Lok Sabha Question No. 1646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Pending Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Hemant Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1646 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS

1646. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  proposals  for  railway  projects  received  from various State Governments still pending with the Railways, State and project-wise;
- (b) the details and the present status of proposals which have been approved during the last three years, State and project-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  earmarked/allocated  for  implementation  of approved projects, State and project-wise; and
- (d) the time-frame set for the completion of these projects?

## 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.1646 BY SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL, SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE, SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL, DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE AND DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.09.2020 REGARDING PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a):  Proposals/suggestions/representations,  both  formal  and  informal regarding  Railway  projects  are  received  from  State  Governments, Ministries of Central Government, elected representatives, organizations/rail  users  etc.  by  Railways  at  various  levels  including Railway Board, Zonal Railways, Division Office etc. As receipt of such proposals/suggestions is a continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained.

(b): Railway Projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway-wise and not Statewise, as Indian Railway's network spans across various state boundaries. As on 01.04.2020, 513 Railway Projects (New Line, Gauge Conversion  and  Doubling  works)  of  total  length  of  53,039  Km  are  in different stages of planning/sanction/execution, out of which, commissioning of 10,013 Km length has been achieved and expenditure of ` 1.86  lakh  crore  incurred  upto  March  2020.  During  the  last  three financial  years  i.e.  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019-20,  141  projects  of 10,499  Km  length  costing ` 1,38,729  crore  have  been  included  in  the Budget.

(c): The project-wise details including cost, expenditure and outlay are 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) >Railways> Pink Book (year) >Railway-wise Works, Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme (RSP).

(d):  Completion  of  Railway  project(s)  depends  on  various  factors  like quick  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest  clearance  by officials  of  forest  department,  shifting  of  infringing  utilities,  statutory clearances  from  various  authorities,  geological  and  topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic  conditions,  etc.  and  all  these  factors  differ  from  project  to project and affect the completion time of the project(s), due to which confirmed time frame for completion of projects cannot be ascertained.

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