Lok Sabha Question No. 2781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Adarsh Railway Station Scheme in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Hemant Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2781 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## ADARSH RAILWAY STATION SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA

2781. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  selected  small  railway  stations  of Maharashtra for developing them under the Adarsh Railway Station scheme;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof, State/zone-wise;
- (c)  the number of stations in Maharashtra developed as Adarsh Railway Stations  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  and  the funds allocated and spent for this purpose;
- (d) whether the Government of Maharashtra has requested for developing some more stations as Adarsh Stations; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government thereon along with the provision of funds, if any, made therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2781  BY  SHRI  UNMESH  BHAIYYASAHEB  PATIL,  SHRI  HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL, DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL AND   DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.03.2020 REGARDING ADARSH RAILWAY STATION SCHEME IN MAHARASHTRA

(a) and (b): 108 railway stations including small stations have been identified for development  under  Adarsh  Station  Scheme  in  the  state  of  Maharashtra.  These identified stations include 1 Halt Grade (HG), 62 Non-Suburban Grade (NSG) and 45 Suburban  Grade  (SG)  railway  stations  over  Western  Railway,  Central  Railway, South Central Railway and South-East Central Railway.

(c): In the State of Maharashtra 12 stations in last three years and one station in current year have been developed under this scheme and the remaining stations are targeted to be developed by 2020-21. Funds are not allocated separately for Adarsh  Station  Scheme  and  various  passenger  amenities  works  are  carried  out under  Plan  Head-53  'Passenger  Amenities'.  However,  Zone-wise  details  of  funds allocated under Budgetary sources and expenditure incurred for this plan Head-53 'Passenger  Amenities',  including  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  during  last  three years and current year are as under:

( ` i n crore)

| Zonal              | 2016-17         | 2016-17     | 2017-18         | 2017-18     | 2018-19         | 2018-19     | 2019-20         | 2019-20                           |
|--------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
| Railway            | Allocation (RE) | Expenditure | Allocation (RE) | Expenditure | Allocation (RE) | Expenditure | Allocation (BE) | Expenditure (to end of Jan' 2020) |
| Central            | 73.93           | 74.07       | 141.53          | 161.89      | 262.67          | 237.42      | 235.96          | 220.77                            |
| South Central      | 64.41           | 68.56       | 90.96           | 63.80       | 186.33          | 76.39       | 151.39          | 141.98                            |
| South East Central | 29.55           | 31.49       | 32.6            | 23.50       | 104.32          | 36.19       | 53.82           | 50.20                             |
| Western            | 48.73           | 47.96       | 126.5           | 134.80      | 325.37          | 299.01      | 254.45          | 236.94                            |

(d): No, Sir.

(e): Does not arise.

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