2013. Earthwork bridges, tunnels, ballast supply, etc. have been taken up from Jhalawar City to Nayagaon (Km 101). From Nayagaon to Biyavra ( km 165), land acquisition has been completed except 10 km from km 146 to km 156. |

|    |                                                          |         |      |          |       | Land acquisition proceedings are in progress for the remaining section.                                                                                                                                         |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|------|----------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | Thiyat Hamira- Sanu (58.5 KM)                            | 2013-14 |  131 |  51.14   | 45    | Work is in progress.                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|  4 | Ratlam- Dungarpur via Banswara (188.85 KM)               | 2011-12 | 3450 | 221.66   | 41    | Project was sanctioned with the proviso to share 50% cost of the project and provide land free of cost by the State Govt. of Rajasthan, but State Govt. has shown their inability to share cost of the project. |
|  5 | Ajmer-Kota (Nasirabad- Jalindri) (145 KM)                | 2013-14 |  822 |   0.1    |  1    | Project was sanctioned with the proviso to share 50% cost of the project and provide land free of cost by the State Govt., but State Govt. has not confirmed to share the cost of                               |
|  6 | Delhi-Sohna- Nuh- Ferozpur- Jhirka-Alwar (104 KM)        | 2013-14 | 1872 |   0.0001 |  0.01 | Railway has requested State Govt. of Haryana to share 50% cost of the project and provide land free of cost.                                                                                                    |
|  7 | Pushkar- Merta (59 KM)                                   | 2013-14 |  135 |   0.05   |  0.01 | Railways has requested State Govt. of Rajasthan to share 50% cost of the project and provide land free of cost.                                                                                                 |
|  8 | Ajmer (Nasirabad)- Swai Madhopur (Chauth Ka Barwara) via | 2015-16 |  874 |   0      |  5    | Project was sanctioned with the proviso to share 50% cost of the project and provide land free of cost by the State                                                                                             |

|                  | Tonk (165 KM)                                                                                                 |                  |                  |                  |                  | Govt., but State Govt. has not confirmed to share the cost of project.                                                                                                   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 9                | Nimach - Badi Sadri (48 Km)                                                                                   | 2017-18          | 474. 7           | 0.0              | 1.0              | Work included in Budget 2017-18 subject to requisite approval of Govt. Detailed Project Report is under                                                                  |
| 10               | Taranga Hill-Abu Road via Ambaji (89.38 Km)                                                                   | 2017-18          | 1695. 7          | 0.0              | 10.0             | Work included in Budget 2017-18 subject to requisite approval of Govt. Detailed Project Report is under preparation.                                                     |
| Gauge Conversion | Gauge Conversion                                                                                              | Gauge Conversion | Gauge Conversion | Gauge Conversion | Gauge Conversion | Gauge Conversion                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1                | Ajmer- Chittaurgarh -Udaipur (300 KM) incl. MM for extension Udaipur- Umra (11 KM), and Mavali-Badi Sadri (82 | 1996-97          | 865              | 575.16           | 120.00           | Gauge conversion of Ajmer-Chittaurgarh- Udaipur City (300 km) section has been commissioned in 2004- 05 & 2006-07. The work is in progress in Mavli- Badi Sadri section. |
| 2                | Jaipur- Ringus- churu & Sikar-Loharu (320.04 KM)                                                              | 2008-09          | 915              | 488.14           | 195.00           | Sikar- Loharu (122.13 km) and Sikar - Fatehpur Shekhawati (47.06 km) sections have been commissioned. Work is in progress in balance                                     |
| 3                | Ahmedabad- Himmatnaga r-Udaipur (299.2 KM)                                                                    | 2008-09          | 1662             | 392.7            | 422.00           | Execution of this project has been taken up in phases as under: (i)Ahmedabad- Himmatanagar: Earthwork, bridges works, ballast supply,                                    |

|          |                                                               |          |          |          |          | etc. have been taken up. (ii) Himmatnagar- Dungarpur-Udaipur : Earthwork, bridges works, ballast supply and station building have been taken up.   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 4        | Dholpur- Sirmuttra with extension to Gangapur City (144.6 KM) | 2010-11  | 2530     | 12.23    | 10.00    | The project has been pended as Rajasthan Govt. requested Railway to retain the existing Dholpur- Sirmujttra narrow gauge section as                |
| 5        | Gwalior- Sheopurkala n with extension to Kota (284 KM)        | 2010-11  | 2845     | 35.65    | 75.00    | Final Location Survey (FLS) completed. Land acquisition proceeding have been taken up.                                                             |
| 6        | Marwar Jn.- Mavli Jn. (152 Km)                                | 2017-18  | 1597.1   | 0.0      | 1.0      | Work included in Budget 2017-18 subject to requisite approval of Govt. Detailed Project Report is under preparation.                               |
| Doubling | Doubling                                                      | Doubling | Doubling | Doubling | Doubling | Doubling                                                                                                                                           |
| 1        | Abu Road- Sarotra Road Patch doubling (23.12 KM)              | 2010-11  | 190      | 103.14   | 15.42    | Sri Amirgarh-Sarotra Road (5.4 km) section is in advance stage of completion. Works in remaining section taken up.                                 |
| 2        | Swaroopgan j-Abu Road Patch doubling (25.36 KM)               | 2010-11  | 165      | 109.64   | 3.09     | Swarupganj-Bhimana (8.59 km) section has been commissioned in May' 17. The work is in progress in balance sections.                                |
| 3        | Ajmer- Bangurgram (48.43 KM)                                  | 2011-12  | 262      | 97.64    | 70.00    | Earthwork, bridges work, ballast supply, etc. are in different stages of progress.                                                                 |

|   4 | Bina-Kota (282.66 KM)                                   | 2011-12   | 1623   |   284.1 |   125.00 | Baran-Piplod Road- Atru-Salpura (43.07 km), Bina- Mahedeokhedi- Samarkhedi-Kanjia (20.47 km), & Bhulon- Motipura Chowk (9.78 km) sections are in advance stage of completion. Work is in progress in balance   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|---------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | Guriya- Marwar (43.50 KM) & Karjoda- Palanpur (5.40 KM) | 2011-12   | 300    |  172.73 |    25    | Marwar - Chandrawal (36.09 km) section commissioned in parts in 2016-17 & 2017-18. Chandrwal - Guriya (10.25 Km. is in advance stage of completion. Karjoda- Palanpur section (5.4 km) is also in advance      |
|   6 | Rani- Keshavganj (59.50)                                | 2011-12   | 318    |  197.87 |    11.54 | Moribera-Keshavganj (21.3 km) section commissioned in Mar.'16. Works are in progress in balance section.                                                                                                       |
|   7 | Bangurgram -Guriya Patch DL (47 KM)                     | 2012-13   | 295    |   52.76 |   125    | Earthwork, bridges work, ballast supply, etc. are in different stages of progress.                                                                                                                             |
|   8 | Rani-Marwar Jn Patch DL (54.5 KM)                       | 2012-13   | 336    |  162.09 |   120    | Earthwork, bridges work, ballast supply, etc. are in different stages of progress.                                                                                                                             |
|   9 | Alwar- Bandikui (60.3 KM)                               | 2013-14   | 242    |   50.47 |   120    | Earthwork, bridges work, ballast supply, etc. are in different stages of progress.                                                                                                                             |
|  10 | Nimuch- Chittaurgarh                                    | 2015-16   | 389. 9 |    1.01 |    80    | Agency fixed. Work in progress.                                                                                                                                                                                |
|  11 | Phulera- Degana (108.75 KM)                             | 2015-16   | 611. 5 |  191.38 |   201    | FLS completed. Tender under finalisation.                                                                                                                                                                      |

(b)&(c):  Every  railway  project  requires  number  of  clearances  from  various Ministries and Departments of State/Central Governments. These, inter-alia, include  clearances  inherent  to  land  acquisition,  forestry  clearance  and permission for road and canal crossings and also clearances from Archaeological  Survey  of  India  if  the  alignment  passes  in  vicinity  of  a protected monument, local bodies for projects passing through urban areas, etc which are part of project execution. Process of seeking the approvals/clearances  causes  delay  in  completion  of  the  projects.  Further, Budget allotments for the projects are done on yearly basis.  Since, these factors are beyond the control of Ministry of Railways.  Therefore it is  not feasible to fix timelines for completion of railway projects and to work out the extent of increase in cost due to individual factors .

- (d): Indian  Railways  have  taken  various  initiatives  to  increase  pace  of execution of projects. This includes-
-  Indian  Railway  has  sanctioned  about  12,600  Km  of  Doubling/3 rd &  4 th line to overcome the problem of Congestion over high density network in last three years i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18.
-  Making higher fund allotment for projects. The capital expenditure for railways  has  been  increased  from ` 58,718  Cr  in  2014-15  to  around ` 93,795 Cr in 2015-16 to ` 1,11,661 crore in 2016-17 and a plan size of ` 1,31,000 crore has been kept for 2017-18.
-  Delegation of Powers to the field officers for tenders and estimates: The zonal railways have been delegated full powers with respect to works contracts. Full  powers have been given to General Managers of Zonal Railways with respect to sanctioning of estimates. This has also resulted in cutting down time for sanction of estimate and tenders.
-  Institutional  financing  by  tying  up  loan  with  M/s  Life  Insurance Corporation of India Limited for ` 1.5 lac crore for assured funding of viable projects has increased Railway's capacity for committed fund provision for essential projects.
-  Coordination  with  State/Central  Ministries:  To  Expedite  the  project execution and better Coordination with State/Central Ministries, regular coordination meetings are being held with Ministries/ Departments / State Government Authorities. A senior Railway officer

has  been  nominated  as  a  Nodal  officer  to  deal  with  each  State

- Government.
-  These initiatives have resulted into a remarkable increase in commissioning  of  New  Lines,  Gauge  Conversions  and  Doublings.  A progress  of  7.75  km  per  day  of  network  expansion  was  achieved  in 2015-16 compared to an average of 4.1 km per day being achieved in previous 10 years from 2004 to 2014. During 2016-17, 2855 km track has been commissioned by introducing passenger services.

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NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *50 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

## †*50. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

## INDEX

| S.NO.   | SUBJECT                                 | PAGE NO.   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|------------|
| 1.      | THRUST OF THE QUESTION                  | 1          |
| 2.      | BRIEF ABOUT RAJASTHAN                   | 1-3        |
| 3.      | GENERAL INFORMATION                     | 3-4        |
| 4.      | INDIAN RAILWAYS INITIATIVES TO INCREASE | 5-6        |
|         | PACE OF EXECUTION                       |            |
| 5.      | CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH JV         | 6          |
| 6.      | REPERCUSSION OF REPLY                   | 6          |
| 7.      | ANTICIPATED QUESTIONS                   | 6-7        |
| 8.      | ANNEXURES/MAP                           | 7          |

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## NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *50 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

## †*50. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

## 1.0 THRUST OF THE QUESTION:

- 1.1 The thrust of the question seeks information regarding (a) the details of  various  railway  projects  in  Rajasthan  (b)  the  number  of  projects running behind schedule along with the reasons therefor, project-wise;
- (c) the extent of increase in cost of delayed projects, project-wise; and
- (d)  the  efforts  made/being  made  by  the  Government  to  finish  these railway projects within the stipulated or extended time-limit.

## 2. BRIEF ABOUT RAJASTHAN

## 2.1 Network

|                                                | Rajasthan                                    | National                                     |
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Route Km                                       | 5893                                         | 66687                                        |
| Track Km (Incl. Double/Multiple line & yards): | 8579                                         | 119630                                       |
| Rail Network Density                           | 1.72 Km / 100 Sq.Km 8.60 Km/ lakh population | 2.03 Km / 100 Sq.Km 5.52 Km/ lakh population |

## 2.2 On-going Projects:

-  As  on  date,  27  projects  of  New  lines/  Gauge  Conversion/  Doublings having  total  cost  of  Rs.  30,272.5  Cr.  are  in  different  stages  of execution which fall partly or fully in Rajasthan. The aggregate length of these projects is around 4,314.38 km.

## 2.3 Budget Allocation:

-  Average Budget allocation has been enhanced to Rs. 1951.7 crore per year  (from  2014-15  to  2016-17)  from  Rs.  682.3  crore  per  year  (from 2009-10 to 2013-14).
-  Average  allocation  of  Budget  is  186%  more  as  compared  to  the average of previous 5 years.
-  Total allocation of Budget in 2017-18 is Rs 3495 crore which is 412% more than the average of 2009-14. This is the highest ever allocation made to the state.

## 2.4 Commissioning of Projects:

-  During  last  three  years,  522  km  of  new  line,  gauge  conversion  and doubling  projects  have  been  commissioned  in  the  state.  Details  of year wise commissioning is as under:
-  Sections commissioned in 20 1415   - (56 km) :
- 
- Bangurgram - Ras (27.8 km) New line
-  Bhagat Ki Kothi-Luni (28 km) doubling
-  Sections commissioned in 2015-16  - (177 km) :
-  Sikar-Loharu (120 km)  of Jaipur-Sikar-Churu  &Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion
-  Mori Bera-Kothar (6 km), Kothar-Nana (6 km) & NanaKeshavganj (9 km) of Rani-Keshavganj doubling
-  Makrana-Bidiad (9 km) NL
-  Swaroopganj-Keshavganj (27 km) doubling
-  Sections commissioned in 2016-17  -  (289 km):
- Suratpura-Hanumangarh (174 km) GC- Entire project
1. commissioned.
- 2.
- Marwar-Sojat (21 km) of Guriya-Marwar DL
3. Ratangarh - SardarSahar (47 km) of Sadulpur-Bikaner & Ratangarh-Degana GC-    Entire project commissioned.
4. Sikar-Fatehpur Shekhawati (47 km) of Jaipur-Sikar-Churu GC

## 2.5 Capital Investment Programme:

-  2 projects involving 384 km length have been included in the Budget 2016-17  and  2017-18  under  Capital  Investment  Programme  to  form JVs in participation with State Govt for execute the project.

## 2.6

## New Surveys included:

-  10 new surveys involving 1178 km have been included in the Budget 2017-18.
- 2.7 Surveys in progress: Besides ongoing projects mentioned in the reply, surveys for  17  New  Line  and  8  doubling  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the State of Rajasthan have been taken up. The details are as under:-

|   S.N. | Name of the Project                                                      | Status                                                                                                                             |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Dholpur-Sirmuttra (72 km)                                                | New Survey sanctioned in 2016-17. Preliminary works taken up.                                                                      |
|      2 | Jhansi-Sawai Madhopur via Shivpuri, Slheopurkalan (311 km)               | Survey in progress. Report under preparation.                                                                                      |
|      3 | Barmer-Delhi via Pali, Marwar, Luni (720 km)                             | Announced in Budget 12-13. Survey between Barmer- Marwar via Luni, Pali (286 km) required. Rest already connected via double line. |
|      4 | Barmer-Palanpur (260 km)                                                 | Survey taken up.                                                                                                                   |
|      5 | Didwana-Ringus via Khatu Shyamji (106 km)                                | Announced in Budget 2012-13. Survey taken up.                                                                                      |
|      6 | Loharu-Bhiwani (64 km)                                                   | New survey sanctioned in budget 2016-17. Preliminary works in progress.                                                            |
|      7 | Neem Ka Thana and Slujangarh via Sikar, Salasar and Udaipurwati (150 km) | Announced in Budget 2012-13. Survey taken up.                                                                                      |
|      8 | Pratapgarh-Banswara (65 km)                                              | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2017-18. Survey taken up.                                                                          |
|      9 | Sardarshahar-Suratgarh (Gajsinghpur) (115 km)                            | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2016-17. Survey taken up.                                                                          |
|     10 | Sardarshahar-Taranagar-Rajgarh (100 km)                                  | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2016-17. Survey taken up.                                                                          |
|     11 | Jhansi-Shivpuri-Sheopur-Sawai Madhopur (290 km)                          | New survey sanctioned in 2016-17. Preliminary works taken up.                                                                      |
|     12 | Mandalgarh-Shahpura-Kekri- todaraisingh (130 km)                         | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2017-18. Survey taken up.                                                                          |
|     13 | Ramganjmandi-Neemuch (111 km)                                            | Survey taken up.                                                                                                                   |
|     14 | Sarmathura-Gangapur City via Karauli (67 km)                             | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2017-18. Survey taken up.                                                                          |
|     15 | Ujjain-Ramganjmandi via Agar, Slusner Jhalawar (190 km)                  | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2017-18. Survey taken up.                                                                          |
|     16 | Nimbabera-Kapasan via                                                    | New survey sanctioned in                                                                                                           |

|    | Sanwaliyaji (58 km)                                                                                          | Budget 2017-18. Survey taken up.                                                                                                                                                                          |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 17 | Provision of by-pass line at Luni Jn. Samdari, Bhildi Jn. Palanpur, Marwar and Pokaran Jn. Stations (562 km) | Announced in Budget 2012-13. Survey taken up.                                                                                                                                                             |
|    | Doubling                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1  | Ajmer-Udaipur (285 km)                                                                                       | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2017-18. Survey taken up.                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2  | Jaipur-Sawaimadhopur (130 km)                                                                                | New survey sanctioned in 2016-17. Survey taken up.                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3  | Neemach-Ratlam (132 km)                                                                                      | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2017-18. Survey taken up.                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4  | Samdhari-Luni (49 km)                                                                                        | New survey sanctioned in Bludget 2017-18. Survey taken up.                                                                                                                                                |
| 5  | Chittaurgarh-Mhow (327 km)                                                                                   | New survey sanctioned in Budget 2013-14. Preliminary works in progress. Only Chittaurgarh-Ratlam (189 km) required as Ratlam-Mhow GC work already in progress & Chittaurgarh-Ratlam is a BG line section. |

## 3. GENERAL INFORMATION

## 3.1 Project Scenario and Funding:

Presently,  on  INDIAN  RAILWAY,  there  are  179  New  Line,  58  Gauge Conversion and 256 Doubling ongoing projects.  Summarized position of ongoing projects is as follows:-

(₹ in Crore)

| Plan Head         |   No of Projects |   Total length |   Total Anticip. Cost |   Exp. as on 31.3.2017 | Throw- forward as on 01.04.2017   |
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| New lines         |              179 |          20628 |                268551 |                  58751 | 2,09,800                          |
| Gauge conversi on |               58 |           8152 |                 49231 |                  15432 | 33,799                            |

| Doubling   |   256 | 19913   | 190412    | 35425    | 1,54,987   |
|------------|-------|---------|-----------|----------|------------|
| TOTAL      |   493 | 48,693  | 5,08,19 4 | 1,09,608 | 3,98,586   |

- 3.2 New Works included in Budget in last Three Years.
-  New Works included in Budget in 2015-16

(₹ In Crore)

| NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2015-16   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2015-16   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2015-16   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2015-16   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Plan Head                                         | No of Projects                                    | Total length (in Km)                              | Cost (Rs in cr.)                                  |
| New lines                                         | 4                                                 | 362                                               | 3,643                                             |
| Gauge                                             | 1                                                 | 70                                                | 420                                               |
| conversion                                        |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |
| Doubling                                          | 77                                                | 9356                                              | 91,836                                            |
| TOTAL                                             | 82                                                | 9788                                              | 95,899                                            |

-  New Works included in Budget in 2016-17

## (₹ In Crore)

| NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2016-17 *   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2016-17 *   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2016-17 *   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2016-17 *   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Plan Head                                           | No of Projects                                      | Total length (in Km)                                | Cost (Rs in cr.)                                    |
| New lines                                           | 18                                                  | 2063                                                | 34,493                                              |
| Gauge                                               | 2                                                   | 264                                                 | 2,019                                               |
| conversion                                          |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |
| Doubling                                            | 39                                                  | 3,020                                               | 30,038                                              |
| TOTAL                                               | 59                                                  | 5,347                                               | 66,550                                              |

-  New Works included in Budget in 2017-18

## (₹ In Crore)

| NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2017-18 *   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2017-18 *   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2017-18 *   | NEW PROJECTS INCLUDED IN RAILWAY BUDGET 2017-18 *   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Plan Head                                           | No of Projects                                      | Total length (in Km)                                | Cost (Rs in cr.)                                    |
| New lines                                           | 16                                                  | 991                                                 | 24,606                                              |
| Gauge                                               | 22                                                  | 1064                                                | 8,699                                               |
| conversion                                          |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     |
| Doubling                                            | 16                                                  | 314                                                 | 9,876                                               |
| TOTAL                                               | 54                                                  | 2369                                                | 4,3181                                              |

*subject to requisite approvals.

Therefore,  38  New  line  projects  covering  a  length  of  3416  km  at  an estimated  cost  of  Rs.62,742  crore,  25  gauge  conversion  projects  of

1,398  km  length  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  11,138  crore  and  132 doubling  projects  of  12,600  km  estimated  to  cost  Rs.1,31,750  crore have also been included in Railway Budget in last three years.  Overall total cost of these projects is Rs.2,05,630 crore.

## 3.3 Plan Outlay:

| Year          | GBS      | Internal Resources   | Market Borrowings   | IF     | PPP    | Total Plan Outlay   |
|---------------|----------|----------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|---------------------|
| 2012- 13      | 25,234   | 10,007               | 15,142              | -      |        | 50,383              |
| 2013- 14      | 28,174   | 10,590               | 15,225              | -      |        | 53,989              |
| 2014- 15      | 31,617   | 16,057               | 11,044              | -      |        | 58,718              |
| 2015- 16      | 37,516   | 16,938               | 14,097              | 9,888  | 15,081 | 93,520              |
| 2016- 17 (FM) | 45,370.5 | 14,715               | 15,529              | 11,802 | 27,000 | 1,11,660.9          |
| 2017- 18 (BE) | 55,000   | 11,958.8             | 21,686              | 18,314 | 22,000 | 1,31,000            |

## 4.0 INDIAN RAILWAYS INITIATIVES TO INCREASE PACE OF EXECUTION:

Indian  Railways  have  taken  various  initiatives  to  increase  pace  of execution of projects. This includes-

-  Indian  Railway  has  sanctioned  about  12,600  Km  of  Doubling/3 rd &  4 th line to overcome the problem of Congestion over high density network in last three years i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18.
-  Making higher fund allotment for projects. The capital expenditure for railways has been increased from Rs. 58,718 Cr in 2014-15 to around Rs. 93,795 Cr in 2015-16 to Rs. 1,11,661 crore in 2016-17 and a plan size of Rs. 1,31,000 crore has been kept for 2017-18.
-  Delegation of Powers to the field officers for tenders and estimates: The zonal railways have been delegated full powers with respect to works contracts. Full  powers have been given to General Managers of Zonal Railways with respect to sanctioning of estimates. This has also resulted in cutting down time for sanction of estimate and tenders.
-  Institutional  financing  by  tying  up  loan  with  M/s  Life  Insurance Corporation of India Limited for Rs. 1.5 lac crore for assured funding of viable projects has increased Railway's capacity for committed fund provision for essential projects.
-  Transparency  in  Tendering:  Railways  have  also  switched  over  to  the system of E-Tendering for works contracts. This provides a free and fair  opportunity  to  all  intending  bidders  particularly  in  regions  with difficult law and order conditions. This has also reduced lot of paper work and resulted in saving of time required to evaluate the offers.
-  Coordination  with  State/Central  Ministries: Every  Railway  project requires number of clearances from various Ministries and Departments  of  State/  Central  Governments  like  land  acquisition, requisite clearances from forest department, permission for crossing existing roads, canals, drains, transmission lines/ cables etc from their controlling authorities. In some cases, clearance is also required from Archaeological Survey of India and National Monuments Authority. A number of permissions are also required from local bodies for projects passing  through  urban  areas.    To  cut  down  the  delays  in  obtaining clearances from different agencies, regular coordination meetings are being held with Ministries/ Departments / State Government Authorities. A senior Railway officer has been nominated as a Nodal officer  to  deal  with  each  State  Government.  Regular  meetings  are being  convened  with  State  Governments  at  several  levels.  General Managers of Zonal Railways are holding periodic meetings with Chief Secretaries of States.
-  These initiatives have resulted into a remarkable increase in commissioning  of  New  Lines,  Gauge  Conversions  and  Doublings.  A progress  of  7.75  km  per  day  of  network  expansion  was  achieved  in 2015-16 compared to an average of 4.1 km per day being achieved in previous 10 years from 2004 to 2014. During 2016-17, 2855 km track has  been  commissioned  by  introducing  passenger  services.  For  the year  2017-18  a  target  of  3500  km  has  been  fixed  including  the commissioning of DFC.

## 5.0 CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT THROUGH JV:

-  Ministry  of  Railways  have  embarked  upon  cooperative  federalism  by giving  active  representation  to  States  in  planning,  development,

financing and implementation of Railway projects through formation of State Joint Ventures (State JVs).  State JV, a 100% owned Corporation of Ministry of Railways and concerned State Government will mutually identify Railway projects, undertake survey, prepare Detailed Project

Report (DPR) and will arrange statutory approvals & sanction.

- Ministry of Railways will take equity upto 50% in each of such State JVs. However, Project shall be implemented through Project Specific Subsidiary  (Project  SPV)  wherein  a  minimum  of  26%  equity  will  be ensured by the concerned State JV. Financial closure of each project will be achieved through a mix of Debt and Equity (minimum 26% from State JV) & other stakeholders.  Ownership of the land acquired for
-  the project will vest with the Project SPV.
-  Total  17  State  Govts  shown  willingness  at  the  time  of  approval  of Cabinet.
-  JVC  with 4 State Govt (Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Odisha) incorporated.  Full  time  MD  &  Director  posted  for  Chattishgarh  & Gujarat respectively.
-  Similar company with State of Karnataka namely K-RIDE already exist.
-  JVA  signed  with  5  State  Govt  (AP,  Haryana,    Maharashtra,  MP  & Jharkhand).
-  Pursued  with  Government  of  Telangana,  Tamil  Nadu,  Uttar  Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttrakhand and Assam.
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- 6.1
- 7.0
- REPERCUSSION OF THE REPLY:
- The reply is factual and there should be no repercussions.
- ANTICIPATED SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS:
- 7.1    Question:  How demand for a project is ascertained?

Answer: The surveys are taken up on the basis of demands raised by State Governments, other Ministries, Members of Parliament and other public  representatives.  Surveys  are  also  taken  up  for  operational requirement of Railway to augment saturated lines by doubling/alternative  line.  Demands are  received  at  various  levels  i.e.

Railway Board, Zonal Railway, Divisional Office  etc.  and records are maintained  for  such  demands.  However,  the  demands  received  from Hon'ble Chief Ministers, Hon'ble Ministers of Union & States, Hon'ble MPs  and  MLAs,  State  Governments,  Industries  are  scanned  and wherever feasible surveys are taken up.

- 7.2 Question:  What are the pre-requisites of a project before it is taken up?

Answer:  Engineering-cum-Traffic Survey is a pre-requisite for considerati of any investment proposal pertaining to new projects to assess likely traffic potential and the rate of return (ROR) from the same.  Rate of retur worked out under Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) technique, gives an idea of the financial viability of a particular proposal.

- 7.3 Question:  What  is  the  criteria  of  selection  of  project  for  onward processing for sanction of the project?

Answer: Based on the demands of the Member of Parliament, public representatives, etc, some of the proposals having Rate of Return less than  14%  on  recommendation  of  Railway  Board  are  processed  for obtaining necessary approvals.  These proposals are sent to Planning Commission  for  'in  principle'  approval  after  obtaining  approval  of Hon'ble MR.  Remaining proposals having rate of return less than 14% are generally shelved. Now, the threshold limit of deciding remunerativeness  has  been  revised  to  12%.  While  processing  the socially desirable proposals for obtaining requisite sanction, priority is given  to  those  projects  where  State  Governments  have  shown  their willingness to share the cost of the project and provide land free of cost.

## 8.0 ANNEXURE/MAP:     Nil

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## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *50

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

## † ⁎ 50. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

-  As  on  date,  there  are  179  New  Line,  58  Gauge  Conversion  and  256 Doubling ongoing projects having aggregate length of 48,693 km with a throw forward of Rs. 3,98,586 Crore.
-  38  New  line  projects  covering  a  length  of  3416  km  at  an  estimated cost  of  Rs.62,742  crore,  25  gauge  conversion  projects  of  1,398  km length  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  11,138  crore  and  132  doubling projects of 12,600 km estimated to cost Rs.1,31,750 crore have also been included in Railway Budget in last three years.  Overall total cost of these projects is Rs.2,05,630 crore.
-  In Rajasthan, 27 projects of New lines/ Gauge Conversion/ Doublings having  total  cost  of  Rs.  30,272.5  Cr.  are  in  different  stages  of execution which fall partly or fully in Rajasthan. The aggregate length of these projects is around 4,314.38 km.
-  Two  new  line Projects costing Rs. 2170.4 cr and one  Gauge Conversion project of             Rs. 1597.1 cr falling fully / partly in the state of Rajasthan have been included in Budget 2017-18.
-  Average  Budget  allocation  for  Rajasthan  has  been  enhanced  to  Rs. 1951.7 crore per year (from 2014-15 to 2016-17) from Rs. 682.3 crore per year (from 2009-10 to 2013-14).
-  Average  allocation  of  Budget  is  186%  more  as  compared  to  the average of previous 5 years.
-  Total allocation of Budget in 2017-18 is Rs 3495 crore which is 412% more than the average of 2009-14. This is the highest ever allocation made to the state.
-  During  last  three  years,  522  km  of  new  line,  gauge  conversion  and doubling  projects  have  been  commissioned  in  the  state.  Details  of year wise commissioning is as under:
-  Sections commissioned in 20 1415   - (56 km) :
-  Bangurgram - Ras (27.8 km) New line
- 
- Bhagat Ki Kothi-Luni (28 km) doubling
-  Sections commissioned in 2015-16  - (177 km) :
-  Sikar-Loharu (120 km) of Jaipur-Sikar-Churu &Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion
-  Mori Bera-Kothar (6 km), Kothar-Nana (6 km) & NanaKeshavganj (9 km) of Rani-Keshavganj doubling
- 
- 
- Makrana-Bidiad (9 km) NL
- Swaroopganj-Keshavganj (27 km) doubling
-  Sections commissioned in 2016-17  -  (289 km):
-  Suratpura-Hanumangarh (174 km) GC- Entire project commissioned.
-  Marwar-Sojat (21 km) of Guriya-Marwar DL
-  Ratangarh - SardarSahar (47 km) of Sadulpur-Bikaner & Ratangarh-Degana GC-    Entire project commissioned.
-  Sikar-Fatehpur Shekhawati (47 km) of Jaipur-Sikar-Churu GC
-  The  capital  expenditure  for  railways  has  been  increased  from  Rs. 58,718  Cr  in  2014-15  to  around  Rs.  93,795  Cr  in  2015-16  to  Rs. 1,11,661  crore  in  2016-17  and  a  plan  size  of  Rs.  1,31,000  crore  has been kept for 2017-18.
-  To strengthen the coordination mechanism, Railways have nominated Nodal Officers from each Zonal Railway for a particular State with a defined  role  of  identifying  the  projects,  requiring  coordination  with State  Government  and  all  issues  related  to  formation  of  Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) with the State Government.
-  At  Railway  Board  level,  nodal  officers  for  States/UTs  were  also nominated  to  keep  the  updated  status  of  various  Railway  related demands and monitoring the progress of various projects and issues. For Rajasthan, Executive Director/Finance (C) has been nominated as nodal officer from Railway Board.
-  A progress of 7.75 km per day of network expansion was achieved in 2015-16 compared to an average of 4.1 km per day being achieved in previous 10 years from 2004 to 2014. During 2016-17, 2855 km track has  been  commissioned  by  introducing  passenger  services.  For  the year 2017-18 a target of 3500 km has been fixed including commissioning by DFC.
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