Lok Sabha Question No. 1966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Development of Latur Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1966

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF LATUR RAILWAY STATION

†1966. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  plan  for  timely  completion  of various  infrastructure  development  works  including  drinking  water  facility, passenger shed, display boards, construction of separate toilets for women, air conditioned  waiting  rooms  and  hotels  for  development  of  railway  stations, especially of the railway station of Latur district of Maharashtra and the railway station of Jalore;
- (b)  the  number  of  such  railway  stations  for  which  the  said  plans  have  been prepared and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the extent of the budget provided in this regard;
- (d)  whether there is any scheme to prepare infrastructure for Latur and Jalore railway stations as model railway stations, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the reasons for delay in preparing infrastructure for Jalore railway stations as model station; and
- (f)  the  total  budget  allocated  for  passengers  facilities  at  railway  stations  of Maharashtra during the last three years along with the total amount spent in this regard, especially at Latur and Jalore railway stations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1966  BY  SHRI  SUDHAKAR  TUKARAM  SHRANGARE  AND  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF LATUR RAILWAY STATION

(a)  to  (c)    The  norms  for  Minimum  Essential  Amenities  as  specified  in  the comprehensive instructions  on  passenger  amenities,  based  on  the  category  of the  station,  and  issued  by  Ministry  of  Railways,  are  ensured  at  all  stations. Review of pending/ongoing projects is a continuous process taken up with the concerned  authorities  to  assess  impediments  affecting  the  projects  and  their mitigation  to  expedite  progress  of  the  projects.  To  expedite  completion  of projects, a number of initiatives are taken to speed up the works like increased allocation  of  funds.  The  progress  of  works  are  also  monitored  at  divisional  as well as headquarter level for early completion.

Works for all passenger amenities at Railway stations are generally funded under Plan Head - 53 'Passenger Amenities'. The details of funds allocated under Budgetary Sources for this Plan Head-53, over Indian Railways during the last three years i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 are as under:-

| YEARS   | ALLOCATION     |
|---------|----------------|
| 2016-17 | ` 917.82 crs.  |
| 2017-18 | ` 1470.84 crs. |
| 2018-19 | ` 1657.86 crs. |

(d) to (f) Latur Station is a 'NSG-4' and Jalore is a NSG-5 category station dealing with  2174  &  722  passengers  on  an  average  per  day  respectively.  Both  the stations have been developed under Adarsh Station Scheme. Further, improvement /Augmentation of amenities at Railway Station is an ongoing and continuous process and works in this regard are undertaken as per requirement subject to inter-se priority and availability of funds.

The details  of  expenditure  incurred  for  development  of  stations  under  'Adarsh' Station Scheme are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not State-wise. Latur and Jalore Railway Station falls under Central and North Western Railways respectively.  The  details  of  funds  allocated  under  Budgetary  Sources  for  this Plan Head-53, for Central and North Western Railway  during the last three years i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 are as under:-

## (Figures in ` crores)

| Zone                  |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Central Railway       |     72.88 |    161.89 |    237.42 |
| North Western Railway |     55.97 |     68.63 |    118.62 |

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