Lok Sabha Question No. 581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: e-Office Programme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.581 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2020

## E-OFFICE PROGRAMME

## 581.    SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA :

SHRI GAUTAM SIGAMAANI PON :

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE :

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL :

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian Railways has recently signed an MoU with the RailTel in order to implement Phase-II of e-Office programme, if so, the  details thereof;
- (b) whether Railways has achieved the targets of e-Office in Phase-I, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated by the Government during each of the last three years and the current year for the said project;
- (d) whether the Government has issued any guidelines for the use of internet  and  e-mail  in  office  work  for  promoting  paperless  office work, if so, the achievements made in this regard; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to encourage paper-less work  culture  which  saves  operational  cost  and  also  reduces  the carbon foot print?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Yes, Sir. Indian Railways have signed Memorandum of Understanding  with  RailTel on 10.01.2020  for  implementation  of Phase-II of e-office programme in 34 Divisions, covering approximately 39000 users by end of June 2020.

- (b):  Yes,  Sir.  E-office  has  been  implemented  in  all  the  59  targeted Railway Units in Phase-I, covering more than 53000 users. Details are Appended.
- (c): ` 86.25 crores have been allotted for e-office Phase-I project during last 2 years as per details given below:-
- (d)  &  (e):  Yes,  Sir.  For  promoting  paper-less  office  work,  Ministry  of Railways has issued instructions to implement E-Office over    Indian Railways. The use of E-Office by more than 53000 users, has resulted in  reduction  of  consumption  of  paper,  improved  efficiency,  ease  of working and enhanced transparency in the system.

FY 2018-19 :

` 14.03 crores.

FY 2019-20 :

` 72.22 crores.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.581 BY SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA , SHRI GAUTAM SIGAMAANI PON, DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE, SHRI SHRINIWAS  PATIL  AND  SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 05.02.2020 REGARDING E-OFFICE PROGRAMME.

(b) DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF E-OFFICE PROGRAMME (PHASE-I) IS AS UNDER:-

| SN      | Zone         | Zonal HQ/Division/ PU/CTI/ RDSO   | No. of User in eOffice   | Remarks                             |
|---------|--------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | SCR Zonal HQ | Secunderabad                      | 2776                     | Implemented on 31.03.19             |
| 2 SCR   | Workshop     | Lalaguda                          |                          | Implemented on 21.06.19             |
| 3 SCR   | Workshop     | Rayanapadu                        |                          | Implemented on 21.06.19             |
| 4 SCR   | Workshop     | Tirupati                          |                          | Implemented on 21.06.19             |
| 5 SCR   | Division     | Guntakal                          | 896 Implemented on       | 13.05.19                            |
| 6 SCR   | Division     | Guntur                            | 392                      | Implemented on 15.03.19             |
| 7 SCR   | Division     | Hyderabad                         | 560                      | Implemented on 13.05.19             |
| 8 SCR   | Division     | Nanded                            | 314                      | Implemented on 13.05.19             |
| 9 SCR   | Division     | Secunderabad                      | 1140                     | Implemented on 13.05.19             |
| 10 SCR  | Division     | Vijaywada                         | 1280                     | Implemented on 13.05.19             |
| 11 SR   | Zonal HQ     | Chennai                           | 2795                     | Implemented on 26.07.19             |
| 12 SR   | Division     | Trichy                            | 717                      | Implemented on 30.04.19             |
| 13 WR   | Zonal HQ     | Mumbai                            | 2364                     | Implemented on 31.07.19             |
| 14 WR   | Division     | Vadodara                          | 589                      | Implemented on 09.08.19             |
| 15 RDSO | RDSO         | Lucknow                           | 1301                     | Implemented on 16.07.19             |
| 16 PU   | CLW          | Chittaranjan                      | 946                      | Implemented on 27.06.19             |
| 17 PU   | DLW          | Varanasi                          | 1244                     | Implemented on 24.10.19             |
| 18 PU   | DMW          | Patiala                           | 834                      | Implemented on 26.08.19             |
| 19 PU   | ICF          | Chennai                           | 927                      | Implemented on 29.06.19             |
| 20 PU   | MCF          | Raebareli                         | 367 Implemented          | on 24.07.19                         |
| 21 PU   | RCF          | Kapurthala                        | 1667                     | Implemented on 27.06.19             |
| 22 PU   | RWF          | Bengaluru                         | 448                      | Implemented on 20.07.19             |
| 23 PU   | RWP          | Bela                              | 206                      | Implemented on 27.09.19             |
| 24 CTI  | NAIR         | Vadodara                          | 86                       | Implemented on 26.06.19             |
| 25 CTI  | IRICEN       | Pune                              | 75                       | Implemented on 26.06.19             |
| 26 CTI  | IRIEEN       | Nasik                             | 46                       | Implemented on 26.06.19             |
| 27 CTI  | IRIFM        | Secunderabad                      | 2                        | Implemented on 17.10.19             |
| 28 CTI  | IRIMEE       | Jamalpur                          | 54                       | Implemented on 26.06.19             |
| 29 CTI  | IRISET       | Secunderabad                      | 91                       | Implemented on 26.06.19             |
| 30 CTI  | IRITM        | Lucknow                           | 29                       | Implemented on 26.06.19             |
| 31 CTI  | RPF Academy  | Lucknow                           | 35                       | Implemented on 26.06.19             |
| 32 NWR  | Zonal HQ     | Jaipur                            | 1357                     | Implemented on 05.07.19             |
| 33 NWR  | Division     | Jodhpur                           | 449                      | Implemented on 05.07.19             |
| 34 NR   | Zonal HQ     | New Delhi                         | 2788                     | Implemented on 01.07.19             |
| 35 NR   | Division     | Ambala                            | 1306                     | Implemented on 01.07.19             |
| 36 WCR  | Zonal HQ     | Jabalpur                          | 971                      | Implemented on 15.08.19             |
| 37 WCR  | Division     | Jabalpur                          | 991                      | Implemented on 16.07.19             |
| 38 SWR  | Zonal HQ     | Hubli                             | 1165                     | Implemented on 12.07.19             |
| 39 SWR  | Division     | Bangalore                         | 553                      | Implemented on 12.07.19             |
| 40 SER  | Zonal HQ     | Kolkata                           | 2182 Implemented         | on 02.09.19 Implemented on 20.08.19 |
| 41 SER  | Division     | Ranchi                            | 581                      |                                     |

| 42   | CR         | Zonal HQ         | Mumbai      |   1980 | Implemented on 12.09.19   |
|------|------------|------------------|-------------|--------|---------------------------|
| 43   | CR         | Division         | Pune        |    676 | Implemented on 31.07.19   |
| 44   | NER        | Zonal HQ         | Gorakhpur   |   1224 | Implemented on 26.07.19   |
| 45   | NER        | Division         | Lucknow     |    597 | Implemented on 05.08.19   |
| 46   | NFR        | Zonal HQ         | Maligaon    |   1521 | Implemented on 28.08.19   |
| 47   | NFR        | NFR Construction | Maligaon    |    477 | Implemented on 25.09.19   |
| 48   | NFR        | Division         | Rangiya     |    294 | Implemented on 28.08.19   |
| 49   | ER         | Zonal HQ         | Kolkata     |   1576 | Implemented on 11.09.19   |
| 50   | ER         | Division         | Howrah      |    758 | Implemented on 14.08.19   |
| 51   | ECR        | Zonal HQ         | Hajipur     |   1747 | Implemented on 28.08.19   |
| 52   | ECR        | Division         | Danapur     |   1020 | Implemented on 06.09.19   |
| 53   | NCR        | Zonal HQ         | Allahabad   |   1307 | Implemented on 04.10.19   |
| 54   | NCR        | Division         | Jhansi      |   1067 | Implemented on 23.10.19   |
| 55   | SECR       | Zonal HQ         | Bilaspur    |   1281 | Implemented on 13.09.19   |
| 56   | SECR       | Division         | Raipur      |    782 | Implemented on 09.09.19   |
| 57   | ECoR       | Zonal HQ         | Bhubaneswar |   1222 | Implemented on 18.09.19   |
| 58   | ECoR       | Division         | Sambalpur   |    384 | Implemented on 31.08.19   |
| 59   | ECoR       | Division         | Waltair     |    995 | Implemented on 05.09.19   |
|      | Total User |                  |             |  53432 |                           |

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