Lok Sabha Question No. 455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Ongoing Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 455 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS

455.       SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  sanctioned  and  ongoing  railway  projects pertaining to new lines, gauge conversion, electrification and route  doubling  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year, zone-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and spent therefrom, zonewise/State-wise;
- (c) the total number of projects running behind schedule along with those pending due to financial constrains, zone-wise;
- (d) whether  any  committee  has  been  set  up  to  monitor  the implementation  of  the  aforesaid  projects  and  find  out  the reasons for the delay therein  and if so,  the  details  and  the outcome thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Railways  to  generate extra budgetary support for the purpose and expedite completion of the said projects?

## 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. 455 BY SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 12.12.2018 REGARDING ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a):  Zone-wise details of sanctioned/included in budget, projects of New Line,  Gauge  Conversion,  Doubling  and  Electrification  are  as under:-

| Zonal Railway              |   New Line |   Gauge Conver sion |   Doubli ng |   Electri ficatio n |
|----------------------------|------------|---------------------|-------------|---------------------|
| Central Railway            |         12 |                   0 |          14 |                  11 |
| Eastern Railway            |         13 |                   1 |          24 |                   5 |
| East Central Railway       |         27 |                   4 |          21 |                  15 |
| East Coast Railway         |          8 |                   0 |          16 |                   7 |
| Northern Railway           |         19 |                   0 |          31 |                  38 |
| North Central Railway      |          1 |                   3 |          28 |                  10 |
| North Eastern Railway      |         11 |                   7 |          12 |                  16 |
| Northeast Frontier         |         22 |                   2 |           8 |                  16 |
| North Western Railway      |          7 |                   3 |          11 |                  21 |
| Southern Railway           |         10 |                   4 |          17 |                  13 |
| South Central Railway      |         17 |                   0 |          14 |                  13 |
| South Eastern Railway      |          6 |                   2 |          22 |                   5 |
| South East Central Railway |          9 |                   4 |           9 |                   8 |
| South Western Railway      |         16 |                   1 |          11 |                  14 |
| Western Railway            |          4 |                  26 |          14 |                  21 |
| West Central Railway       |          3 |                   0 |          12 |                   5 |

(b):  The details of all works in progress and new works including, funds spent on each project, allotment of funds and expenditure are made  available  in  public  domain  on  Indian  Railways  website  i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in  and  are  also  available  in  Pink  Books presented before the House along with Budget every year.

(c) to (e):  The completion of Railway projects requires coordination with various departments for acquisition of land, statutory clearances,  shifting  of  utilities  etc.    leading  to  time  overrun.  For important projects, capacity enhancement projects, last mile connectivity etc,  institutional financing has been done by arranging loan from M/s Life Insurance Corporation of India Limited for 1.5 lakh  crore,  which  has  increased  Railways'  capacity  for  committed fund provision for essential projects.

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