Lok Sabha Question No. 190 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Privatisation of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.190 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## PRIVATISATION OF RAILWAYS

- †*190.  SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has prepared draft for the privatisation of Railways;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof; and
- (c) the details of expenditure incurred and the revenue earned by the Railways during the last three years?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION  NO.  190  BY  SHRI  PRATAPRAO  PATIL  CHIKHLIKAR  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.03.2020 REGARDING PRIVATISATION OF RAILWAYS

(a) and (b): No, Sir. There is no proposal to privatise the Indian Railways. It is estimated that Railway Infrastructure would need an investment of ` 50  lakh  crores  between  2018-2030.  To  bridge  the  gap  in  the  Capital funding, it is being planned to use Public Private partnership to facilitate faster  development  of  network,  manufacturing  of  rolling  stocks  and delivery of passenger and freight services.

There are also some proposals to use Public Private Partnership for inducting modern rakes to run trains on select routes with an objective to  provide  improved  service  delivery  to  passengers.  However,  the responsibility  of  train  operations  and  safety  certification  rests  with Indian Railways in all such cases.

(c):   The amount spent and the amount earned by the Railways during the last three years are as under:-

| S.No.   | Particulars                         |   2016-17 ( ₹ in crore) |   2017-18 ( ₹ in crore) |   2018-19 ( ₹ in crore) |
|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.      | (i) Gross Traffic Receipts          |               165292    |               178725    |               189907    |
|         | (ii) Misc. Receipts                 |                   90.28 |                  204.33 |                  600.79 |
|         | (iii) Total Revenue Earned (i)+(ii) |               165382    |               178930    |               190507    |
| 2.      | (i) Total Working Expenditure       |               159030    |               175834    |               184780    |
|         | (ii) Misc. Expenditure              |                 1439.87 |                 1429.81 |                 1953.21 |

|    | (iii) Total Revenue Expenditure (i)+(ii)   |   160469.48 |   177264.03 |   186733.51 |
|----|--------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 3. | (i) Capital Expenditure*                   |      108290 |      101985 |      133377 |
|    | (ii) Total Expenses (Revenue + Capital)    |      268760 |      279250 |      320110 |

*Includes Expenditure under Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR) partnership of ₹ 26834.09 Cr for 2016-17, ₹ 22116.00 Cr for 2017-18 & ₹ 24281.14 Cr for 2018-19.

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