Lok Sabha Question No. 4760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Modernisation of Railway Stations in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN MAHARASHTRA

4760. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the zone-wise details of the funds allocated for the modernisation of railway stations located particularly in the backward and rural areas of the country during the last three years and the current year along with the status of Maharashtra in this regard;
- (b) the amount likely to be spent on each railway station along with the target fixed for the next financial year;
- (c) the target fixed for the modernisation of those railway stations where the work is in progress; and
- (d)  the  number  of  stations  in  Maharashtra  which  are  targeted  to  be modernised?

## 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.4760 BY SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI AND SHRI SANJAY JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.03.2021  REGARDING  MODERNISATION  OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN MAHARASHTRA

(a) to (d) Presently, Railway stations are upgraded/modernized under 'Adarsh' Station Scheme based on identified need of providing better enhanced  passenger  amenities  at  stations.  Under  'Adarsh'  Station Scheme,  1253  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  on Indian  Railways,  out  of  which  1201  stations  so  far  have  been developed.  The  remaining  52  stations  are  targeted  to  be  developed under Adarsh Station Scheme by 2021-22. In the state of Maharashtra, 108 stations have been identified under Adarsh Station Scheme and out of these 107 stations have been upgraded/developed under this scheme. The remaining 01 station viz. Khapri is targeted to be developed by 2021-22 under Adarsh Station Scheme.

Various passenger amenities such as improvement to façade of the station building, retiring room, waiting room (with bathing facilities), separate  waiting  room  for  ladies,  computer  based  public  address system, landscaping of circulating area, signages, Pay & Use toilets, water coolers, High level platforms, Foot Over Bridges, ramps at entry to  station  for  Divyangjan  and  Senior  Citizens  etc.  are  provided  at Railway  stations  which  are  identified  and  developed  under  the 'Adarsh' station scheme as per the respective category of the station.

The  allocation/expenditure  on  works  of  modernization/upgradation/ augmentation  of  railway  stations  is  generally  funded  under  Plan Head-53 'Passenger Amenities'. The accounting and budgeting units of Railways are 17 zones and 8 production units. Therefore, the Statewise  details  of  funds  allocated/spent  are  not  maintained.  However,

Zone-wise  details  of  funds  allocated  under  Budgetary  Sources  and expenditure  incurred  for  the  Plan  Head-53  'Passenger  Amenities', over  Indian  Railways  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year, namely, 2017-18 , 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21(till Jan, 2021) are at Appendix-I. Zone-wise details of gross funds allocated under Budgetary Sources for the financial year 2021-22 are at Appendix-II.

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APPENDIX-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4760 BY SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI AND SHRI SANJAY JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.03.2021  REGARDING  MODERNISATION  OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN MAHARASHTRA

Zone-wise details of gross funds allocated under Budgetary Sources and expenditure incurred for this Plan Head-53 'Passenger Amenities',  over  Indian  Railways  during  the  last  three  years  and current  year,  namely,  2017-18  ,  2018-19,  2019-20  and  2020-21  (till Jan, 2021) are as under:-

( ` in crore)

|                    | 2017-18           | 2017-18       | 2018-19           | 2018-19       | 2019-20           | 2019-20       | 2020-21 (till Jan,2021)   | 2020-21 (till Jan,2021)   |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Zonal Railway      | Allo- cation (RE) | Expe- nditure | Allo- cation (RE) | Expe- nditure | Allo- cation (RE) | Expen- diture | Allo- cation (RE)         | Expen- diture             |
| Central            | 141.53            | 161.89        | 280.67            | 237.42        | 235.96            | 231.83        | 288.77                    | 180.58                    |
| Eastern            | 85.21             | 50.73         | 90.97             | 57.84         | 112.84            | 115.26        | 182.13                    | 111.81                    |
| East Central       | 72.03             | 74.11         | 138.80            | 98.57         | 137.43            | 141.92        | 166.87                    | 127.13                    |
| East Coast         | 75.09             | 59.85         | 86.95             | 72.55         | 96.14             | 94.79         | 103.16                    | 58.16                     |
| Northern           | 174.12            | 171.92        | 179.92            | 141.18        | 150.77            | 152.30        | 268.37                    | 163.17                    |
| North Central      | 105.53            | 66.56         | 108.84            | 116.92        | 65.30             | 77.64         | 182.94                    | 123.98                    |
| North Eastern      | 92.81             | 91.44         | 95.50             | 89.53         | 78.59             | 86.32         | 100.18                    | 78.08                     |
| Northeast Frontier | 56.83             | 38.16         | 95.54             | 78.06         | 107.24            | 100.27        | 106.12                    | 67.84                     |
| North Western      | 57.87             | 68.09         | 134.29            | 118.62        | 120.22            | 118.01        | 159.59                    | 107.03                    |

| Southern           |   148.52 |   102.00 |   108.47 |   57.57 |   111.55 | 114.44         | 213.11   |   140.76 |
|--------------------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------------|----------|----------|
| South Central      |    90.96 |    63.8  |   132.96 |   76.39 |   151.39 | 150.29         | 199.37   |   131.29 |
| South Eastern      |    80.25 |    81.85 |    81.11 |   56.93 |    76.67 | 82.01          | 109.89   |    73.83 |
| South East Central |    32.6  |    23.5  |    66.43 |   36.19 |    53.82 | 55.83          | 107.02   |    81.76 |
| South Western      |    64.19 |    49.77 |    61.22 |   26.19 |    82.66 | 80.61          | 114.80   |    90.14 |
| Western            |   126.5  |   134.8  |   316.47 |  299.01 |   254.45 | 254.61         | 252.01   |   227.71 |
| West Central       |    58.55 |    44.44 |    35.31 |   19.03 |    37.39 | 34.09          | 50.95    |    27.35 |
| Metro              |     8.2  |     3.89 |     9.31 |    3.88 |    17.29 | 12.88          | 9.88     |     7.53 |
| TOTAL              |  1470.79 |  1286.8  |  2022.75 | 1585.88 |  1889.71 | 1903.102615.15 |          |  1798.15 |

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APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4760 BY SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI AND SHRI SANJAY JADHAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2021 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN MAHARASHTRA

Zone-wise details of gross funds allocated under Budgetary Sources for the financial year 2021-22 are as under:-

( ` in crore)

| S.No.                | Zonal Railways   | Allocation (BE)   |
|----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 1                    | Central          | 229.58            |
| 2                    | Eastern          | 178.71            |
| 3                    | East Central     | 171.66            |
| 4 East Coast         |                  | 113.71            |
| 5                    | Northern         | 291.16            |
| 6 North Central      | 176.63           |                   |
| 7                    | North Eastern    | 134.92            |
| 8 Northeast Frontier | 165.60           |                   |
| 9 North Western      |                  | 146.58            |
| 10                   | Southern         | 224.57            |
| 11                   | South Central    | 199.49            |
| 12                   | South Eastern    | 173.37            |
| 13 South East        | Central 88.38    |                   |
| 14                   | South Western    | 153.42            |
| 15                   | Western          | 261.02            |
| 16                   | West Central     | 72.28             |
| 17                   | Metro            | 17.75             |
| TOTAL                | TOTAL            | 2798.83           |

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