Lok Sabha Question No. 2504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Train Accidents on Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## TRAIN ACCIDENTS ON TRACKS

†2504.    SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that recently fatal accidents occurred  on  railway  tracks  in  the  country  including  Kanpur  and Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh  due  to  intentional and  unintentional negligence;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  alongwith  the  details  of  the  actions taken against the persons found guilty in this regard;
- (c)  the  amount  given  as  compensation  to  the  victim  or  kin  of  the victim in relation to such accidents by the Government;
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to provide employment to a member of the victim's family in Railways;
- (e)  whether  any  concrete  step  is  being  taken  or  proposed  to  be taken  by  the  Government  to  check  setting  up  of  shops  by  retail vendors near railway tracks to prevent such accidents in the future; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2504  BY  SHRI  BHOLANATH  (B.P. SAROJ) TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2022 REGARDING TRAIN ACCIDENTS ON TRACKS (a) &  (b) Yes, Sir. An  incident occurred  in  Train  No.  12876 Neelanchal Express between Danwar and Somna stations in Aligarh District of North Central Railway on 02.12.2022 wherein a passenger died due to piercing with iron rod. A case has been registered by Government Railway Police, Aligarh against unknown person immediately under relevant sections of IPC and later on 03 persons have been arrested. (c) Amount given as compensation to the victim or kin of the victim in  relation  to  such  accidents  is ₹ 8,00,000/-  in  case  of  death  and between ₹ 64,000/- to ₹ 8,00,000/- in case of injury depending on the nature of injury sustained. In addition, Ex-gratia relief of Rs. ₹ 15,000 in  case  of  death  and  Rs. ₹ 5,000/-  in  case  of  grievous  injury,  is provided soon after the accident. In the above case, an Ex-gratia amount of Rs. ₹ 5,00,000/- has been paid to the wife of the deceased passenger. (d)  Extant  rules  do  not  permit  for  providing  employment  to  family members/legal  heirs  of  those  died  in  train  accidents  or  untoward incidents connected with the Railways. (e) & (f) Yes, Sir. Regular inspections at different levels are done to ensure no unauthorized setting up of shops near Railway track. Railways  have  taken  proactive  steps  in  increasing  vigilance  and preventing the encroachment by way of routine inspection, updating land plans, digitalization of railway data and a combined action from Engineering  and  Security  Directorate  of  Railways  by  conducting regular monitoring and drives to prevent new encroachments.

If the encroachments are of temporary nature (soft encroachments) in the shape of jhuggis, jhopris, temporary shops and squatters etc, the same are got removed in consultation with and the assistance of Railway Protection Force and local Civil Authorities.

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