Lok Sabha Question No. 4319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Upgrading Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4319 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## UPGRADING RAILWAY TRACKS

†4319. SHRI   KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total investment made in the Railways during the last two years and  the  locations  where  such  investment  has  been  made  including the details in this regard;
- (b) the amount of funds spent on upgrading railway tracks in the last two years including the percentage of railway tracks upgraded as a result thereof; and
- (c) the  amount  of  budget  sought  by  the  Ministry  for  upgrading  railway tracks  and  introducing  new  technology  including  the  amount  of budget received along with the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4319 BY  SHRI   KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE AND SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  21.03.2018  REGARDING  UPGRADING RAILWAY TRACKS

(a): The Zone-wise Capital expenditure incurred during the last two years i.e. 2015-16 and 2016-17 is appended.

(b): The amount spent for Track Renewal and the percentage of Railway tracks upgraded during the last two years i.e. 2015-16 and 2016-17 is as under:

| YEAR    |   Expenditure incurred on Track Renewal ( ` in crore) |   Total Track K.M. |   Physical progress of Track renewal in KM | Percentage of Track upgraded   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                               5586.03 |             119630 |                                       2794 | 2.34%                          |
| 2016-17 |                                               6397.97 |             121407 |                                       2487 | 2.05%                          |

(c):  The  requirement  of  funds  demanded  and  budget  outlay  during  the last two years and current year for finalization of Plan head 3100 (Track Renewal) are as under:

(

` in crore)

| YEAR    | Funds (PH-31) - Track Renewal   | Funds (PH-31) - Track Renewal   |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         | Demanded                        | Budget Outlay                   |
| 2015-16 | 9800.00                         | 5426.06 (Revised Estimates)     |
| 2016-17 | 10500.00                        | 6739.79 (Revised Estimates)     |
| 2017-18 | 10800.00                        | 9304.58 (Revised Estimates)     |

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4319 BY  SHRI   KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE AND SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI  PATIL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 21.03.2018 REGARDING UPGRADING RAILWAY TRACKS

## (a) Zone-wise Capital Expenditure during 2015-16 & 2016-17

( ` in Crore)

| S.No.                      | Railway/Production Unit 2015-16   |   2016-17 |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|
| 1                          | CENTRAL 4393.31                   |   4492.3  |
| 2                          | EASTERN 2995.36                   |   4083.46 |
| 3 EAST CENTRAL             | 5172.50                           |   4604.69 |
| 4 EAST                     | COAST 3893.21                     |   4092.05 |
| 5 NORTHERN                 | 19967.80                          |  18868.6  |
| 6 NORTH CENTRAL            | 2098.34                           |   2889.25 |
| 7 NORTH EASTERN            | 2044.63                           |   2747.03 |
| 8 NORTHEAST FRONTIER       | 7312.79                           |   8583.95 |
| 9 NORTH WESTERN            | 2123.76                           |   2439.98 |
| 10 SOUTHERN                | 3966.33                           |   3683.68 |
| 11 SOUTH CENTRAL           | 5145.19                           |   4666.97 |
| 12 SOUTH EASTERN           | 3259.75                           |   3429.53 |
| 13 SOUTH EAST CENTRAL      | 2898.68                           |   2954.49 |
| 14 SOUTH WESTERN           | 2234.06                           |   2515.82 |
| 15 WESTERN                 | 3979.76                           |   4179.82 |
| 16 WEST CENTRAL            | 3733.02                           |   3791.51 |
| 17 METRO RAILWAY/KOLKATA   | 595.13                            |    538.56 |
| 18 CHITTARANJAN LOCOMOTIVE | -185.36                           |   -202.1  |
| 19 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS | -56.60                            |    -93.56 |
| 20 DMW                     | 16.82                             |     14.32 |
| 21 INTEGRAL COACH FACTORY  | 83.56                             |     70.99 |
| 22 RAIL COACH FACTORY      | 57.15                             |    167.43 |
| 23 MODERN COACH FACTORY    | 314.89                            |    138.15 |
| 24 RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION | 2265.18                           |   2884.3  |
| 25 RAIL WHEEL              | FACTORY 116.28                    |   -226.23 |
| 26 MTP/CHENNAI             | 13.26                             |     16.4  |
| 27 RAIL WHEEL PLANT        | Bela 0.00                         |    124.68 |
| 28 Partnership (PPP)       | 15081.00                          |  26834.1  |
|                            | Total 93519.79                    | 108290    |

Note:  Including  Extra  Budgetary  Resources  i.e.  EBR/Indian  Railway Finance Corporation and EBR/Institutional Finance.

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