Lok Sabha Question No. 112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Gati Shakti Platform
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 112 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## GATI SHAKTI PLATFORM

112. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Gati  Shakti  platform  has  expedited  many  stalled rail projects;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  rail  projects  so  expedited  by  using  Gati Shakti platform during the last one year, State-wise, particularly in Maharashtra and Odisha;
- (c) the details of funds sanctioned for railway projects under Gati Shakti  and  details  of  funds  so  far  incurred  on  various  such projects; and
- (d) the extent to which the use of the National Master Plan (NMP) portal is helping the Railways to cut time and cost of critical infrastructure projects?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 112 BY SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU, DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO  MUNDE  AND  SHRI  GIRISH  BHALCHANDRA  BAPAT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022 REGARDING GATI SHAKTI PLATFORM

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b)  &  (c)  The  Railway  projects  are  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway wise and not State-wise as the Railways' projects may span across State boundaries.

Under the Gati Shakti platform, 36 projects (5 New Line, 9 Gauge Conversion  and  22  Doubling)  of  a  total  length  of  1043  km  costing approx. ` 14,199 crore have been sanctioned across Indian Railways during the last one year which include 1 Gauge Conversion project of total length of 84 km costing ` 955 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Maharashtra and 3 projects (2 New Line and 1 Doubling) of a total length of 32.16 km costing ` 625.82 Crore falling fully/partly in the State of Odisha.

Zonal  Railway  wise  details  of  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.

Various steps being taken by the Railways for effective and speedy implementation of rail projects include (i) setting up of Gati Shakti units  (ii)   prioritization   of  projects  (iii)   substantial   increase   in

allocation of funds on priority projects (iv) delegation of powers at field level (v) close  monitoring  of  progress  of project at various levels,  and  (vi)  regular  follow  up  with  State  Governments  and concerned authorities for expeditious land acquisition, forestry and Wildlife  clearances  and  for  resolving  other  issues  pertaining  to of projects. This has led to substantial increase in rate commissioning since 2014.

## MAHARASHTRA:

As  on  01.04.2022,  34  Railway  Projects  (16  New  Lines,  2  Gauge Conversion  and  16  Doubling)  of    total  length  6,118  Km,  costing 80,079 crore, falling fully/partly in Maharashtra are under different stages of planning/approval/execution, out of which, 1154 Km length 21,297  crore  has

` has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` been incurred upto March, 2022.

Since  2014,  there  has  been  substantial  increase  in  budget allotment and commensurate commissioning of Railways infrastructure projects. Average annual Budget allocation for infrastructure  projects  and  safety works,  falling  fully/  partly  in  the State of Maharashtra, during 2014-19 has been enhanced to ` 4,801 crore per year from ` 1,171 crore per year during 2009-14, which is 310% more than average annual Budget allocation during 2009-14. These  allocations have been increased to ` 7,281  crore  in  Financial Year 2019-20 (522% more than the average annual Budget allocation of 2009-14), ` 6,700 crore in Financial Year 2020-21 (472% more  than  the  average  annual  Budget  allocation  of  2009-14)  and ` 8,547 crore in Financial Year 2021-22 (630% more than the average

annual  Budget  allocation  of  2009-14).  For  Financial  Year  2022-23, highest  ever  budget  allocation  of ` 11,903 crore has been provided for  these  projects,  which  is  916%  more  than  the  average  annual Budget allocation of 2009-14 ( ` 1,171 crore per year).

During 2014-22, 1,141 km sections (118 km of New Line, 136 km of Gauge Conversion and 887 km of Doubling) falling fully/ partly in  Maharashtra  have  been  commissioned  at  an  average  rate  of 142.69  km  per  year,  which  is  144%  more  than  average  annual commissioning during 2009-14 (58.4 km per year).

## Odisha:

As on 01.04.2022, 35 Projects (11 New Lines, 1 Gauge Conversion and 23 Doubling) of  total length 4,609 Km, costing ` 55,759 crore, falling fully/partly in Odisha are under different stages of planning/approval/execution, out of which, 1039 Km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 21,729  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2022.

Average  Annual  Budget  allocation  for  Infrastructure  projects  & safety works, falling fully/ partly in State of Odisha, during 2014-19 has  been  enhanced  to ` 4,126  crore  per  year  from ` 838  crore  per year during 2009-14, which is 392% more than the Average Annual Budget allocation during 2009-14. These allocations have been increased  to ` 4,568  crore  in  Financial  Year  2019-20  (445% more than the Average Annual Budget allocation of 2009-14), ` 5,296 crore  in   Financial  Year  2020-21  ( 532%  more  than  the  Average

Annual Budget allocation of 2009-14) and ` 6,471 crore for Financial Year 2021-22 (672% more than the Average Annual Budget allocation  of  2009-14).  For  Financial  Year  2022-23,  highest  ever Budget outlay of ` 9,734 crore has been provided for these projects, which  is  1062%  more  than  the  Average  Annual  Budget  outlay  of 2009-14 ( ` 838 crore per year).

During 2014-22, 1,135 km sections (264 km of New Line and 871  km  of  Doubling)  falling  fully/  partly  in  Odisha  have  been commissioned at an average rate of 141.88 km per year, which is 166%  more  than  average  annual  commissioning  during  2009-14 (53.4 km per year).

- (d) The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) was launched in October'21 by Hon'ble Prime minister to bring in a transformative approach in planning and execution of infrastructural transportation projects. The NMP aims to bring in synergy between the infrastructural sectors such as railways, shipping, roadways, telecommunications,  pipelines,  etc.  in  order  to  avoid  duplication and wastage  of precious national resources with the overall objective of developing Multi-Modal connectivity and reducing cost of logistics in the country. Reduced costs along with the Make India initiative  will  substantially  improve  the  global  competitiveness  of Indian manufacturing. Indian Railways has immediately imbibed the principles  of  Gati  Shakti  in  its  project  planning  process.  Over  342 railway projects have been mapped on the Gati Shakti GIS platform developed by BISAG-N.

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