Lok Sabha Question No. 2759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Modernisation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2759 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2021

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

†2759. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the modernisation and beautification works of railway stations are  being  done  by  the  Government  and  if  so,  the  State/UT-wise  details thereof particularly Uttar Pradesh; and
- (b) whether any target for modernisation and beautification of stations has been set up by the Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) and (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2759  BY  SHRI  BHANU  PRATAP  SINGH VERMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.03.2021 REGARDING MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

(a)  and  (b)  Upgradation/modernization/beautification  of  stations  on Indian  Railways  is  a  continuous  and  on-going  process.  Presently, Railway  stations  are  upgraded/modernized  under  'Adarsh'  Station Scheme  based  on  identified  need  of  providing  better  enhanced passenger  amenities  at  stations.  Under  'Adarsh'  Station  Scheme, 1253  stations  have  been  identified  for  development,  out  of  which 1201 stations so far have been developed. The remaining 52 stations are planned to be developed under Adarsh Station Scheme by 202122.

The  list  of  stations  identified  and  developed  state-wise  under the said scheme is as under:-

|   S.No. | Name of States   |   No. of stations identified |   No. of stations developed |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh   |                           46 |                          46 |
|       2 | Assam            |                           28 |                          28 |
|       3 | Bihar            |                           59 |                          55 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     |                           17 |                          15 |
|       5 | Delhi            |                            4 |                           4 |
|       6 | Goa              |                            2 |                           2 |
|       7 | Gujarat          |                           32 |                          32 |
|       8 | Haryana          |                           16 |                          15 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh |                            2 |                           2 |
|      10 | Jammu & Kashmir  |                            5 |                           5 |
|      11 | Jharkhand        |                           30 |                          29 |
|      12 | Karnataka        |                           44 |                          42 |
|      13 | Kerala           |                           77 |                          69 |

| 14   | Madhya Pradesh   |   44 |   40 |
|------|------------------|------|------|
| 15   | Maharashtra      |  108 |  107 |
| 16   | Nagaland         |    1 |    1 |
| 17   | Odisha           |   46 |   46 |
| 18   | Puducherry       |    2 |    2 |
| 19   | Punjab           |   32 |   30 |
| 20   | Rajasthan        |   40 |   38 |
| 21   | Tamil Nadu       |   49 |   48 |
| 22   | Telangana        |   25 |   25 |
| 23   | Tripura          |    1 |    1 |
| 24   | Uttar Pradesh    |  152 |  129 |
| 25   | Uttarakhand      |    8 |    7 |
| 26   | West Bengal      |  383 |  383 |
|      | TOTAL            | 1253 | 1201 |

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