Lok Sabha Question No. 2892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-10
Subject: Electrification/Gauge Conversion
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey, Chirag Paswan, Santosh Kumar, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, B. Y. Raghavendra, Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.07.2019

## ELECTRIFICATION/GAUGE CONVERSION

2892. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN:

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI B.Y.RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  target  for  electrification  of  all  the Railway tracks throughout the country in the near future and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the details of Track Electrification targets and respective achievements specially in Jamui and nearby areas of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and North Eastern Region;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  new  broad  gauge  line  and electrification of railway tracks in Gujarat; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  released  by  the  Government  for  the purpose during the last three years, year-wise?

## 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.  2892  BY  SHRI  VIJAY  KUMAR  DUBEY, SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN, SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR, SHRI MANOJ TIWARI, SHRI B.Y.RAGHAVENDRA, SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA AND SHRI  REBATI  TRIPURA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 10.07.2019 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION/GAUGE CONVERSION

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Railways  has  planned  to  electrify  balance Broad  Gauge  (BG)  routes  of  Indian  Railways  by  2021-22  keeping  in view  the  advantages  of  electrification  and  to  achieve  seamless operation on electric traction over entire Broad Gauge network.

State-wise, balance BG rail routes as on 01.04.2019, planned for electrification are given below:-

| S. No. STATE        | Balance Route Kilometers (RKM) planned for electrification   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 819                                                          |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 11                                                           |
| 3 Assam             | 2,465                                                        |
| 4 Bihar             | 1,052                                                        |
| 5 Chandigarh        | 0                                                            |
| 6 Chattisgarh       | 186                                                          |
| 7 Delhi             | 0                                                            |
| 8 Goa               | 188                                                          |
| 9 Gujarat           | 2,567                                                        |
| 10 Haryana          | 299                                                          |
| 11 Himachal Pradesh | 0                                                            |
| 12 Jammu &Kashmir   | 135                                                          |
| 13 Jharkhand        | 660                                                          |

| S. No.   | Balance Route Kilometers(RKM) planned for electrification   | Balance Route Kilometers(RKM) planned for electrification   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 14       | Karnataka                                                   | 3,105                                                       |
| 15       | Kerala                                                      | 190                                                         |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 1,278                                                       |
| 17       | Maharashtra                                                 | 2,446                                                       |
| 18       | Manipur                                                     | 13                                                          |
| 19       | Meghalaya                                                   | 9                                                           |
| 20       | Mizoram                                                     | 2                                                           |
| 21       | Nagaland                                                    | 11                                                          |
| 22       | Odisha                                                      | 242                                                         |
| 23       | Puducherry                                                  | 11                                                          |
| 24       | Punjab                                                      | 1,331                                                       |
| 25       | Rajasthan                                                   | 3,796                                                       |
| 26       | Sikkim                                                      | 0                                                           |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 1,552                                                       |
| 28       | Telengana                                                   | 497                                                         |
| 29       | Tripura                                                     | 216                                                         |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 4,380                                                       |
| 31       | Uttarakhand                                                 | 200                                                         |
| 32       | West Bengal                                                 | 1,149                                                       |
|          | Total                                                       | 28,810                                                      |

- (b)        Railway  Electrification  works  are  not  confined  to  State/Union Territories  boundaries.  However,  route  kilometers  commissioned  on electric  traction  in  Bihar,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Karnataka  and  North  East Region during last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19) are as under:-

| State         | Year wise route kilometers commissioned on Electric traction   | Year wise route kilometers commissioned on Electric traction   | Year wise route kilometers commissioned on Electric traction   |
|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|               | 2016-17                                                        | 2017-18                                                        | 2018-19                                                        |
| Bihar         | 133                                                            | 358                                                            | 633                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh | 280                                                            | 496                                                            | 1089                                                           |
| Karnataka     | 195                                                            | 177                                                            | 56                                                             |
| North East    | NIL                                                            | NIL                                                            | NIL                                                            |
| Region        |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |

At  present,  there  is  only  one  rail  route  (connecting  Jhajha  Patna)  passing  through  Jamui  district.  This  route  has  already  been electrified.

(c)  &(d)    Proposal  seeking  requisite  approvals  to  take  up  new  Broad Gauge lines is a continuous and ongoing process.  Total 04 projects of New Line construction  of  474.45  km  length  costing ` 5,260.87  crore are  in  various  stages  of  planning/approval/execution  in  the  State  of Gujarat, out of which, 02 New Line projects have been included in the Budget during last three years.

On the above mentioned 04 Nos. projects expenditure of ` 1,280 crore including commissioning of 69 km length has been achieved up to March, 2019 & budget outlay of ` 306 crore have been given during Financial Year 2019-20.

The  details  of  all  works  in  progress  and  new  works  including funds spent on each project, allotment of funds and expenditure are made  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)>2019-20\_List\_of\_Works or Pink Book 2018-19 or Pink Book 2017-18 or Pink Book 2016-17.

As  on  01.04.2019,  in  the  State  of  Gujarat  out  of  3,562  RKM  of Broad  Gauge  network  995  RKM  i.e  27.93%  were  electrified.  With Ministry of Railways decision for 100% electrification, all the balance Broad  Gauge  routes  of  State  of  Gujarat  have  been  sanctioned  for electrification.

Year-wise allocation and expenditure on  Railway Electrification projects under Electrification Plan Head during last three years is as under:-

| Year    | Original/Budget Allocation ` in crore   | Expenditure ` in crore   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 3,396.00                                | 2,955.89                 |
| 2017-18 | 3,456.96                                | 3,837.08                 |
| 2018-19 | 6,302.00                                | 7,028.50                 |

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