Lok Sabha Question No. 1353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Decline in Railway Earnings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## DECLINE IN RAILWAY EARNINGS

1353.  SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railway earnings have  declined while compared to the last year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of zone-wise earnings of railways in the last year and the current year; and
- (d) the  Regions/Divisions  of  Railways  that  report  the  maximum number of ticketless passengers?

## 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. 1353 BY SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN    TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 23.11.2016 REGARDING DECLINE IN RAILWAY EARNINGS

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The Railway Earnings to end of September-2016(2016-17) have declined by ` 3208.51 crore (4.04%) while compared to September-2015 (2015-16) and details of Earnings are as under:-

( ` in crore)

|                       | 2015-16 Upto Sept.-15   | 2016-17 Upto Sept.-16   | %Variation over previous year   |
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Passenger Earnings    | 22480.02                | 23345.05                | 3.85                            |
| Other Coaching        | 2067.41                 | 2183.18                 | 5.60                            |
| Earnings              |                         |                         |                                 |
| Goods Earnings        | 52771.83                | 47974.03                | (-)9.09                         |
| Sundry Other Earnings | 2156.16                 | 2764.65                 | 28.22                           |
| Total Earnings        | 79475.42                | 76266.91                | (-)4.04                         |

Reasons for decline in freight earnings upto Sept.-2016(2016-17) are due to reduction in loading by 8.67 million tonnes as well as reduction in average lead from 610KMs to 568KMs compared to corresponding period of previous year i.e. upto Sept.-2015 (201516).

As  far  as  passenger  earnings  is  concerned,  there  has  been  no decline in the last  financial  year  2015-16  and  the  current financial year 2016-17. However, during the current financial year (upto  September-2016),  the  earnings  from  parcel  traffic  have increased  from ` 168.59  crore  to ` 171.43  crore  as  compared  to the  earnings  of  the  same  period  of  last  year,  registering  an increase  of  1%.  Further,  with  a  view  to  increasing  the  parcel earnings, parcel leasing policies have been liberalized.

Contd.

## (c): The details of Zone-wise Earnings of Railways in the last year and current year upto Sept.-2016 are as under:-

( ` in crore)

| Zonal Railways     |   2015-16 |   2015-16 To end of Sept.-15 |   2016-17 To end of Sept.-16 |   Variation over Sept.- 15 |
|--------------------|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Central            |  13232.4  |                      6281.6  |                      6014.76 |                    -266.84 |
| Eastern            |   6223.45 |                      2874.07 |                      2987.91 |                     113.84 |
| East Central       |  11002.9  |                      5389.3  |                      4994.54 |                    -394.76 |
| East Coast         |  13805.7  |                      6575.66 |                      6886.9  |                     311.24 |
| Northern           |  15889.6  |                      7178.61 |                      7645.06 |                     466.45 |
| North Central      |  13869.5  |                      6768.55 |                      6219.01 |                    -549.54 |
| North Eastern      |   3005.74 |                      1537.32 |                      1534.34 |                      -2.98 |
| Northeast Frontier |   3788.78 |                      1747.6  |                      1838.26 |                      90.66 |
| North Western      |   7031.56 |                      3591.45 |                      3397.08 |                    -194.37 |
| Southern           |   7605.92 |                      3910    |                      3746.52 |                    -163.48 |
| South Central      |  15163.4  |                      7769.35 |                      6981.78 |                    -787.57 |
| South Eastern      |  12405.9  |                      5950.4  |                      5970.98 |                      20.58 |
| South East Central |  12185.8  |                      5810.09 |                      5468.9  |                    -341.19 |
| South Western      |   4799.55 |                      2302.43 |                      2197.18 |                    -105.25 |
| Western            |  12691.6  |                      6414.3  |                      5652.24 |                    -762.06 |
| West Central       |  10882.9  |                      5275.61 |                      4631.96 |                    -643.65 |
| Metro/ Kolkata     |    206.15 |                        99.08 |                        99.49 |                       0.41 |
| Total              | 163791    |                     79475.4  |                     76266.9  |                   -3208.51 |

(d): Division-wise details of ticketless passengers are not maintained. During financial year 2015-16  and  2016-17 the highest number of cases of ticketless travel and with improper ticket was reported in Northern Railway.

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