Lok Sabha Question No. 603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Electrification of Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.603 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.09.2020

## ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES

†603.   SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of all rail lines in the country and the length in kms. of rail lines which are still to be electrified, zone-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Railways  has  prepared  any  plan  for  time  bound  of electrification of rail lines;
- (c) if  so, the details thereof and status of current rail line electrification projects, zone-wise;
- (d) the amount allocated for the said purpose, zone-wise during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Railways to expedite the rail line electrification work on priority basis in the country including Rajasthan?

## 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. 603 BY SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  16.09.2020  REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF RAILWAY LINES

(a) to (c) Total Broad Gauge (BG) Route kilometer (RKM)  Indian Railways (including Konkan Railway) is 63,631. As on 01.04.2020, 39,866 RKM have been electrified. Zone wise length of Rail line yet to be electrified are as under:

| Zonal Railways                     | Total BG RKM   | Electrified RKM   | Balance RKM As on 01.04.2020   |
|------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| Central                            | 3853           | 2928              | 925                            |
| East Coast                         | 2774           | 2774              | 0                              |
| East Central                       | 3883           | 3336              | 547                            |
| Eastern                            | 2804           | 2235              | 569                            |
| North Central                      | 3222           | 2569              | 653                            |
| North Eastern                      | 2994           | 1738              | 1256                           |
| Northeast Frontier                 | 4112           | 319               | 3793                           |
| Northern                           | 7057           | 4816              | 2241                           |
| North Western                      | 5083           | 1801              | 3282                           |
| South Central                      | 6058           | 3744              | 2314                           |
| South East central                 | 2099           | 1863              | 236                            |
| South Eastern                      | 2713           | 2392              | 321                            |
| Southern                           | 4834           | 3381              | 1453                           |
| South Western                      | 3566           | 731               | 2835                           |
| West Central                       | 3010           | 2525              | 485                            |
| Western                            | 4805           | 2578              | 2227                           |
| METRO Railway                      | 27             | 27                | 0                              |
| Konkan Railway Corporation Limited | 737            | 109               | 628                            |
| TOTAL                              | 63,631         | 39,866            | 23,765                         |

Ministry of Railways has planned for 100% electrification of Broad  Gauge  (BG)  routes  by  December,  2023  as  per  following planning:-

| Year    | Target (RKM)   |
|---------|----------------|
| 2020-21 | 6,000          |
| 2021-22 | 6,000          |
| 2022-23 | 6,500          |
| 2023-24 | 5,265          |
| Total   | 23,765         |

- (d) Allocation of funds for Electrification projects areallocated Project wise not zone wise.  Budget allocation of recent past and current year is as under:
- (e) To expedite electrification  of  railway  lines  in  the  country, various  steps  have  been  taken,  including  award  of  large  size Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, better  project  monitoring  mechanism  and  decentralization  of powers to field units.

| Year    | Budget Allocation ( ` in crore)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 3,457                             |
| 2018-19 | 6,302                             |
| 2019-20 | 6,960                             |
| 2020-21 | 6,326                             |

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