Lok Sabha Question No. 2262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Gauge Conversion on Himmatnagar-Shamlaji Rail Route
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2262 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## GAUGE CONVERSION ON HIMMATNAGAR-SHAMLAJI RAIL ROUTE

2262.    SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  any  data  about  the  fund  spent  for Gauge conversion on Himmatnagar-Shamlaji rail route; and
- (b)   if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2262  BY  SHRI  DIPSINH  SHANKARSINH RATHOD TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.03.2020 REGARDING GAUGE CONVERSION ON HIMMATNAGAR-SHAMLAJI RAIL ROUTE

(a) and (b): Funds are allocated project-wise not section-wise. However, Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar-Udaipur gauge conversion including  Modasa-Shamlaji  Road  new  line  project  (317.73  Km)  was included  in  the  Budget  2008-09  and  the  latest  cost  of  the  project  is ` 1667 crore and expenditure of ` 1229.53 crore has been incurred upto March, 2019. Revised outlay of ` 332.60 crore has been provided for the complete project during 2019-20.

The  execution  of  the  project  has  expedited  from  2014-15,  as, more  budget  outlay  has  been  arranged  from  2014-15  onwards.  The total  expenditure  upto  March  2014  was  only ` 7.83  crore,  while,  the same  increased  substantially  to ` 1229.53  crore  upto  March,  2019. Thus, expenditure of ` 1221.70 crore was done from 2014 to 2019.

BUDGET  OUTLAY  (FOR  THE  PROJECTS  FALLING  FULLY/PARTLY  IN THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN):

Average Annual Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan, during 201419  has  increased  to ` 2951  crore  per  year,  from ` 682  crore  per  year (during  2009-14).  Thus  the  average  annual  budget  allocation  during 2014-19 is 333% more than average annual budget allocation of 200914 ( ` 682 crore per year).

Budget  allotment  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works, falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan for financial year 2019-20 is ` 4686  crore,  which  is  587%  more  than  average  budget  outlay  of 2009-14.

## COMMISSIONING OF PROJECTS:

During  2009-14,  798  Km.  length  (61  New  Line,  675  Km  Gauge conversion and 62 Km Doubling) has been commissioned in the State of Rajasthan at an average rate of 160 Km per year.

During  2014-19,  1516  Km  (80  Km  New  Line,  483  Km  Gauge Conversion and 953 Km Doubling) has been commissioned in the State of  Rajasthan  at  an  average  rate  of  303  Km  per  year,  which  is  90% more than the commissioning during 2009-14.

Gauge conversion work of Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar (87.25 Km) section has been completed upto March, 2019.

During financial year 2019-20, 24 Km long section from Himmatnagar-Raighadh and 26 km. section from UdaipurKharwachanda have been completed. Thus, a total length of 135 km has been completed. Work in remaining section is in different stages of execution.

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