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Lok Sabha Question No. 1255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Signalling System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## SIGNALLING SYSTEM

1255. SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has lined up mega investment to scale up its operations, including a revamp of the signaling system across its network and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Railways is considering electric locomotive unit and a station development plan for large cities such as Mumbai, etc. and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  is  planning  extensive  consultations  to work out a model that serves the twin goals; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) A  work  for  modernisation  of  complete  Signaling  system  on Indian Railways has been included in the works programme 2018-19 for implementation on  complete 60,000  Route Kilometres (RKMs) on  Broad  Gauge  (BG)  network  of  Indian  Railways  subject  to expenditure  on  this  project  to  be  made  only  after  following  due processes/mandatory approvals and sanctions.
- (b) As  far  as  Electric  locomotive  unit  is  concerned,  there  is  no plan for installation of Electric locomotive unit for large cities such as Mumbai.

As far  as  Station  development  is  concerned,  Indian Railways have planned for redevelopment of major railway stations by making Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) as nodal Agency, through simplified procedures and with longer lease tenures.  These  include  Railway  stations  situated  in  Mumbai.  The entire  cost  of  station  redevelopment  is  to  be  met  by  leveraging commercial development of  land  and  air  space  in  and  around  the station.

(c) No, Madam.

(d) Does not arise. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 1254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Hamari Dharohar
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## 1254. SHRI B. V. NAIK :

Will the Minister of MINORITYAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  achievement  made  under  ambitious  scheme  of  Central  Government named 'Hamari Dharohar' in last three years;

(b) the details of the funds allocated and utilised under this scheme, State-wise and various project-wise; and

(c) the number of projects completed till now with regard to the conservation of rich heritage of minority communities under this scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Minority Affairs implements a scheme- 'Hamari DharoharA scheme to Preserve Rich Heritage of Minority Communities of India under the Overall Concept of Indian Culture' since 2014-15. The scheme aims to curate rich  heritage  of  minorities  under  overall  concept  of  Indian  Culture,  curating exhibitions, preservation of literature/ documents etc, support and promotion of calligraphy,  Research  and  Development.  During  the  last  three  years,  notable achievements are as under:

(i) An iconic international exhibition of Parsis i.e. 'The Everlasting Flame' to showcase the civilization and culture of the Parsis (Zoroastrians). This involved curating  three  travelling  exhibitions  on  Parsi  culture  namely-  'The  Everlasting Flame',  'Threads  of  Continuity'  and  'Across  the  Oceans  and  Flowing  Silks', during March to May 2016 at the National Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art and Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts at New Delhi. So far, an amount of Rs. 17.22 Crore has been spent for the above project against the sanctioned amount.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1254 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## Hamari Dharohar

(ii) Ministry also sanctioned project to Dairatul Maarifil Osmania (an institution established in 1888), Osmania University, Telangana for translation from Arabic  language into  English,  digitization  and  reprinting  of  240  valuable documents  belonging to Medievel period on the subjects of Medicines, Mathematics, Literature,  etc.    So  far,  an  amount  of  Rs.  2.77  Crore  has  been released to Dairatul Maarifil Osmania. (iii) A  project  namely-  'Protection  of  Parsi  heritage-  Navsari'  has  also  been sanctioned in March 2018, at the cost of Rs. 9.98 Crore. So far, an amount of Rs. 5.00 Lakh has been released for the purpose.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Tellichery-Mysore Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## TELLICHERY-MYSORE RAILWAY LINE

## 1252.  SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether feasibility study of Tellichery-Mysore Railway Line has been completed  and  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  has  been  submitted; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the decision taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) and (b): Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), a Joint Venture Company of Government of Kerala and Ministry of Railways had submitted feasibility report for a new line from Thalassery to Piriyapatna for consideration and requisite approvals. As per this report, total cost for construction of 180 Km long new line has been assessed as ` 5000 crore. It  is  observed  that  the  proposed  new  line  passes  through  the  Western Ghats  having  fragile  ecosystem  and  protected  forest  areas/sanctuaries. However, the report has been prepared without any survey on ground and there  is  no  assessment  of  the  impact  of  railway  line  in  the  forest  zone. Local  people  are  also  agitating  against  the  proposed  alignment  which passes  through  the  State  of  Karnataka.    Accordingly,  KRDCL  has  been advised to sort out the issues of forest clearances and alignment with all the stake holders involved including Government  of  Karnataka  and thereafter, update the report for appropriate consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Improvement in Supervision
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1251 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## IMPROVEMENT IN SUPERVISION

1251.        DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  decided  to  increase  the  number  of posts  of  additional  divisional  railway  managers  in  all  divisional offices to improve supervision;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the total number of such additional divisional railway managers so far appointed by the railways, zone-wise?

## 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.  1251  BY  DR.  P.  VENUGOPAL  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2018 REGARDING IMPROVEMENT IN SUPERVISION

(a) to  (c)  :  Forty  three  (43)  more  Additional  Divisional  Railway Managers have been posted on the Zonal Railways as per details given below :

| Central Railway            |   05 |
|----------------------------|------|
| Eastern Railway            |   04 |
| East Central Railway       |   01 |
| Northern Railway           |   05 |
| North Central Railway      |   03 |
| North Eastern Railway      |   03 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |   01 |
| North Western Railway      |   04 |
| Southern Railway           |   03 |
| South Central Railway      |   03 |
| South Eastern Railway      |   01 |
| South East Central Railway |   02 |
| South Western Railway      |   03 |
| Western Railway            |   02 |
| West Central Railway       |   03 |
| Total                      |   43 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: National Business Register
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1246 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 25 TH JULY, 2018

## NATIONAL BUSINESS REGISTER

## 1246. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  launch  the  National Business  Register  Platform  (NBRP)  to  facilitate  creation  of  a repository  of  information  on  economic  activity  from  the  formal and  informal  sectors  on  various  socio-economic  parameters
- (a) including employment;
- (b) if  so,  the  salient  features  thereof  and  the  timeframe  by  which NBRP will be launched; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  will  collate  the  data  from  various registration  authorities  to  create  NBRP  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  STATISTICS  AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a)  to  (c):  Yes  Madam.  The  Government  has  decided  to  establish  a Data  Warehouse  to  integrate  data  from  various  official  sources. Business  Register  is  a  component  of  it  which  will  provide,  at  one place, registration data available with concerned authorities at the central and state level. The Data Warehouse has been included as an activity for initiation during the period 2017-20 in the Memorandum for the Expenditure Finance Committee of the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Thalessery-Mysore Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise.

(c): Feasibility report submitted by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), a Joint Venture Company of Government of Kerala and Ministry  of  Railways  has  been  prepared  without  any  survey  on  ground and there is  no  assessment  of  the  impact  of  railway  line  in  the  forest zone involving fragile ecosystem and protected forest areas/sanctuaries. Local  people  are  also  agitating  against  the  proposed  alignment  which passes through the State of Karnataka.  Accordingly, KRDCL has been advised to sort out the issues of forest clearances and alignment with all the  stake  holders  involved  including  Government  of  Karnataka  and thereafter, update the report for appropriate consideration.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1243 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## THALESSERY-MYSORE RAILWAY LINE

## 1243.  SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- whether any deadlock has been reported for the proposed project
- (a) Thalessery-Mysore Railway line;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)
- if not,  the reasons for delay?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Stoppage of Trains at Attabira
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1241 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## STOPPAGE OF TRAINS AT ATTABIRA

1241 DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government considers stoppage of Express Trains like Bhubaneswar-Bolangir  Intercity  Express  (12893),  Nagabali  Express (18309) at Attabira in view of large public demand;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c) At present, Attabira is being serviced by 2 pair of Mail/Express and 3 pair of  Passenger services, which are considered adequate  for  present  level  of  traffic  at  this  station.    12893/12894 Bhubaneswar-Balangir  Intercity  Express  and  22809/22810  (old  no. 18309/18310)  Sambalpur-  Hazur  Sahib  Nanded  Nagavalli  Express  are fast trains with scheduled stoppage at Bargarh Road, which is 18 km away from Attabira. Stoppage of Express trains in close proximity is not operationally desirable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Posting of Young IAS  Officers
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1238

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018)

## POSTING OF YOUNG IAS OFFICERS

## 1238. DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  considering  to  post  young  IAS  officers  in districts which rank low in development parameters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the IAS officers, having 3 to 5 years experience, would be considered for such posting; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):      The  posting  of  IAS  officers  in  the  district  is  prerogative  of  the  concerned  State Government. As on date no such recommendation in this regard has been issued by DoPT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: NESIDS
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No.1236

To be answered on Wednesday, July 25, 2018/Shravana 3, 1940 (Saka)

## NESIDS

1236. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps his Ministry plans to take under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) in the State of Sikkim; (b) whether the scheme aims to cover creation of infrastructure in the social sector as well; and if  so,  the  steps  taken  to  improve  health  and  education  in  the  North  Eastern

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a) As per extant guidelines, projects for physical infrastructure relating to connectivity, power, water supply enhancing tourism and social infrastructure relating to education and health sectors will be taken up under the North East Special Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  (NESIDS)  in  the  North  Eastern  States  including Sikkim. Till date, two projects for the State of Sikkim have been selected for funding at a cost of Rs.103.31 crore.

(b) and  (c)    The  North  East  Special  Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  (NESIDS), inter  alia ,  aims  to  address  gaps  in  infrastructure  in  the  education  and  health  sectors. Those  projects  related  to  health  and  education  sectors  proposed  by  the  State Governments  in  North  East  are  considered,  in  consultation  with  the  respective  line Ministries.

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- (c) Region?
Lok Sabha Question No. 1233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Shortages of GDS in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1233

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th   JULY, 2018

## SHORTAGES OF GDS IN MADHYA PRADESH

†1233. SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is huge shortage of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in the Parliamentary Constituency of Sagar and in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of the sanctioned posts as against the actual strength of GDS in the aforesaid region;
- (c) whether GDS are not willing to work in these districts due to shortcomings in the present selection process; and
- (d) the efforts made by the Government to start selection procedure at division level to recruit the locals and persons knowing regional language as Gramin Dak Sewaks?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Sanctioned  posts  as  against  the  actual  strength  of  GDS  in  the  Parliamentary Constituency of Sagar and Vidisha District of Madhya Pradesh are as under:-
- (c) No, Madam. The Department is not cognizant of such a matter.
- (d) Online    submission  of  applications  for  selection  of  GDS  candidates    has  been introduced  to  ensure  transparency.  Selection  process  is  carried  out  at  divisional/sub divisional level in accordance with  Gramin Dak Sevaks (Conduct & Engagement), Rules, 2011.

| Name of Region   |   Sanctioned Strength |   Actual Strength (working) |
|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sagar            |                   445 |                         348 |
| Vidisha          |                   146 |                         121 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Trains on Tori-Shivpur Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## TRAINS ON TORI-SHIVPUR LINE

†1231.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the trains presently being operated on Tori-Shivpur rail line;
- (b) whether any passenger train is being operated or proposed to be operated on Tori-Shivpur rail line and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  time  by  which  Shivpur-Kathotia  rail  line  is  proposed  to  be operated;
- (d) the present status of the said rail line; and
- (e) the time by which Tori-Shivpur-Kathotia rail line is scheduled to be completed along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) & (b) At present, only freight trains are being operated on ToriShivpur rail line.
- (c)  to  (e)    A  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV)  named  Jharkhand Central  Railway  Limited  (JCRL)  has  been  formed  to  execute  the

Shivpur-Kathautia project.  The project is targetted for completion in December, 2021. The Tori-Shivpur (44 Km) new Line project is being executed as deposit work of Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL) at an estimated cost of ` 1589 Crore.  So far, Tori-Balumath (22 Km) and Balumath-Bukru (5 Km)  sections  have  been  commissioned.    Works  on  remaining sections have been taken up and are in advance stage. Simultaneously Doubling of Tori-Shivpur project has also been taken up.    The  whole  project  is  targeted  for  completion  during  current financial year 2018-19.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: First Aid in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1230 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## FIRST AID IN TRAINS

## 1230. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether first aid facilities and first aid boxes are available in all the trains running in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether adequate staff has been deployed in Railways to provide first  aid  treatment to sick/wounded passengers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  any  pilot  projects  in  respect  of  various  trains  for  the purpose  especially  in  Duronto/Rajdhani/  other  long  distance  trains have been successful;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Railways  to  ensure  timely medical  assistance/first  aid  to  the  needy  passengers  during  the journey period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 3224 of 2006 had directed that a Committee of experts be constituted at All India    Institute    of    Medical    Sciences    (AIIMS),    New   Delhi   for

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recommending  the  medical  facility  in  trains  and  at  stations  for rendering emergency medical care to passengers. All the recommendations of the Committee have been implemented in Railways.

(c)  :  Yes,  Madam.  Front-line  staff  deployed  on  trains  and  at  railway stations  have  been  trained  in  rendering  First  Aid.  They  are  also deputed for regular refresher courses.

(d)  &  (e)  :  No,  Madam.  A  pilot  project  of  deployment  of  doctors  in Duronto Trains was undertaken for a period of two years. During the Pilot Project, it was noted that serious patients could not be treated on board and had to be de-trained for medical treatment at a hospital only  because  the  medical  diagnostic  equipments,  such  as  ECG machines  etc.  do  not  function  properly  on  the  trains  due  to  noise/ vibration.

(f) : All the recommendations of the expert Committee constituted by AIIMS,  New  Delhi  have  been  implemented  which  includes  modified First  Aid  Boxes  containing  wide  range  of  life  saving  medicines  and materials  required  for  rendering  First  Aid,  provision  of  oxygen  and training of front-line staff in rendering First Aid.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Land Acquisition
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1229 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2018

## LAND ACQUISITION

## 1229. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  total  land  required  for  the  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor (DFC)  has  been  acquired  and  if  not,  the  time  by  which  the  land acquisition would be completed;
- (b)  whether all civil engineering and systems contracts for the eastern corridor have been awarded and if not,  the time by which the awarding of contracts would be completed; and
- (c)  the reasons for the delay in the corridors and the steps being taken to ameliorate the causes of delay?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) Out of 11,664 Ha of total requirement of land 11,148 Ha has been acquired.
- (b) Contracts  for  all  civil  works  have  already  been  awarded  between Sonnagar to Ludhiana section in Eastern Corridor. All System Contracts  have  also  been  awarded  except  four  System  Contracts  for the  sections  of  Khurja-Dadri,  Khurja-Pilkhani,  Pilkhani-Sahnewal  and Mughalsarai-Sonnagar. These contracts are targeted to be awarded in the current year 2018-19.

(c) Some of the reasons for delay in implementation of DFC project are: delay in land acquisition, environmental/forest clearance and resistance in physical hand over of land by Project affected persons.

To  resolve these difficulties, regular meetings are held with landowners  and  concerned  State  Government  officials.  Arbitration  and court cases are also closely monitored.

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