Lok Sabha Question No. 153 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: New Railway lines in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## NEW RAILWAY LINES IN UTTAR PRADESH

*153.  SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new railway line projects for Uttar Pradesh in the last budget in respect of which the work has not been completed;
- (b) the status of the said railway lines; and
- (c) the time by which the work on the said railway lines is likely to be completed?

## 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. 153 BY SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.12.2021 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY LINES IN UTTAR PRADESH (a) and  (b):      The  Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  Zonal  Railwaywise  and  not  State-wise  as  the  Railway  projects  may  span  across State  boundaries.  However,  as  on  01.04.2021,  total  16  new  line projects of total length 1743 Km,  costing ` 29060 crore falling fully/partly in Uttar Pradesh are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution,  out  of  which  commissioning  of  260  Km length  has  been  done  and  an  expenditure  of ` 4,456  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2021. Zone wise details  of Uttar Pradesh is covered by Northern Railway, North  Central  Railway,  North  Eastern  Railway,  East  Central  Railway and West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways 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)> Pink Book  (year)> Railway-wise Works, Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme (RSP). (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. and all these factors affect the  completion  time  of  the  project(s),  which  is  finally  worked  out  at the completion stage. However, Railways is making all the efforts for expeditious completion of projects.

Average Annual Budget allocation for infrastructure and safety works, falling  fully/partly  in  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  during  2014-19,  has increased  to ` 5278  crore  per  year  from ` 1109  crore  per  year  (during 2009-14),  which  is  376%  more  than  average  annual  budget  outlay  of 2009-14.    Budget  outlay  for  these  projects  for  the  financial  years 2019-20 and 2020-21 has been ` 8403 crore and ` 8576 crore respectively.    For  the  financial  year  2021-22,  highest  ever  budget outlay of ` 12,696 crore has been provided, which is 1045%  more than average annual budget outlay of  2009-14.

Various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  and  speedy implementation of Railway projects include (i) prioritisation of projects (ii) substantial  increase  in  allocation  of  funds  on  priority projects (iii) delegation of powers at field level (iv) close monitoring of progress  of  projects  at  various  levels,  and (v) regular  follow  up  with State  Governments  and  concerned  authorities  for  expeditious  land acquisition,  forestry  and  Wildlife  clearances  and  for  resolving  other issues pertaining to projects.

During 2014-21, 2032 Km sections (204 km  New line, 631 km Gauge conversion  and  1197  km  Doubling)  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Uttar Pradesh have been commissioned at an average rate of 290.29 km per year, which is 46% more than commissioning during 2009-14 ( 199.2 Km/Yr.)

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