Lok Sabha Question No. 1994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Increase in Rate of Diesel
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1994 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## INCREASE IN RATE OF DIESEL

## † 1994.   SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  amount  due  on  the  Railways  for  diesel  and  power  supply, company and amount-wise;
- (b) whether the Railways has to bear extra burden due to increase in price of diesel and if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any target has been fixed in view of total electrification required by the Railways; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 1994 BY SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.07.2019  REGARDING INCREASE IN RATE OF DIESEL

- (a) Payment  of  fuel  bills  is  a  continuous  process  on  the  Indian Railways.  The  bills  keep  on  coming  periodically  and  are  also cleared  in  the  same  manner.  However,  presently  the  amount  of bills  for  diesel  traction  on  hand  that  are  being  processed  for payment is given below company wise:-
- (b) The price of diesel paid by railways is as per prevailing price on the  date  of  receipt/Delivery  of  diesel  in  terms  of  contract  of railways with oil companies.

| Company                                | Amount due (Rs. in crores)             |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| IOCL                                   | 1037.36                                |
| BPCL                                   | 154.03                                 |
| HPCL                                   | 61.53                                  |
| RIL                                    | 115.60                                 |
| Nayara Energy Ltd                      | 15.96                                  |
| Total                                  | 1384.48                                |
| Amount due for Electric traction - Nil | Amount due for Electric traction - Nil |

Further,  it  is  difficult  to  work  out  the  impact  of  increase  in  the price of Diesel on Indian Railways as price of Diesel has increased multiple  times  and  has  also  decreased  in  similar  manners.  The amount incurred/budgeted under Diesel tractions  are furnished as below.

| Traction   | Actual 2017-18   | Revised Estimate 2018-19   | Budget Estimate 2019-20 (Interim)   |
|------------|------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|            | ( in crores)     | ( in crores)               | ( in crores)                        |
| Diesel     | 18017            | 20613                      | 22179                               |

- (c) & (d)  Yes, Sir.

Target has been fixed. The year wise targets are as under:-

| Year    |   Route Kilometers planned for electrification |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                           7000 |
| 2020-21 |                                          10500 |
| 2021-22 |                                          10500 |