Lok Sabha Question No. 6334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Passenger and Freight Traffic
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6334 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC

6334. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  net  profit/loss,  operating  ratio,  traffic  and  non-traffic receipts and expenses during the last three years;
- (b) the  details  of  the  earnings  from  freight,  cargo  and  passenger  traffic respectively over the last three years;
- (c) the details of the expenditure on freight, cargo and passenger traffic respectively over the last three years; and
- (d) whether  the  cross  subsidization  is  an  issue  that  is  plaguing  the Railways and if so, the details thereof?

## 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.6334 BY SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 12.04.2017 REGARDING PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC

- (a):  The  details  of  the  excess  generated,  operating  ratio,  traffic  and  nontraffic receipts and Total Expenditure during the last three years  are as under:

( ` in crore)

| Year    | Excess Generated   | Operating Ratio   | Traffic Earnings   | Traffic Earnings   | Traffic Earnings   | Traffic Earnings   | Non- Traffic Earnings   | Total Expenditure   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|         |                    |                   | Passenger          | Other Coaching     | Goods              | Total              |                         |                     |
| 2013-14 | 3740.40            | 93.60             | 36532.25           | 3678.52            | 93905.63           | 134116.40          | 9097.48                 | 139473.48           |
| 2014-15 | 7664.94            | 91.30             | 42189.61           | 3997.90            | 105791.34          | 151978.85          | 9038.40                 | 153352.31           |
| 2015-16 | 10505.97           | 90.50             | 44283.26           | 4371.49            | 109207.65          | 157862.40          | 10517.21                | 157873.64           |

## (b): The details of earnings from freight and passenger traffic respectively over the last three years are as under:

| Freight Earning   | Freight Earning              | Freight Earning                                   | Passenger Earning             | Passenger Earning                             |
|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Year              | Freight Loading(in millions) | Freight Earnings from goods carried ( ` in crore) | No. of Passenger (in million) | Earnings from Passenger carried ( ` in crore) |
| 2013-14           | 1051.64                      | 93905.63                                          | 8397                          | 36532.25                                      |
| 2014-15           | 1095.26                      | 105791.34                                         | 8224                          | 42189.61                                      |
| 2015-16           | 1101.51                      | 109207.65                                         | 8107                          | 44283.26                                      |

- (c):  Railways maintains expenditure Demand-wise which pertains to, interalia, Repairs and Maintenance and Operating expenses. The expenditure is jointly maintained for Goods and Passenger services. However broadly, the  expenditure  under  Operating  Expenses-Traffic  (Demand  No.09)  and Operating Expenses-Fuel (Demand No.10) can be  attributable directly to expenditure  on  freight  and  passenger  traffic.  The  expenditure  booked under Operating Expenses-Traffic (Demand No.09) and Operating Expenses-Fuel  (Demand  No.10)  for  2015-16  is ` 20378.29  crore  and ` 25783.64 crore respectively.
- (d):  Indian  Railways  carries  out  certain  transport  activities  which  are uneconomic in nature but are carried out in the  larger interest of the society.  The lag in passenger fares with respect to inflationary pressures and rising  cost of operations in suburban and non suburban  passenger services and other concessions  have  led to earnings gap  in the passenger segment. In 2015-16, the passenger traffic and other coaching services were subsidised to the extent of ` 35918 crore.

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