Lok Sabha Question No. 2404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Creation of Rayagada Division
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2404 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2022

## CREATION OF RAYAGADA DIVISION

2404. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Rs.  170  crore  was  sanctioned  for  an  umbrella  work  named 'Creation  of  new  South  Coast  Railway  zone  and  new  Rayagada  Division  in East Coast Railway';
- (b)  if so, the year-wise details of actual expenditure, revised outlay, outlay proposed for the said umbrella work during the last three years;
- (c) the total amount of funds released and utilized for works/projects related to creation of South Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone since 2020-21;
- (d)    the  present  status  of  the  works  undertaken  for  creation  of  SCoR zone and Rayagada Division;
- (e)  the proposed outlay for 2022-23 for the said creation;
- (f) the reasons for delay, if any, in the said creation and the steps taken by the Government to investigate the delay; and
- (g) the time by which the Rayagada Division is likely to become operational?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  To  (g)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2404  BY  SHRI  SAPTAGIRI  SANKAR  ULAKA  AND  SHRI  RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2022 REGARDING CREATION OF RAYAGADA DIVISION

(a): Yes, Sir.

## (b)  &  (c):  Year-wise  details  of  proposed  outlay  and  actual  expenditure  are  as under:

( ` in Cr.)

| Year    |   Proposed Outlay | Actual Expenditure   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|
| 2020-21 |               3   | Nil                  |
| 2021-22 |               0.4 | 0.08                 |
| 2022-23 |               0.4 | 0.06                 |

Since  2020-21,  a  total  amount  of ` 3.80  Cr.  has  been  released  and ` 0.14  Cr. utilized for this work.

(d):  An  itemized  work  of  'Setting  up  of  South  Coast  Railways'  Zone  HQ'  has been  sanctioned  on  10.11.2022  at  an  estimated  cost  of ` 106.89  Cr.  under already sanctioned Umbrella Work of 2020-21. In the meantime, land  pocket for   construction   of   South  Coast  Railways  (SCoR) Zonal  Headquarters  (HQ) Office   Complex   has   been   identified.  In  order   to   fast   track   the  process, Railway  has  also  been  directed  to  take  up  suitable  work  for  preliminary activities  like  land  survey,  preparation  of  complete  layout  plan  of  SCoR/HQ office complex, residential colony and other construction pre-requisites.

(e): An outlay of ` 0.40 Cr. has been proposed for this work in 2022-23.

(f)  &  (g):  A  committee  has  been  constituted  to  review  the  jurisdictional  and other  issues  related  to  creation  of  new  SCoR  Zone  and  Rayagada  Division. Presently,  no  time  frame  can  be  fixed  for  operationalisation  of  the  Rayagada Division.

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