Lok Sabha Question No. 2730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Railway Projects in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2730 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2021

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA

2730. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the capital expenditure proposed by the Railways in Maharashtra in the current financial year;
- (b) the  length  of  tracks  in  kilometers  being  replaced  in  the  current year in Maharashtra, district-wise;
- (c) the  length  of  new  tracks  in  kilometers  being  laid  this  year  in Maharashtra, district wise;
- (d) the  number  and names of railway stations  being  modernised  this year in Maharashtra; and
- (e) the average budget expenditure on various railway projects undertaken in Maharashtra during the last five years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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.  2730  BY  SHRI  DHAIRYASHEEL  SAMBHAJIRAO  MANE,  DR. SUJAY  RADHAKRISHNA  VIKHE  PATIL,  DR.  HEENA  GAVIT,  SHRI  UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL AND DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.03.2021 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA

(a) and (e):    Railway projects are sanctioned and taken up Zonal Railway-wise and  not  State-wise/District-wise  as  the  Indian  Railways'  span  across  various State boundaries.  Maharashtra is covered by Central Railway, South Central Railway,  South  Western  Railway,  Western  Railway  and  South  East  Central Railway Zones of Indian Railways.

Details  of  all  ongoing  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.

(b): Details of the track renewal works are maintained Railway-wise and not State-wise  or  District-wise.    Central  Railway,  South  Central  Railway,  South Western  Railway,  Western  Railway  and  South  East  Central  Railway  fall  fully/ partly in the State of Maharashtra.  Details of target of track renewal works for 2020-21 and progress made upto February, 2021 for these Zonal Railways are as under:

|   S.No. | Railway                    |   Target for 2020-21 (in Track Km) |   Progress during 2020-21 (upto February, 2021) (in Track Km) |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Central Railway            |                                290 |                                                           368 |
|       2 | South Central Railway      |                                230 |                                                           329 |
|       3 | South Western Railway      |                                137 |                                                           134 |
|       4 | Western Railway            |                                170 |                                                           253 |
|       5 | South East Central Railway |                                110 |                                                           159 |

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(c): In  current  year  (2020-21),  137  km  length  of  projects  (44.40  km  Gauge Conversion  and  92.26  km  Doubling)  falling fully/ partly in the State of Maharashtra have been commissioned upto February, 2021.

(d): Upgradation/ modernization of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous  and  ongoing  process.  Presently,  Railway  stations  are  upgraded/ modernized  under  'Adarsh'  Station  Scheme  based  on  identified  need  of providing  better  enhanced  passenger  amenities  at  stations.  In  the  State  of Maharashtra,  107  stations  have  been  upgraded/  developed  under  'Adrash' Station Scheme.

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