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Lok Sabha Question No. 2366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Redevelopment of Stations under PPP Mode
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2366 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS UNDER PPP MODE

2366. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  redevelop  railway stations across the country in a phased manner under PPP mode;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  the  names  of  railway stations identified for redevelopment;

(c)  the response received from private players in this regard, so far; and

(d) the time line finalized for the purpose?

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

(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. 2366 BY SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.12.2018 REGARDING REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS UNDER PPP MODE

(a) & (b):  Yes,  Madam.  Railways  have  planned  for  redevelopment  of major railway stations by making Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) as Nodal Agency, through simplified  procedures  and  with  longer  lease  tenures.    Most  of  the stations are planned for redevelopment under PPP mode in a phased manner.

Presently, work of redevelopment is in progress at Gandhinagar and Habibganj stations.  Contracts have been awarded for  Gomtinagar  and  Charbagh  (Lucknow)  stations.    Bids  for  Jammu Tawi,  Kozhikode,  Tirupati,  Anand  Vihar,  Bijwasan  and  Chandigarh have been received, which are presently under evaluation.  Bids have been invited for Surat and Puducherry stations.

(c) & (d):  Bids were invited by Zonal Railways for redevelopment of 23 stations.    However,  the  response  was  not  so  encouraging.  During various interactions with developers, investors and other stakeholders, various issues including longer lease period for commercially developed assets, multiple sub leasing, no restrictions on usage, guaranteed time bound approval by Railways' functionaries and simplified  bid  procedures  were  repeatedly  raised.  Based  on  the feedback  received,  Ministry  of  Railways  has  formulated  revised schemes for station redevelopment on fast track.

……2/-

Government has approved Railways' proposal for redevelopment of railway stations by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) as Nodal Agency, through simplified  procedures  and  for  longer  lease  tenure.    Accordingly, necessary  action  has  been  initiated  for  redevelopment  of  important railway stations all over India, by commercial utilization of sparable railway land and air-space in and around stations.

Station redevelopment  projects  are first of its kind  and complex  in  nature  and  require  detailed  techno-financial  feasibility studies and statutory clearances from local bodies etc.  Therefore, no time-frame can be indicated at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Construction of Anand NagarMaharajganj Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2365 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## CONSTRUCTION OF ANAND NAGAR-MAHARAJGANJ RAIL LINE

## † 2365.     SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government for the construction of Anand Nagar via  Maharajganj  Ghughi  railway  line  under  the  Eastern Railway;
- (b) the  stage  at  which  the  construction  of  the  said  railway  line  is pending;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  accord  approval  to  the construction of the said Anand Nagar via Maharajganj railway line on priority basis; and
- (d) if  so,  the  time  by  which  approval  is  likely  to  be  accorded  and  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  work  of  new  BG  line  Anandnagar-Ghughuli  via  Maharajganj has been included in the Budget 2013-14 subject to the condition that the work  would  be  taken  up  once  the  Government  clearances  are  obtained. Project has been appraised by NITI Aayog. Necessary measures for Cabinet Committee on Economic Affair's (CCEA) approval has been taken up.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Army Postal Service Corps
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2363

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## ARMY POSTAL SERVICE CORPS

## 2363.  SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the functions of Army Postal Service Corps;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to make this facility more effective;
- (c) whether the Government has set up a separate unit for Army Postal Service; and
- (d) the locations where the above postal facility is available in Bihar?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

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- (a) The details of the main functions of Army Postal Service (APS) Corps as under:-
- (i) To  provide  Schedule  Despatch  Service  for  handling  of  official Mail and postal facilities to Armed Forces.
- (ii) Implement postal concessions where admissible.
- (b) Recommendations of Committee of Experts to transform APS Corps into a lean and effective organization has been accepted by the Government.
- (c) Yes,  Madam.    Army  Postal  Service  Corps  functions  as  a  separate Corps.
- (d) Locations of APS facilities available in Bihar are as under:
- (i)    Gaya
- (ii)  Danapur.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: New EMU from Giridih to Koderma
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## NEW EMU FROM GIRIDIH TO KODERMA

†2361. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to run a new EMU from Giridih to Koderma via Ranchi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the annual amount of revenue earned from the Giridih-Ranchi stretch during the last three years and the current year year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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. 2361 BY DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.12.2018 REGARDING NEW EMU FROM GIRIDIH TO KODERMA.

(a)  to  (c)    No,  Madam.    Introduction  of  EMU  service  on  the  GiridihKoderma section is not feasible as the said section is not electrified.

(d)   The approximate revenue earned from the New Giridih-KodermaBarkakana section on the Giridih-Ranchi stretch during the last three financial  years  and  the  current  year  (upto  November,  2018)  is  as under:-

| Year                          | Revenue earned ( ` in Crore)   |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2015-16                       | ` 36.52                        |
| 2016-17                       | ` 36.89                        |
| 2017-18                       | ` 36.11                        |
| 2018-19 (upto November, 2018) | ` 24.06                        |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Rover to Moon
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, NAGARAJAN P.

## (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2358

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2018

## ROVER TO MOON

## 2358.   DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is in the process of launching a Rover to explore moon and to study the potential for mining a source of waste-free nuclear energy;
- (b) if  so,  the details thereof including the cost of the project and the time by which the project would be launched; and
- (c) the total number of rockets/ satellites launched by ISRO during the last three years ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

## & (b)

The  Chandrayaan-2  mission,  stated  for  launch  in  early  2019, involves a lunar rover to explore the southern polar region of the moon.  It carries two experiments to study the composition of lunar soil in this unique location near the pole.  It does not carry instruments to detect Helium-3, largely believed to have been deposited by the wind from the sun over millions of year.

Since these are present only at very low concentration levels, an experiment to detect and quantify the amount of Helium-3, for a future extraction programme can be designed later. (c) During  the  last  three  years  i.e.  2016,  2017  &  2018,  ISRO launched  19  rockets  (13  PSLV,  4  GSLV  and  2  GSLV  Mk-III) which carried a total of 239 satellites (22 National satellites, 212 customer satellites and 5 student satellites). *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Land-related Disputes
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2354

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 th  DECEMBER, 2018.

## Land-related Disputes

## 2354. SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  a  World  Bank  study  states  that  land-related  disputes account for two-thirds of all pending court cases in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  deal  with  the  increasing  land related disputes within a limited time frame; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): Land-related disputes are in the nature of civil cases. As per data available on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), as on 21 st December, 2018, civil cases constitute 84.59 lakh cases and criminal cases constitute 207.65 lakh cases out of the total 292.24 lakh  cases  pending  in  various  District  and  Subordinate  Courts.  Further,  civil  cases constitute  24.38  lakh  cases,  criminal  cases  constitute  13.26  lakh  cases  and  writ  cases constitute  12.13  lakh  cases  out  of  the  total  49.79  lakh  cases  pending  in  various  High Courts. However, NJDG does not separately provide the  number of pending land-related disputes.      Details  of  land-related  disputes  in  revenue  courts  in  various  States  is maintained by the respective States.

(c)  &  (d):  Land  and  its  management  falls  under  the  domain  of  State  Governments, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India is, however,  implementing  the  'Digital  India  Land  Records  Modernisation  Programme'  that, inter alia, provide for digitisation of Records of Right, cadastral maps, computerisation of registration and integration of registration with the revenue offices, ultimately resulting in minimisation of land disputes, to some extent.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Graded Discount System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2352 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## GRADED DISCOUNT SYSTEM

2352. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Railways has introduced graded discount system for trains that see less than 60% bookings and if so, the details thereof; (b)  whether under the scheme, upto 20% discount could be available and if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the  flexi  fare  scheme  is  being  scrapped  for  trains  that have shown 50% utilisation; and (d)  If so, the details thereof?

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

(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. 2352 BY SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.12.2018  REGARDING  GRADED DISCOUNT SYSTEM (a)  to  (d):    Flexi  fare  scheme  in  Rajdhani,  Shatabdi & Duronto Trains has been rationalized as under:

- (i) Flexi fare scheme has been discontinued for the full year from 15 trains  having  monthly  occupancy  less  than  50%  throughout  the previous years.
- (ii) Flexi fare scheme has been discontinued during pre-defined lean period  of  3  months  (February,  March  &  August)  from  32  trains, having  monthly  occupancy  between  50  to  75%  throughout  the previous years.
- (iii) Maximum cap of flexi fare scheme has been reduced to 1.4 times in all flexi fare applicable classes.
- (iv) Graded discount has been introduced in flexi fare trains (Rajdhnai,  Shatabdi  and  Duronto)    and  Humsafar  trains,  where class-wise occupancy is less than 60%, 4 days prior to scheduled departure of the train as under:-

| Occupancy   | Discount         |
|-------------|------------------|
| Up to 70%   | 20% on last fare |
| 70 to 80%   | 10% on last fare |
| Above 80%   | Nil              |

The above changes have been implemented for journey commencing on 15.03.2019 onwards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Replacement/Modernisation of Railways Bridges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2350 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## REPLACEMENT / MODERNISATION OF RAILWAYS BRIDGES

† 2350. DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of rail bridges reported to be in dilapidated condition in Uttar Pradesh;

(b)      whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  to  replace  these bridges or modernise them; and

(c)      if  so,  the  details  of  funds  provided  during  the  last  two  years  to replace these bridges for saving the lives of the people?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2350  BY  DR.  KRISHAN  PRATAP  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.12.2018 REGARDING REPLACEMENT / MODERNISATION OF RAILWAYS BRIDGES

(a)  to  (c):  Information  on  bridges  is  maintained  Zone-wise  and  not State-wise.    Uttar  Pradesh  is  covered  under  East  Central  Railway, Northern  Railway,  North  Central  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway  and West Central Railway. There is no bridge in dilapidated condition in all on 01.04.2018,  a  total  of  1369  bridges  in  the  above  five  zones  have  been sanctioned  for  repair  /  strengthening  /  rehabilitation  etc.  Funds  of / strengthening  /  rehabilitation  etc.  of  bridges  in  the  above  five  zones, covering  Uttar  Pradesh,  for  the  financial  years  2016-17  and  2017-18

the concerned zones covering Uttar Pradesh. However, as ` 239.10 Crore and ` 295.62 Crore were allocated for repair respectively. There  is  a  well  established  system  of  inspection  of  bridges  on  Indian Railways.    All  the  bridges  are  inspected  twice  a  year,  one  before  the onset  of  monsoon  and  one  detailed  inspection  after  the  monsoon.    In addition,  certain  bridges  are  also  inspected  more  frequently  depending upon  their  condition.  Repair  /  strengthening  /  rehabilitation  etc.  of railway bridges is a continuous process and is undertaken whenever so warranted  by  their  physical  condition  as  ascertained  during  these inspections  and  not  on  the  basis  of  age.    If  the  corrective  /  remedial measures are expected to take a long duration due to the complexity of the  site  situation,  etc.,  suitable  safety  measures  like  imposing  speed restrictions and keeping such bridge under close watch are taken till the bridge is repaired / strengthened / rehabilitated / rebuilt. All bridges are safe for train movement at permitted speed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Seabed Mineral Exploration
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2394 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER26,2018

## ARTIFICIAL RAIN

2394. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce facility to use artificial rains making technique in places hit by drought;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the areas identified for the purpose;
- (c) the areas where this technique has been used so far; and
- (d) the outcome of the said technique?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a-c) No Madam. The present scientific knowledge suggests artificial rain making techniques involving cloud seeding cannot be used as an alternate for bringing rain to rainfall deficit/drought areas. These techniques can only induce potential pre-existing clouds with adequate cloud development, to produce enhanced quantum of rain.

Under the Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment (CAIPEEX) program a research campaign has been initiated at Sholapur, Maharashtra in June2018 to understand the physics of precipitation enhancement in the rain shadow region of Western Ghats. As on today, 240 hours of Airborne campaign has been completed for physical and statistical evaluation and 83 randomized seeding cases have been collected. Data collected are under investigation. However, this experiment will continue for another year to collect more samples for statistical evaluation.

- (d) This experiment will help in the formulation of protocols and a guidance document for cloud seeding for precipitation enhancement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Sharing of Demographic Data
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2348

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## SHARING OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

## 2348.   SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  share  demographic  data  of  UID  with  the  State Government/State Registrars;
- (b) if so, the time by which these are likely to be shared; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR   ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI S. S. AHLUWALIA)

(a)  to  (c ): Unique  Identification  Authority  of  India ( UIDAI) provides Yes/No and  e-KYC authentication services to a number of Requesting Entities, which inter alia include various State Government departments for delivery of benefits and subsidies to their beneficiaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Renovation of ROBs/RUBs in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## RENOVATION OF ROBS/RUBS IN RAJASTHAN

†2347.  SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  inordinate  delay  in  giving  approval  to  the  repairing  work including  construction  work  of  bridges  is  posing  a  serious  threat  to human life in Rajasthan;

(b) if so, whether most of the railway zones have not been achieving the target set with regard to the construction of bridges and the renewal work;

(c)  if  so,  the  names  of  those  railway  zones  which  are  lagging  behind their target;

(d)  whether the running of trains have been restricted due to  delay in repairing work;

(e) if so, whether the railways have incurred a huge loss due to speed restrictions as a result of delay in repairing work; and

(f) if so, the details of loss incurred by the Railways in this regard, zonewise?

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

Cont/- 2..

(a)  to  (c):  Information  on  bridges  is  maintained  Zone-wise  and  not State-wise. Rajasthan is covered under Northern, North Central, North Western, Western and West Central Railway. There is no delay in giving approval of repair / strengthening / rehabilitation / rebuilding of railway bridges  in  the  above  zones,  covering  Rajasthan.  All  the  above  zones have achieved their respective target set for rehabilitation in 2017-18.

(d): No, Madam.

(e) and (f): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Transportation of Coal
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## TRANSPORTATION OF COAL

## 2346.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  daily  requirement  of  rakes  for  transportation  of  coal  to power generation plants across the country, including Maharashtra;
- (b)  the actual dispatches of rakes against the target set for the first six months of financial year 2018-19;
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  demand-supply  mismatch  of  rakes  for  coal transportation  to  power  plants,  including  Maharashtra  and  if  so,  the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  to  improve  the rake  availability  and  by  when  the
- coal supply will be restored to meet the demand?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a):  Ministry  of  Power  has  projected  a  requirement  of  615  Million Tonnes of coal from domestic sources for meeting the requirement of power  generation  in  the  country  (assuming  zero  import  of    coal  for blending  purposes).    A  requirement  of  288  rakes  per  day  of  coal  for power  sector  from  CIL  sources  has  been  projected  by  Ministry  of Power.
- (b):  Against the target of 288 rakes per day of coal for power sector from CIL sources, the loading in the first six months of Financial Year 2018-19 has been 242.7 rakes per day including 258.5 rakes per day in

the first quarter. In the year 2018-19 (upto 30.11.2018), there has been growth of 8.7% in coal loading through railways as the average daily loading has been 272.5 rakes in comparison to that of 250.7 rakes in the corresponding period of last year. (c)  &  (d):  Highest  priority  in  allocation  and  movement  of  rakes  is accorded  to  coal  loaded  for  power  houses.    In  spite  of  capacity constraints in some areas, Indian Railways have been able to provide the required transportation to the power sector facilitating growth of 5.5 % in coal based power generation including 11.2 % during October18.    Though  there  has  been  a  slight  shortfall  in  loading  of  rakes  for power  sector  from  CIL  sources,  it  has  been  made  up  by  loading  of imported coal for blending purposes in the thermal power plants. Coal  loading  has  improved  from  November  onwards  and  281.8  rakes per day were loaded from CIL sources including 260.2 rakes per day for power houses.

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