Lok Sabha Question No. 1696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Cases of Irregularities/Corruption
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1696 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## CASES OF IRREGULARITIES/CORRUPTION

## † 1696. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  cases  of  alleged  irregularities/corruption  or  inordinate delay in the development of stations have come to the notice of the Government during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the zone-wise details thereof along with the reason for the delay;
- (c)
- the current status of such cases;
- (d) the details of the funds made available by the Government for the development of above stations during the above period along with the amount utilized as per information given by the developer; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government  to  ensure the development of these stations all over the country on time and to check the irregularities/  corruption  and  inordinate  delay  in  their development?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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. 1696 BY SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING CASES OF IRREGULARITIES/ CORRUPTION.

- (a) to (e) Zone-wise  cases  of  alleged  irregularities/corruption in development work of stations that came to the notice of Government during the last three years and the current year are as under:

| ZONAL RAILWAYS   |   Cases of alleged irregularities/corruption in the development work of stations that came to the notice of Railways. |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| EASTERN          |                                                                                                                     2 |
| EAST CENTRAL     |                                                                                                                     9 |
| EAST COAST       |                                                                                                                     7 |
| SOUTH EASTERN    |                                                                                                                     1 |
| WESTERN          |                                                                                                                     2 |
| WEST CENTRAL     |                                                                                                                     2 |
| TOTAL            |                                                                                                                    23 |

There has been no delay on account of shortage of funds as adequate funds have been provided for completing all the developmental works at Railway Stations.

All  the  cases  of  alleged  irregularities/corruption  in  the  development work of stations have been taken up for investigation. As many as 11 cases have been concluded with or without action.

Works of development of Railway stations are generally funded under Plan Head - 'Passenger Amenities'. ₹ 917.91 Crores, ₹ 1470.79 Crores and ₹ 2410.73 Crores have been allocated under this Plan Head during the years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19(RE) respectively under Budgetary Sources.

Railways  are  having  well  established  systems,  rules  and  procedures which guide its various functions. The Railways also have a vigilance organization  spread  over  the  entire  Railway  system  which  conducts preventive, decoy and surprise checks. It also investigates complaints regarding corruption. If any irregularity is detected, suitable disciplinary action is taken, depending upon the gravity of the charges. Besides  this,  reviewing  pending/ongoing  projects  is  a  continuous process taken up with the concerned authorities to assess impediments  affecting  the  projects  and  their  mitigation  to  expedite progress of the projects. To expedite completion of projects, a number of  initiatives  have  been  taken  to  speed  up  the  work  like  increased allocation  of  funds,  funding  through  loan  from  institutions  like  Life Insurance Corporation, execution of project through Special Purpose Vehicles etc.

In addition, the progress of works is being monitored at divisional as well as headquarter level for early completion.

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