Lok Sabha Question No. 2322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Allotment of Stalls
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NABA KUMAR SARANIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## ALLOTMENT OF STALLS

## †2322. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether applications for allotment of stalls in Assam and other States of North Eastern region are under consideration of the Railways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the norms laid down in this regard;
- (c) the present status of said applications and the time by which these applications are likely to be cleared;
- (d) the  number  and  details  of  people  allotted  stalls  at  railway stations in Kokrajhar Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  procedure  followed  by  the  Government  to allot the stalls?

## 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. 2322 BY SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  26.12.2018  REGARDING ALLOTMENT OF STALLS

(a) : Yes, Madam. Applications are under process.

(b) to (e) : The allotment of Stalls over Indian Railways is done as per  the  procedure  prescribed  under  New  Catering  Policy  2017 issued vide Commercial Circular No. 20 of 2017  and Multi Purpose Stall(MPS) Policy issued vide Commercial circular No.61 of 2017 as the case may be. The Catering Policy and MPS Policy 2017 has laid down  detailed  terms,  guidelines  and  procedure  to  be  followed  in this  respect.  Both  these  Policies  are  available  on  Indian  Railways website with the path/link indicated as follows; (www.indianrailways.gov.in>Ministry  of  Railways>Railway  Board> About  Indian  Railways>Corporate  Overview>  Directorates>  Traffic Commercial>Commercial Circular-2017).

Applications have been received by Zonal Railways for allotment of stalls in Assam and other States of North Eastern Region, which are  under  process.  The  details  of  the  stalls    allotted  at  Railway Stations under Kokrajhar Parliamentary Constituency are as under:

| Name of the Railway Station   | Stalls allotted   | Name of the Licensee of each Stall                 |
|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Fakiragram                    | Tea Stall         | Smt. Sadhana Paul                                  |
|                               | Dalla             | Shri Munna Kr Kanu                                 |
|                               | Dalla             | Shri Mukhlal Kanu                                  |
|                               | Wheel Barrow      | Shri Raj Narayan Roy                               |
| Kokrajhar                     | Tea Counter       | Shri A.K. Das                                      |
|                               | Dalla             | Shri D. P. Kanu                                    |
|                               | Tea Stall         | Smt. Nilima Chowdhury                              |
|                               | Milk Stall        | Gujrat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. |