Lok Sabha Question No. 212 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: One Station-One Product
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.212 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## ONE STATION-ONE PRODUCT

*212.  SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to popularise the 'One StationOne  Product'  concept  of  the  Railways,  to  help  local  businesses  and supply chains and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  planned  to  introduce  400  Vande Bharat trains and 100 Cargo Terminals for logistics over the next three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether 2,000 km of network is likely to be brought under Kavach, the indigenous world-class technology for safety and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government for integration of Postal and Railways networks to provide seamless movement of parcels?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 212 BY SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR AND SHRI  RAJVEER  SINGH  (RAJU  BHAIYA)  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING ONE STATION-ONE PRODUCT

- (a):  Yes,  Sir.  'One  Station  One  Product'  concept  aims  to  encourage indigenous  and  specialised  products  and  crafts  of  India  through providing  display  and  sale  outlets  on  railway  stations  across  the country.  The  products  would  be  specific  to  that  place  and  could include  artefacts  made  by  indigenous  tribes,  handlooms  by  local weavers, handicrafts like world famous wood carving, chikankari and zari-zardozi work on clothes, or spices tea, coffee and other processed/ semi processed food items /products indigenously grown in the area.
- (b):  Yes,  Sir.  Indian  Railways  (IR)  has  planned  to  induct  400  newgeneration  Vande  Bharat  Trains  with  better  energy  efficiency  and passenger riding experience. Coach Production Programme 22-23 has been recently revised and train set rakes have been increased from 42 rakes to 75 rakes as indicated below:-

| Coach Production   | Train Set rakes (16 coaches per rake)   | Train Set rakes (16 coaches per rake)   | Train Set rakes (16 coaches per rake)   | Train Set rakes (16 coaches per rake)   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Programme          | ICF                                     | RCF                                     | MCF                                     | Total                                   |
| 2022-23            | 55                                      | 10                                      | 10                                      | 75                                      |

## 100 Cargo Terminals:

In order to boost investment from industry in development of additional terminals for handling rail cargos, a new 'Gati Shakti MultiModal Cargo Terminal (GCT)' policy has been launched on 15.12.2021 and it has been targeted to commission approximately 100 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals (GCTs) within next three financial years. The location of  GCTs  is  being  decided  on  the  basis  of  demand  from  industry  and potential  of  Cargo  traffic.  As  per  update  from  Railways,  so  far, approximately 71 locations have been identified.

(c)  and  (d):  Yes,  Sir.  Kavach  is  planned  to  be  made  functional  over 2000  Kms  of  Indian  Railways  network.  In  this  regard,  Ministry  of Railways have taken following steps:

-  Standard EPC document finalised for Kavach works.
-  Tower designed and standardised to reduce time for approval.
-  Standardisation of Kavach fitment locos done.
-  Radio  survey  for  Delhi  -  Mumbai  and  Delhi  -  Howrah  done  for location and number of towers.
-  Bid process for Delhi - Mumbai and Delhi - Howrah initiated.

(e):  For  integration  of  Postal  and  Railways  networks  to  provide seamless movement of parcels, a Working Group consisting of officers from  Department  of  Posts  and  Indian  Railways  has  been  formed  for development  of  'Joint  Parcel  Product'  of  India  Posts  and  Indian Railways, wherein first-mile-last-mile connectivity will be provided by the  Department  of  Posts  and  the  intermediate  connectivity  from station to station shall be done through Railways.

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