Lok Sabha Question No. 2511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-01
Subject: Growth of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2511

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2018

## GROWTH OF RAILWAYS

2511.     SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI NALIN  KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

Will  the  Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the    rate    of  growth  of  the  Railways    during    the  last  three  years, section  and  year-wise;
- (b) whether  the Railways is suffering  due to an outdated administrative machinery, archaic processes and complex  rules, which  hurt its efficiency and growth and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether    the  Government    is  taking    any  measures  to  update  the administrative    machinery    and  rules    to  ensure  better    efficiency    and growth of the  Railways and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether    the  Government    is  contemplating    for  organisational  and structural reforms to transform the Railways; 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.2511 BY SHRI D.K. SURESH, SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL AND SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2018 REGARDING GROWTH OF RAILWAYS

(a): The rate  of growth on Indian Railways  in terms of Passenger and Freight  performance  for  the last three years is  given below:-

| Passenger Performance                                            | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2017-18 provisional   |   % age variation over 2015-16 |   % age variation over 2016-17 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Number of Passengers carried (million)                           | 8,107       | 8,116       | 8,287                 |                           0.11 |                           2.11 |
| Passenger Earnings ( ` in crores)                                | 44,283.26   | 46,280.46   | 49,666.52             |                           4.51 |                           7.32 |
| Freight Performance Freight Revenue Originating Tonnes (million) | 1,101.51    | 1,106.15    | 1,159.57              |                           0.42 |                           4.83 |
| Goods Earnings ( ` in crores)                                    | 1,06,940.55 | 1,02,027.82 | 1,12,928.94           |                          -4.59 |                          10.68 |

(b): No, Madam.

(c)  to  (e):  Rationalization  of  administrative  machinery  and  updating  of rules/codes/manuals along with structural reforms  of the organisation is a continuous  process. Reformatory  decisions are  taken  based  on requirements  of  Railway  passengers  and  other  customers.  All  such managerial decisions are based on elaborate statistics and continuous engagement with stakeholders(passengers and customers).

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