Lok Sabha Question No. 2118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Pending Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2118 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS

†2118. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of districts connected to rail network in other States including  Maharashtra  in  the  country  along  with  the  details thereof, State-wise; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  pending  Railway  projects  related  to  rail network during the last five years; and
- (c) the time by which the pending projects are likely to be completed along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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.2118  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  JADHAV  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.03.2020  REGARDING  PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a):  Railway Projects are taken up on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, socio-economic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects, overall  availability  of  funds  and  competing  demands  which  covers connectivity  in  backward  &  rural  areas  also.    The  projects  are  not sanctioned  State-wise,  area-wise  and  district-wise.    Since  new  lines generally  straddle  over  more  than  one  State,  details  of  ongoing projects are maintained Zone-wise.

Presently,  Indian  Railways  have  taken  up  498  Railway  projects  of 49,069  km  length,  costing ` 6.75  lakh  crore,  which  are  in  different stages of planning/sanction/execution, out of which, commissioning of 8,979 km length has been achieved upto March, 2019.

The  above  498  Projects  include,  38  Railway  projects  of  5,879  Km length,  costing ` 73,485  crore,  falling fully/partly in the State  of Maharashtra. Out of which, commissioning of 797 km length has been achieved  and  expenditure  of ` 13,172  crore  has  been  incurred  up  to March,  2019.  Project-wise  details  of  Railway  Projects  are  made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in >Ministry of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates >Finance (Budget).

(b): During the last five years 245 Railway Projects (New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling) of length 20,572 Km and costing ` 2,47,756 crore have been included in the Budget.

(c): The completion of any Railway project depends on various factors like  quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials  of  forest  department,  shifting  of  infringing  utilities  (both underground  and  over  ground),  statutory  clearances  from  various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions, encountering unforeseen conditions like earthquake, flooding, excessive rains, strikes of labour, orders of Hon'ble Courts, situation and  conditions    of  working  agencies/contractors  etc.  and  all  these factors  vary  from  project  to  project  and  site  to  site.  Hence,  no confirmed time frame can be fixed for completion of projects.

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