Lok Sabha Question No. 4011 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: Revenue Collection from the Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4011 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2020

## REVENUE COLLECTION FROM THE STATIONS

4011.  SHRI L. S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  year-wise  details  of  revenue  collection  for  the  Railways  from the  stations  of  major  cities  like  Mumbai,  Delhi  and  NCR,  Bengaluru, Chennai,  Kolkata  (Howrah),  Hyderabad  (Secunderabad),  Guwahati, Ernakulam, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Patna since 2008;
- (b)  the  details  of  railway  expenditure  sanctioned  and  utilized  for various projects in the above major cities; project-wise/year-wise;
- (c) whether the tax revenue collection for the last two years from NCR is comparable or equivalent to Bengaluru; and
- (d) if so, the reasons for not taking up enough developmental projects in Bengaluru as compared to NCR?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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. 4011 BY SHRI L. S. TEJASVI SURYA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  18.03.2020  REGARDING REVENUE COLLECTION FROM THE STATIONS

(a): The revenue collections made from stations of Mumbai, Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) , Bangaluru, Chennai, Kolkata (Howrah),Hyderabad (Secundrabad), Guwahati, Ernakulam, Lucknow, Bhubaneshwar and Patna from  2008-09 to 2018-19 is appended.

(b): Railways' expenditure is sanctioned project wise for various Zonal Railways and not for cities. Details of sanctioned projects are  indicated  in  the  document  titled  'Works,  Machinery  and Rolling Stock  programme  under  respective Zonal Railways. These  details  have  been  made  available  in  public  domain  on Indian  Railways'  official  website  www.indianrailways.gov.in  Ministry  of  Railways  ,  Railway  Board-About  Indian  RailwaysRailway Board Directorates-Finance (Budget),  under  respective years.

(c)  and  (d):  Development  projects  of  Railways  are  funded  by gross budgetary support, borrowing and internal resources generated  by  Railways,  as  sanctioned  by  Government  through annual  budgetary  exercise.    These  projects  cover  all  zones, including Metropolitan areas.  The sanctions are based upon the need for capacity augmentation to match traffic demand, operational constraints and various user amenities. Development projects for metropolitan regions include sub-urban rail  systems, as are operating in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi.  Baiyyappanahalli-Hosur Doubling Project and YasvanthpurChannasandra  Doubling  Project  have  recently  been  sanctioned for Bengaluru.

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## APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4011 BY SHRI  L. S. TEJASVI SURYA  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 18.03.2020 REGARDING REVENUE COLLECTION FROM THE STATIONS

## (a):  City-wise  /year  -wise  earnings  of  major  stations  for  the  financial  year  2008-09  to  2018-19  are  as under:-

( ₹ in crore)

| Year    |   Mumbai | Delhi & NCR   | Bengaluru   |   Chennai |   Kolkata (Howrah) |   Hyderabad |   Guwahati |   Ernakulam |   Lucknow |   Bhubaneswar |   Patna |
|---------|----------|---------------|-------------|-----------|--------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|---------------|---------|
| 2008-09 |     2718 | 3407 434      |             |      1136 |                349 |         298 |        123 |         258 |       188 |            93 |     244 |
| 2009-10 |     2738 | 4352          | 414         |      1227 |                391 |         263 |        124 |         289 |       199 |            87 |     240 |
| 2010-11 |     2879 | 5093          | 433         |      1224 |                435 |         279 |        129 |         281 |       211 |            82 |     243 |
| 2011-12 |     2991 | 5146          | 464         |      1309 |                472 |         287 |        116 |         316 |       217 |            89 |     254 |
| 2012-13 |     3118 | 6104          | 500         |      1394 |                630 |         294 |        148 |         396 |       228 |            99 |     293 |
| 2013-14 |     3424 | 8438          | 583         |      1613 |                762 |         325 |        149 |         445 |       269 |           112 |     297 |
| 2014-15 |     3990 | 8067          | 637         |      1887 |                963 |         341 |        149 |         486 |       317 |           125 |     282 |
| 2015-16 |     4094 | 8126          | 647         |      1756 |                997 |         338 |        175 |         525 |       344 |           119 |     284 |
| 2016-17 |     4228 | 8338          | 654         |      1752 |               1043 |         325 |        167 |         529 |       353 |           119 |     268 |
| 2017-18 |     4379 | 9121          | 632         |      1689 |               1052 |         318 |        143 |         665 |       364 |           117 |     259 |
| 2018-19 |     4479 | 8750          | 633         |      1854 |               1088 |         336 |        131 |         681 |       372 |           124 |     238 |

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