Lok Sabha Question No. 3841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Payment of Compensation
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3841 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION

†3841.   SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

(a) whether the compensation in the Railways is being paid as per the 28 year old laws;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the total compensation paid by the Railways during the last three years along with rate at which it was paid; and

(d) whether the Railways proposes to review the aforesaid old laws and if so, the steps taken in this regard?

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. 3841 BY SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2017 REGARDING PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION

(a)  and  (b)  :  Compensation  liability  of  Railway  for  death  or  injury  of railway  passengers  in  train  accidents  and  untoward  incidents  is  laid down in Section 124 and 124A read with Section 123 of Railway Act, 1989. Scale of admissible compensation specified in Railway Accident (Compensation) Rules, 1990 has been revised from time to time.  The last  revision  of  compensation  limit  was  done  in  the  year  2016.  The scale of compensation have been revised from ` 4 Lakh to ` 8 Lakh in case of death and in the case of injury, the then range of compensation ( ` 32000 to ` 4  Lakh) was revised to the new range of compensation ( ` 64000 to ` 8 Lakh) with effect from 01.01.2017.

(c): The amount of compensation paid by the Railways during the last three years is as under :-

` in Lakhs

| Year    |   Train accidents (Sec-124) |   Untoward incidents (Sec- 124/A) |   Total |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------|
| 2014-15 |                      127.48 |                           12158.7 | 12286.2 |
| 2015-16 |                      262.96 |                           14197.6 | 14460.6 |
| 2016-17 |                      303.17 |                           11352.4 | 11655.6 |
| Total   |                      693.61 |                           37708.7 | 38402.3 |

Note: The compensation paid in a year is not related to the incident or casualties in that particular year.  The amount paid in a year depends upon the number of cases finalized and decreed by the Railway Claims Tribunal or court  of  law  in  a  particular  year  and  amount  paid  by  the Railways irrespective of the year(s) in which the accident they pertain to, have occurred.

The compensation was paid at the scale of ` 4 lakh in case of death and ` 32000 to ` 4 lakh in case of injury depending upon the gravity of injury  for  the  cases  decreed  before  01.01.2017.  From  01.01.2017, compensation  was  paid  at  the  revised  scale  of ` 8  lakh  in  case  of death  and ` 64000  to ` 8  lakh  in  case  of  injury  depending  upon  the gravity of injury.

(d) : No, Madam.

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