Lok Sabha Question No. 2536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: Termination of Contracts
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2021

## TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS

2536. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Indian  Railways  has  approached  the  World  Bank  to terminate its contracts with Chinese companies recently;
- (b) if so, the details of each contract given to Chinese companies by Railways and the contracts that have been terminated, project-wise;
- (c) the status of progress of each of the projects that the Railways is proposing to terminate and the impact of the same on these projects; and
- (d) the details of projects that are likely to be affected in AP?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2536 BY SHRI MARGANI BHARAT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.03.2021 REGARDING TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS

(a)  and  (b):  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  Corporation  of  India  Limited (DFCCIL) a public sector undertaking (PSU) under Ministry of Railways had  approached  the  World  Bank  for  termination  of  one  Signal  & Telecommunication  (S&T)  Contract,  which  was  the  only  contract awarded  to  a  Chinese  company.    The  same  was  terminated  on 17.07.2020 on account of very poor progress.  The details of Contract pertaining  to  Eastern  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  (EDFC),  which  was terminated in July 2020 is as under:

| Name of Project     | Design, Supply, Construction, Testing and Commissioning of Signalling, Telecommunication and Associated works of double track Railway lines under construction on a design build lump sum basis for Mughalsarai - New Bhaupur section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Awarded to          | M/s Beijing National Railway Research & Design Institute of Signal & Communication Group Co. Ltd for the cost of ` 471 Cr.                                                                                                                                                     |
| Date of Award       | 23.06.2016.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Date of Termination | 17.07.2020.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

(c):  No  further  Contracts  in  EDFC  are  slated  to  be  terminated  as  of now.

(d): No projects funded by World Bank in Railway sector is likely to be affected in AP.

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