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Lok Sabha Question No. 4597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Losses to Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4597 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## LOSSES TO RAILWAYS

†4597.   DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways incur a loss of 25,000 crores per year on account of passengers' fare;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the action plan of the Government to reduce this loss and to earn profit;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any responsibility  in  this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details and outcome 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.4597 BY DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.03.2017 REGARDING LOSSES TO RAILWAYS

(a)  &  (b):  Overall,  Railways  are  making  losses  on  passenger operations every year. The losses incurred on this account in the last 5 years are as under.

| Year    |   Losses ( in crore) |
|---------|----------------------|
| 2011-12 |                23932 |
| 2012-13 |                26831 |
| 2013-14 |                32067 |
| 2014-15 |                33491 |
| 2015-16 |                35918 |

The  losses incurred on account  of passengers' fare are not separately maintained. (c):  Evaluation  of  various  alternatives  relating  to  rationalisation  of passenger  fare  structure  is  an  on-going  process.  In  case  of  new trains  such  as  Humsafar  and  Antyodaya  Express,  dynamic  fare structure  has  been    introduced  to  increase  earnings.    Flexi  fare scheme has also earlier been introduced in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto train w.e.f. 09.09.2016. Railways also run special trains on special  charges  over  and  above  the  normal  time  tabled  trains. Suvidha  trains  with  variable  fares  run  over  and  above  the  normal time-tabled  trains  to  meet  surge  in  demand  during  peak  seasons, holiday seasons and festivals. (d) & (e): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Indian Students in US
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4595

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## INDIAN STUDENTS IN US

## 4595. SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any dip in the students going to US for higher studies for this spring semester;
- (b) if  so, the year-wise statistics of students going to US for spring semester  from  last  few  years  including  the  details  of  students from Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether these dips have been as a result of new visa norms; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) to (b) Semester-wise data on the number of students from India pursuing  higher  studies  in  the  United  States  is  not  available  for  the current  academic  year  or  previous  years.  No  state  wise  data  is available of students.

As  per  the  U.S.  Institute  of  International  Education  (IIE),  the number of Indian students studying in the U.S. in previous four years were as follows:

| Academic Year   | No. of Students from India in U.S.   | Change   |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------|----------|
| 2012-13         | 96,754                               | -        |
| 2013-14         | 102,673                              | 6.1%     |
| 2014-15         | 132,888                              | 29.4%    |
| 2015-16         | 165,918                              | 24.9%    |

There  has  been  a  consistent  increase  in  the  number  of  Indian students in the U.S. during the last three years.

- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) Government  of  India  remains  engaged  with  the  United  States Government  and  the  Congress  in  regard  to  all  issues  relating  to  the Indian students including their training and employment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Agreement with Rwanda
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## AGREEMENT WITH RWANDA

## † 4594. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some new agreements have been signed between India and Rwanda as a result of showing commitment to the strong relations between the two countries;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  likely  impact  thereof  on  the economic trade relations with India; and
- (c) the  details  in  this  regard  including  the  details  of  the  agreement signed between the two countries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) Yes.
- (b) & (c) During the visit of Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari to Rwanda from February 19-21, 2017, the following agreements were signed between India and Rwanda:
- (i) Agreement  for  Bilateral  Air  Services  -  The  Air  Services  Agreement between  India  and  Rwanda  has  the  potential  to  spur  greater  trade, investment, tourism and cultural exchange, in tune with the developments in  the  civil  aviation  sector.  This  enables  environment for enhanced and seamless connectivity, while providing commercial opportunities to the carriers of both the sides ensuring greater safety and security.
- (ii) Memorandum of Understanding for setting up of an Entrepreneurship Development Centre in Rwanda: Under the MOU, Government of India is  assisting  the  Republic  of  Rwanda  to  set  up  an  Entrepreneurship Development  Centre  (EDC)  in  Kigali,  Rwanda,  and  provide  overall technical assistance as a grant.
- (iii)   Agreement for exemption of visa for diplomatic and official passports: This Agreement will facilitate visa-free travel and stay of diplomatic and official  passport  holders  of  both  the  countries  up  to  90  days  in any period of 365 days.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: India in the Area of Science and Technology
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4593 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29/3/2017

## INDIA IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## 4593.  SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

(a) whether  India  is  lagging  behind  the  developed  western  countries  as  well  as  the  newly industrialised economies of Asia in the area of Science and Technology;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(d) the measures taken by the Government to improve the country's position in the field of Science and Technology?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)

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## (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

(a) to (d):    No Madam. As per Department of Science and Technology Commissioned Study 2016 based on SCOPUS database, India's output in terms of volume of research papers, global share and citation impact are growing at a faster pace. India ranks 6 th  in the world with respect to scientific publications and is far ahead of many developed countries including newly industrialised economies of Asia.

The Government has taken various measures to encourage scientific research activities to improve India's position in Science and Technology. These measures include successive increase in plan allocations for Scientific Departments, setting up of new institutions for science education and  research,  creation  of  centres  of  excellence  for  research  and  state  of  the  art  facilities  in emerging and frontline S&T areas in academic and national institutes, establishment of new and attractive fellowships for both national and overseas researchers and scientists, substantial grant to potential scientist through Extramural Research Funding Scheme, start-ups grant for young scientists and attractive pay package to scientists in addition to substantial revision of fellowships for  research  students,  strengthening  infrastructure  for  Research  and  Development  (R&D)  in universities, encouraging public-private R&D partnerships, recognition of R&D units and fiscal incentives and support measures for R&D in industries etc .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Pre-Post Matric and Merit cum Means Scholarship Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRASUN BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4592 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## PRE-POST MATRIC AND MERIT CUM MEANS SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

## 4592.    SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  extends  for  Pre-Post  Matric  and  Merit-cum  Means scholarships to minority students; and
- (b) if so, the total number of scholarships in these categories that have been given in the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) : Yes, Madam.
- (b) : The  details  of  number  of  scholarships  sanctioned  under  Pre-Matric,  Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes during 2016-17 up to 23.03.2017 is as under:

|   S. No. | Schemes                                  | No. of Scholarships sanctioned   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme            | 93,874                           |
|        2 | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme           | 50,892                           |
|        3 | Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme | 3,853                            |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Indo-China Dialogue
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4591 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## INDO-CHINA DIALOGUE

## 4591. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India and China will continue high level exchanges in counter  terrorism  and  related  areas  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  forthcoming  high  level  engagement  in  counter terrorism is yet another manifestation of growing convergence of  views  of  two  countries  on  this  pressing  challenge  facing international community;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether China has agreed to defend the interest of developing countries and boost international exchanges and cooperation in various fields; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE INISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI M. J. AKBAR)

(a) to (c) India and China have maintained a continuous dialogue on  the  issue  of  terrorism.  The  two  sides  have  agreed  to  enhance cooperation in combating international terrorism through exchange of information, exchange of experiences and coordinating positions on  anti-terrorism  endeavors  at  regional  and  multilateral  levels.  Indepth  discussions  on  counter-terrorism  have  been  held  under  the first  India-China  High  Level  Dialogue  on  Counter-terrorism  and Security  held  in  Beijing  in  September  2016  and  during  the  visit  of Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the

Communist Party of China Mr. Meng Jianzhu to India in November 2016.

China has often articulated its concern on spread of terrorism and  their  desire  to  cooperate  with  us  on  this  issue.  On  several occasions, China has reiterated with us their resolute opposition to terrorism  in  all  its  forms  and  manifestations  with  'zero  tolerance', and has agreed that there is no justification for terrorism. Given the convergence in our respective positions, Government has conveyed to China that their stated position on terrorism should be demonstrated in concrete terms through practical steps in bilateral and multilateral fora.

(d) & (e) As  two  major  powers  in  the  emerging  world  order, engagement between India and China has a significant bearing on regional, multilateral and global issues. Both sides have agreed to not  only  step  up  their  consultations  on  developments  affecting international  peace,  security  and  development  but  also  coordinate their positions and work together to shape the regional and global agenda  and  outcomes.  The  two  countries  have  agreed  to  further strengthen  coordination  and  cooperation  in  multilateral  forums including RIC, BRICS and G20, to promote the interests of developing countries and the building of a better world.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Housing Facility to Urban Landless Families
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4590

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 29, 2017

## HOUSING FACILITY TO URBAN LANDLESS FAMILIES

No. 4590

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  provision  or  scheme  for  providing  housing
- facility to the urban landless families;
- (b)  if so, the norms adopted for identifying such families; and
- (c)  the steps taken to provide them housing facilities?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to  (c):    'Land'  and  'Colonization'  are  State  subjects  and  it  is  the responsibility of the State / UT Governments to provide housing to all its citizens including those belonging to vulnerable categories among the urban poor.

Government  has  launched  'Pradhan Mantri Awas  Yojana-(Urban)' Mission on 25.06.2015 to provide central assistance to States/UTs for addressing  housing  requirement  of  all  urban  poor  including  slum dwellers.  Under  the  Mission,  States/UTs  are  required  to  undertake  a demand  assessment  to  identify  eligible  households  in  terms  of  the Scheme guidelines.

As on 20.03.2017, Central assistance amounting to Rs.25,487.73 crore has been approved in respect of 3,302 projects (including subsumed projects of RAY) involving 16,20,089 houses. Under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) component of the PMAY (U) Mission, housing loans have been extended to 23,482 beneficiaries and interest subsidy amounting to Rs.426.47 crores credited to their home loan accounts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Lithium Battery Technique
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4589

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017 LITHIUM BATTERY TECHNIQUE

4589.   SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI :

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether ISRO has developed a prototype  of used lithium ion battery technique in automotive segment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the outcome of experiments done in this regard; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to make this  technology available to automobile manufacturers for commercial production of vehicles based on this technology?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes  Madam.  ISRO  has  developed  lithium  ion battery for satellite and launch vehicle applications. Four types of batteries have been developed - 1.5Ah, 5Ah, 50Ah and 100Ah. Out  of  these,  1.5Ah  &  50Ah  have  been  used  for  space applications  and  5Ah  &  100Ah  batteries  are  qualified  and  is ready for induction in space applications.
- (b) ISRO  has  supplied  50  Ah  lithium-ion  cells  to  Automotive Research  Association of India (ARAI). Lithium-ion battery developed by ISRO was successfully demonstrated in a prototype  two-wheeler  at  the  Symposium  on  International Automotive  technologies  (SIAT  2017)  on  19 th   January,  2017. The prototype uses a 48V, 50Ah lithium-ion battery, which can attain  speeds  of  40-50  kmph  and  can  run  up  to  98  km  once charged for 2 hrs.
- (c) Technology  is  ready  for transfer to Indian industries for undertaking the  production of Li-ion batteries.  BHEL  has expressed interest in the transfer of technology.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Online Booking for General Passengers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4588 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## ONLINE BOOKING FOR GENERAL PASSENGERS

4588.  SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether all the seats/berths, available in trains are included in the online booking for the general passengers;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  there  is  any  provision  for  special  quota  whose seats/berths  are  not  included  in  the  online  booking  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  category  of  people  who  get  seats/berths  under  such  quota and the way their tickets are booked?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a):  The  reserved  accommodation  defined  in  the  Computerised Passenger  Reservation  System  (PRS)  of  Indian  Railways  can  be accessed through PRS counters or through internet  on  first  come first served basis.
- (b) & (c): Except for free tickets/tickets issued on certain concessions/vouchers viz. Parliament House Quota, Cancer Patient Quota,  Foreign  Tourist  Quota  etc.,  other  tickets  can  be  booked through PRS counter as well as online. The accommodation under these quotas can be utilized for the eligible category of passengers as per the extant guidelines for these quotas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Replacement of Obsolete Equipment
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI), N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, CH. MALLA REDDY

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) Signaling  gears  at  382  Nos.  of  stations  are  now  obsolete requiring replacement.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 4587 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## REPLACEMENT OF OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT

4587. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SREINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI): SHRI N. K. PREMACHA NDRAN: SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  certain  equipment  used  by  the  railways  are  now obsolete and need immediate replacement;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  action  taken  for  replacement  of  such equipment;
- (c) whether the increase in cost of diesel will adversely affect the Railways and if so, the action taken to protect the interest of Railways;
- (d) the details regarding the outstanding payments to diesel and electric power supply companies as on date; and
- (e) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  recruit  sufficient manpower for railways?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

The replacement of obsolete signaling gears shall be taken up in next three years as a part of newly created Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK).

- (c) Yes,  Madam.    The  increase  in  cost  of  diesel  has  adversely affected the Railways. Due to increase in cost of Diesel there is  a  steep  increase  under  Diesel  Traction.    For  meeting  the higher  requirement  under  Fuel  in  current  financial  year,  a Supplementary  Demands  for  Grants  has  been  presented  to Parliament.
- (d) There  are  no  major  outstanding  payments  to  diesel  and electric  power  supply  companies as on date except regular bills.
- (e) Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process. The policy of the Railway Administration is to fill up the vacancies as per requirement, as per laid down  procedure. Recruitments through  open  market  are  made  by  Railway  Recruitment Boards  (RRB)  and  Railway  Recruitment  Cells  (RRC).    In  the last 5 years, panels for 1,21,717 were given by RRBs and for 88,568 vacancies by RRCs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Travel Insurance
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## TRAVEL INSURANCE

†4586. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is seriously considering to provide travel insurance facility to most of the train passengers;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN )

- (a) to (d) : No, Madam. However, Optional Travel Insurance is being run on a pilot basis w.e.f 01.09.2016 and is available only to Confirmed/RAC railway passengers who book their e-ticket through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: World Class Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4583 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## WORLD CLASS STATION

†4583.  SHRI RAKESH SINGH

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make the railway stations of the country world class and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the norms fixed by the Government for selecting such stations;
- (c)  whether  Jabalpur  railway  station  has  not  been  selected  for  this purpose;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to include the Jabalpur station, a major station of West Central Railway Zone in the list of world class stations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)to(e): Indian Railways has advertised its plan to offer 'A-1' and 'A' category stations (about 400 in number) which are generally located in metros, major cities, pilgrimage centres and important tourist destinations  for  redevelopment  on  'as  is  where  is'  basis,  by  inviting proposals  from  interested  parties  with  their  designs  and  business ideas.  The  entire  cost  of  station  redevelopment  is  to  be  met  by leveraging  commercial  development  of  land  and  air  space  in  and around the station.

Jabalpur railway station, being an 'A-1' category station, is in the list of stations which are proposed to be offered for redevelopment.

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