Lok Sabha Question No. 217 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Budget Outlay and Capital Expenditure
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2023

## BUDGET OUTLAY AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

## *217.  SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  budget outlay and actual expenditure incurred by the Railways, including Konkan Railways for capital expenditure in the State of Goa during the last five years;
- (b) the number of construction projects that were sanctioned in  the  State  during  the  last  five  years  and  the  progress made in this regard; and
- (c) the  number  of  projects  that  were  stalled  along  with  the reasons therefor?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (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. 217 BY SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  15.03.2023 REGARDING BUDGET OUTLAY AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

(a): Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  and  taken  up  Zonal  Railwaywise and not State-wise as the Indian Railways' projects may span across various State boundaries.

As on 01.04.2022, two doubling projects of total length 379 Km costing ` 4929 Cr, falling fully/partly in the state of Goa are in different stage of planning/ execution, out of which 288 Km doubling has been commissioned and an expenditure of ` 2889 Cr has been incurred so far. These include:

- (i) Hospet-Hubli-Londa-Tinaighat-Vasco  da  Gama  doubling  project of length 363 kilometers and costing ` 3037.1 crores and
- (ii) Chandargaon-  Cansaulium  Rail  Flyover  project  of  length  16 kilometers  was  included  in  Financial  Year  2019-20  costing ` 1892 crore.

Railway projects in Goa falls in South Western Railway zone of Indian  Railways.  Zone-wise  details  of  all  Railway  projects  including cost, expenditure and outlay 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) >Rail Budget/Pink Book (Year)> Railway wise Works Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme.

For Konkan Railways, Budget outlay of Government of India is ` 52.84 crores and Budget outlay of Konkan Railway is ` 28.98 crores during last five years for capital expenditure in the State of Goa. Fund borrowed by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. for Capital Expenditure in  the  state  of  Goa  is ` 82.97  crores.  Actual  Capital  Expedniture incurred  by  Konkan  Railway  Corporation  Ltd.  in  the  state  of  Goa  is ` 164.29 crores.

(b):  Chandargaon-  Cansaulim  Rail  Flyover  project  of  length  16 kilometers,  costing ` 1892  crore,  was  included  in  Budget  2019-20 subject to obtaining requisite Government Clearances. Final Location Survey for the preparation of Detailed Project Report has been taken up.

(c):  The  completion  of  any  Railway  project(s)  depends  on various  factors  like  quick  land  acquisition  by  State  Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing  utilities,  statutory  clearances  from  various  authorities, geological  and  topographical  conditions  of  area,  law  and  order situation in the area of project(s) site, number of working months in a year  for  particular  project  site  due  to  climatic  conditions  etc.    All these factors affect the completion time of the project(s). With above constraints,  every  effort  is  being  made  to  execute  the  project(s) expeditiously.

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