Lok Sabha Question No. 3641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: New Railway Lines and ROBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## NEW RAILWAY LINES AND ROBS

3641.   SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total sanctioned amount for construction of new railway lines and ROBs in the State of Bihar;
- (b) the amount released and the progress made so far in this regard;
- (c) the  details  of  agencies  working  on  the  construction  of  new  Railway lines and ROBs in Bihar,project-wise; and
- (d) the  number  of  ROBs  proposed  for  Chapra  under  Railway  Division Varanasi and Sonepur Railway Division?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(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. 3641 BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.03.2021 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY LINES AND ROBS

(a)  to  (c):  Railway  projects  are  not  sanctioned  State-wise.    Projects  are sanctioned and executed Zonal Railway-wise as Indian Railways' network spans across various State  boundries.    Bihar  is  covered  by  East  Central Railway,  Eastern  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway  and  Northeast  Frontier Railway Zones of Indian Railways.

Presently,  35  New  Line  Projects,  covering  a  length  of  2,962  km  costing ₹ 53,650 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar have been taken up and  are  in  different  stages  of  planning/sanction/execution  out  of  which, 484  Km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ₹ 14,896 crore has been incurred upto March, 2020.

In addition to the above, Road over Bridges (ROBs) costing ₹ 5140.42 crore have been sanctioned in State of Bihar. ₹ 936.28 crore have been allotted for construction of these ROBs and ₹ 676.58 Cr. have been spent so far.

All the Railway Projects including New lines and ROBs falling fully/partly in Bihar are being executed by East Central Railway, Eastern Railway, North Eastern Railway and Northeast Frontier Railway Zones, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), IRCON  International and Dedicated  Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCL).

Average  annual  Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  and  safety  works, falling  fully/  partly  in  State  of  Bihar  during  2014-19,  has  increased  to ₹ 3,061 crore per year from ₹ 1,132 crore per year during 2009-14, which is 170%  more  than  average  annual  budget  outlay  of  2009-14  and  budget outlay  of ₹ 4,489  crore  was  provided  to  these  projects  for  financial  year 2020-21 which is 297% more than average annual budget outlay of 200914. For financial year 2021-22, highest-ever budget outlay of ₹ 5150 crore has been proposed for these works, which is 355% more with respect to average annual budget outlay of 2009-14.

Project-wise  details  including  cost,  expenditure  incurred  and  outlay  are made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in > Ministry of Railways > Railway Board > About Indian  Railways  >  Railway  Board  Directorates  >  Finance  (Budget)  >  Pink Book (Year) > Railway-wise Works, Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme (RSP) .

During  2014-19,  695  Km  length  (240  Km  New  Lines,  280  Km  Gauge Conversion and 175 Km Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar has  been  commissioned  which  is  119%  more  than  the  commissioning during  2009-14  (318  Km).  During  2019-20,  231  Km  length  (64  Km  New Lines, 45 Km  Gauge  Conversion and 122 Km  Doubling) has been commissioned  which  is  263%  more  than  average  annual  commissioning during 2009-14 (63.6 Km/year).

(d):  03  Nos.  of  ROBs  are  sanctioned  for  construction  by  Railways  in Chhapra  District,  01  No.  in  Sonepur    and  02  Nos.  in  Varanasi  Railway division.  In  addition,  3  ROBs  are  proposed  for  construction  by  National Highways Aurthority of India (NHAI) in the jurisdiction of Sonepur Division.

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