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Lok Sabha Question No. 4154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Double Decker Metro Line
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

No. 4154.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4154

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020

## DOUBLE DECKER METRO LINE

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE :

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

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  for  construction  of  double decker corridor on the route of Metro line-9 to be introduced from Dahisar to Bhayander; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b):    Mumbai  Metro  Line-9  between  Dahisar  to  Bhayander  is being implemented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) under State Sector project of Government of Maharashtra. MMRDA has informed that three double  decker  flyovers  are  planned  in  this  metro  alignment with metro rail system on the upper level, as detailed below:-
- (i)  Flyover  of  length  1010  meters  covering  Silver  Park  and
- Hatkesh Junctions.
- (ii)  Flyover  of  length  754  meters  covering  SK  Stone  and Nayanagar Junctions.
- (iii) Flyover of length 1050 meters covering Deepak Hospital
- and Golden Nest Junctions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Damanganga River under NRCP
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4151

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## DAMANGANGA RIVER UND ER NRCP

## 4151. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  Daman  &  Diu  Administrati conservation  of  Damanganga  river  under  National  River  Conservation  Plan  (NRCP)  to  ambit  p from thi s river in coordination with State Government of Gujarat and if so, the details thereo (b) the time by which the Union Government in coordination with State Government of Gujarat complete this project?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)& (b) Project proposals are received from the State Governments from time to time for pollution abatement works in towns along various rivers, and are considered for financial a the  National  River  Conservation  Plan  (NRCP)  subject  to  thei r  conformity  with  the  scheme  guidelines pollution status, prioritization, appraisal by independent institutions and availability o With regard  to  pollution  abatement  of  river  Damanganga, proposal  has  not  been  received  either  fr Governmentsof Daman & Diu or Gujarat.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Allotment of Plots, Outlets etc. in Delhi
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4150

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020

ALLOTMENT OF PLOTS, OUTLETS ETC. IN DELHI

NO. 4150

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL :

SHRI A. RAJA :

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

- (a) The  list  of  industrial/commercial  plots/cluster/sheds/shops /kiosks/work centres/agricultural marketing outlets allotments  made  by  the  Municipal  Corporations  of  the Government of NCT of Delhi and the status of reservation
- made for SC/ST/OBC district-wise;  and
- (b) the  legal  status  of  allotments  made  for  SC/ST/OBC  under
- reserved category?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) &  (b) : The information is being collected  and will be laid on the
- Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4149 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020

## DEENDAYAL ANTYODAYA YOJANA

## NO.4149.  SHRIBASANTA KUMAR PANDA :

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- a) whether Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) had been started by the Government for skill development of urban poor and if so, the details thereof;
- b) the number  of  persons  benefited through the said yojana especially in the State of Odisha including Kalahandi region; and
- c) the details of the criteria fixed under the yojana?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  is  implementing 'Deendayal Antyodaya YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)' in order to reduce poverty and vulnerability  of  urban  poor  households,  inter  alia,  by  enabling them to access self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities  through  training  as  per  skill  demand  from  the market and providing subsidized credit to individuals/groups of urban  poor  for  setting  up  gainful  self-employment  ventures  or
- micro-enterprises.

- (b) The  number  of  DAY-NULM  beneficiaries,  so  far,  include  47.1 lakh  members  of  Self  Help  Groups,  10.6lakh  skill  trained persons, 5 lakh individual/ group micro entrepreneurs, and 15 lakh urban street vendors identified in survey.

Under Employment  through Skill Training and Placement component of DAY-NULM, 17,018 candidates have been trained in  Odisha out of which 507 are in Kalahandi District. Further, under Self-Employment Programme component, 21,041 beneficiaries  have  been  assisted  for  setting  up  of  individual/ group micro enterprises in Odisha out of which 328 beneficiaries are in Kalahandi District.

- (c) The  primary  target  of  DAY-NULM  is  urban  poor  households identified  by  the  respective  States/UTs.  The  State  may  also broaden  the  coverage  to  include  families  of  disadvantaged groups like SCs, STs, women, minorities, disabled etc. subject to  a  maximum  of  25  percent  of  the  above  mentioned  urban poor population.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Rising of Sea Level
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4147 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020 RISING OF SEA LEVEL

NO. 4147.

PROF. SAUGATA RAY :

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

- (a) the steps taken to save a large number of metros which are going to be affected by the rising sea level inthe country; and
- (b) whether the Government has prepared any master plan to counter the developments due to the rising of sea level and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a)&(b): In  order  to  protect  India's  coastline,  the  Ministry  of Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  issued  the  Coastal Regulation  Zone  (CRZ)  Notification,  2011,  Island  Protection  Zone Notification 2011, CRZ Notification, 2019 and Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ) Notification 2019.

Further, a 'National Strategy for Coastal Protection' has been prepared by the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management,  Chennai,  and  has  been  shared  with  all  the  coastal States  and  UTs,  along  with  the  guidelines  for  coastal  protection measures.

The  objectives  of  the  CRZ  Notification  2011  and  the  Island Protection Zone Notification 2011 inter-alia include preservation of coastal  ecology  and  promotion  of  economic  activities  which  are necessary  to  be  located  in  the  coastal  regions.  The  notifications also  provide  for  'No  Development  Zones'  (NDZ)  along  the  various categories of coastal areas to protect India's coastline from encroachment, erosion and accretion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Development of River Banks
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4145

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF RIVER BANKS

## †4145. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK SHRI DILIP SAIKIA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the action plan of the Government for the development of river banks after floods;
- (b) whether the Government proposes any special programme or scheme to develop various Stat of the country including Guwahati and adjoining areas around Assam; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (c) Flood management schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governme as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by provi guidance and promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. Government India  launched  'Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)'  during  XI  Plan  period  for  providing  central assistance to the State Governments for taking up works related to river management, flood -erosion, drainag e development, flood proofing works, restoration of damaged flood management and anti - sea erosion works which was continued during XII Plan. Subsequent to XII Plan a sc 'Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)' with an outlay of Rs.3342 crores is under implementation for the period 2017 - 18 to 2019 - 20. FMBAP Scheme is a merger of two ongoing Schemes of  this  Ministry  during  XII  Plan  viz.  Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)  and  River  Manag Activities and Works related to Border Ar eas (RMBA). Central Assistance amounting to Rs.1263.42 cror has been released to State Government of Assam under FMP component till date. Further, Water Department, Government of Assam has informed that measures like breach closing, restoration of damaged embankments, etc. are carried after conducting surveys during and after floods.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Renewable Energy Production Target
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4144

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION TARGET

## 4144.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of steps taken by the Government to meet the 40 per cent renewable energy production target in the country by 2030?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) As part of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions as per the Paris Accord on Climate Change, India has undertaken to install at least forty percent of its total electricity generation capacity from nonfossil fuel sources by 2030.

As on 29 th February 2020, a cumulative renewable energy capacity of 132.45 GW had been installed in the country, with an additional capacity of 46.69 GW under various stages of implementation and 34.07 GW under various stages of bidding. As on same date, the country had cumulative installed capacity of 139.22 GW from non-fossil fuels sources. The cumulative renewable energy capacity and cumulative capacity  from  non-fossil  fuel  sources  constituted  35.85%  and  37.68%  of  total  electricity  generation capacity of 369.41 GW installed in the country as on 29 th February, 2020, respectively.

The steps taken by the Government to meet the target set for 2030, inter-alia, include setting up of a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity excluding large hydro by Dec 2022, Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route in renewable energy sector, strengthening of Power Purchase Agreements(PPAs), mandating requirement of Letter of Credit(LC) as payment security mechanism by distribution licensees for ensuring timely payments to RE generators, setting of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land  and transmission on plug and play basis to investors, waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 31 st December, 2022; notification of standard bidding guidelines to enable distribution licensee to procure solar and wind power at competitive rates in cost effective manner; declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022; laying of new transmission lines and setting up of new sub stations under Green Energy Corridor Phase-I  Scheme  for  evacuation  of  Renewable  Power  from  Renewable  rich  states,  launching  of    new schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Conversion of Land in River Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4143

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## CONVERSION OF LAND I N RIVER AREAS

## 4143. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that some areas of Barpeta district in Assa from land to river and river to land and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) if not, whether the G overnment proposes to conduct a study in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take necessary steps to preserve the anti river in areas which change land from river and river from land; and

(d) if so, the details the reof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b) Yes, the Government of is aware of the fact regarding loss of land masses to the ri District of Assam due to erosion by different rivers. Erosion and deposition is natural proc has awarded consultancy of Morphological studies of river Brahmaputra using Remote Sensing T to IIT Guwahati. As per this study report, in Barpeta District, in the left bank of river Brahmap erosion  of  26.31  Sq.  Km.  and  deposition  of  2.5  Sq.  Km.  and  similarly  in  the  right  b Brahmaputra, an erosion of 418.39 Sq. Km. have been assessed by IIT Guwahati between the pe 97374 to 2016 - 17

(c) & (d) The subject of Flood Management including erosion control falls within the purv States. The flood management & anti erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemen State Governments with own resources as per priority within the State, However, the Union renders assistance to States which is technical, Financial, advisory, catalytic and promotion

The Water Resources Department, Assam has tak en up several anti - erosion/ Channelization/land reclamation measures at different locations under Barpeta District as per site requirement f resources  of  the  State  Government  and  also  under  SDRF  and  NABARD  funding  after  conduct neces sary  survey.  The  Water  Resources  Department,  Assam  has  also  taken  up  several  sche formulated many new schemes for anti - erosion, channelization & land reclamation measures to prese antiquity of those rivers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Setting up of Panel for Minority Communities
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## SETTING UP OF PANEL FOR MINORITY COMMUNITIES

## 4141. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)    whether  due  to  lack  of  affordable  and  quality  school  education  for  children  of minority  communities  especially  of  Muslims,  a  panel  has  been  set  up  by  the Government which has recommended setting up of 211 Central Schools on the lines of  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  in  the  minority  concentrated districts;

- (b)  if so, the details thereof and other recommendations made by the said panel;
- (c)  whether the Government has accepted the recommendations of the said panel; and

(d)    if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  a  final  decision  is  likely  to  be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)  &  (b):  No,  Sir.  However,  Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  an autonomous body under the administrative control of this Ministry, in its 52 nd Meeting held  on  29.12.2016,  had  constituted  a  committee  to  go  into  the  modalities  for establishment of institutions in different parts of the country with a view to facilitate educational empowerment of minorities especially girls.

The Committee has submitted its report and has recommended for three tier model of   educational institutions for minorities having:

- (i)  211 Central Schools at the bottom.
- (ii)  25 Community Colleges at the middle; and
- (iii)  05 National Institutes at the top level.

(c ) & (d): The said committee has submitted its report on 06.07.2017 to the General Body of MAEF, which has adopted the said report. Upon the recommendation of the said committee, on request of MAEF, the Government of Rajasthan,  has allotted 15 acre land at Village Kohrapipli, Tehsil - Kishangarhbas, District - Alwar for setting up a National Institute of eminence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 360 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: National Broadband Mission
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 360 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2020

## NATIONAL BROADBAND MISSION

## †*360. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated to the States of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh under the National Broadband Mission which was launched in December 2019;
- (b) the progress of the Mission in the country including Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c) the time by which all the villages in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are proposed to be provided with broadband access under the aforesaid mission?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *360  FOR  18 TH   MARCH,  2020 REGARDING 'NATIONAL BROADBAND MISSION '.

(a) The likely investment under the National Broadband Mission is around Rs 7 Lakh crore which is  to  be  catalysed  largely  by  the  industry  out  of  which  contribution  by  the  Government  through Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) is envisaged to be around 10%, that is, approximately Rs. 70,000 crore which will cover all the States in the country including the states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

(b) & (c) The National Broadband Mission inter-alia envisages to provide broadband access to all the villages in the country including the villages of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh by 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 355 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: New Trains in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 355 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2020

## NEW TRAINS IN TAMIL NADU

*355. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  new  trains  proposed  to  be  introduced  and  also  the trains which have been introduced by the Government in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years; and

(b) the number of persons benefited therefrom?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) and (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  355  BY  SHRI  PARTHIBAN  S.R.  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 18.03.2020 REGARDING NEW TRAINS IN TAMIL NADU

(a)  Since  the  Railway  network  straddles  across  State  boundaries, Indian  Railways  does  not  operate  any  trains  on  State-wise  basis. However, during the last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19), 34 new train services have been introduced serving the various stations located in the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  on  originating/terminating  basis.  Further, introduction  of  new  trains  is  an  ongoing  process  subject  to  the operational feasibility, traffic demand, availability of resources, etc. (b) Due to the reason cited above, State-wise statistics of number of passengers can not be maintained. However, the year-wise details of number of passengers booked on Southern Railway, which primarily serves the State of Tamil Nadu is as under:-

| Financial Year   |   Approximate number of passengers booked ( in millions) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                                                   798.71 |
| 2017-18          |                                                   814.32 |
| 2018-19          |                                                   837.69 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: Southern Coast Railway Zone
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.352 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2020

## SOUTHERN COAST RAILWAY ZONE

*352. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    the details of the decisions and steps taken by the Government regarding establishment/creation of Southern Coast Railway Zone; (b)   the  details   of  funds  allocated  and  released so  far  for  development of the said Zone; (c)  whether any  progress  has been made and time-frame fixed for making the new zone operational; (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (e)  the names of the agencies assigned with the work such as construction,
- maintenance, etc. therein?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(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  STARRED QUESTION NO.352 BY SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU AND SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 18.03.2020 REGARDING SOUTHERN COAST RAILWAY ZONE (a) to (e): The Government has approved setting up of a new Railway Zone viz. South Coast Railway (SCoR) with its headquarter at Visakhapatnam and a new division  with  headquarter  at  Rayagada  under  existing  East  Coast  Railway (ECoR) in lieu of existing Waltair Division by reorganizing the existing South Central Railway (SCR) and ECoR. Officer on Special Duty/South Coast Railway (OSD/SCoR) has been posted and joined  at  Visakhapatnam  and  has  been  directed  to  undertake  planning  and preparatory  work  for  formation  of  New  Zone  at  Visakhapatnam.  Detailed Project  Reports  (DPRs)  have  been  submitted  by  OSD/SCoR  and  ECoR  for setting up of new SCoR Zone and a new Rayagada Division respectively and are currently under examination in Board's Office. *****