Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-18
Subject: Progress of Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2018

## PROGRESS OF RAILWAY PROJECTS

126.   SHRI  SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  to ascertain the progress of the projects of new railway lines, doubling,  gauge  conversion,  electrification  and  signing  in various States of the country during each of the last three years  and  the  current  year,  if  so,  the  details  and  the outcome thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated and released adequate  funds  for  timely  completion  of  the  said  projects during  the  above  period  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  Special  Purpose  Vehicles  (SPVs)  formed  by the Government for timely completion of the said projects in the country along with achievements thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government for timely completion of the said projects across the country?

## 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. 126 BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, SHRI RAHUL  SHEWALE  AND  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 18.07.2018 REGARDING PROGRESS OF RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a):     Periodic monitoring is done at different levels from field units to  Railway  Board  for  ascertaining  the  progress  of  projects.  The progress of New Line, Gauge Conversion, Doubling, Electrification and Signaling during the last three years are as under:-

| Plan-head   | Commissioning in (km)   | Commissioning in (km)   | Commissioning in (km)   |
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|             | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 | 2017-18                 |
| New Line    | 813                     | 953                     | 409                     |
| Gauge       | 1042                    | 1020                    | 453                     |
| Conversion  |                         |                         |                         |
| Doubling    | 973                     | 882                     | 999                     |

| Route       | Years   | Years   | Years   |
|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
| Kilometer   | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
| Electrified | 1730    | 2013    | 4087    |

| Replacement Item    | Replacement Item   | Unit    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|---------------------|--------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Replacements        | RRI                | Station |         8 |        12 |         7 |
| (provision of Route | PI                 | Station |       136 |       169 |       114 |
| Relay Interlocking  | EI                 | Station |       135 |       165 |       208 |

(b): The allocation of Budget for Projects is done project-wise and not Zone-wise or State-wise. This allocation is based on importance of  project,  capacity  enhancement  and  last  mile  connectivity  of projects.

(c): 14  Special  Purpose  Vehicles  (SPVs)  have  been  formed  for implementing the railway connectivity projects in various State/UTs.  The  State  wise  details  of  SPVs  for  rail  connectivity projects is as under:-

|   S. No. | State/UT       | No. of SPVs   |
|----------|----------------|---------------|
|        1 | Jharkhand      | 1             |
|        2 | Odisha 3       |               |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh | 1             |
|        4 | Chattisgarh    | 3             |
|        5 | Maharashtra    | 1             |
|        6 | Gujarat        | 4             |
|        7 | Karnataka      | 1             |

Further, in principle approval has been granted for three SPVs including two in Chattisgarh and one in Gujarat.

(d): For  timely  completion  of  the  projects,  Railway  is  holding regular  meetings  with  State  Government  and  concerned  Central Government  officials  on  various  issues  involving  alignment,  land acquisition, forestry and wild life clearances, law & order problems, shifting of utilities etc.

For  important  projects,  capacity  enhancement  projects,  last  mile connectivity etc, institutional financing has been done by arranging loan from M/s Life Insurance Corporation of India Limited for 1.5  lakh  crore,  which  has  increased  Railways'  capacity  for committed fund provision for essential projects.

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