Lok Sabha Question No. 1839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: National Transporters Revenue
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Ramesh Chand Bind, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1839 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022

## NATIONAL TRANSPORTERS REVENUE

1839. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  set  a  target  of  doubling  the national transporter's revenues to Rs. 4 lakh crore by 2025 to make it profitable;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether over this period, the total investment by the Railways is  likely  to  be  about  Rs.  9  lakh  crore  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether full electrification was planned by the Government to save around Rs. 15,000 crore in fuel bill; and
- (e) if  so, the details of initiatives to upgrade the infrastructure of Railways, specifically the railway tracks that are found to be damaged  and  unfit  for  regular  use  along  with  the  progress made therein?

## 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 .

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1839  BY  SHRIMATI  APARUPA  PODDAR, SHRI  UNMESH  BHAIYYASAHEB  PATIL,  SHRI  RAMESH  CHAND  BIND AND  SHRI  RAJENDRA  DHEDYA  GAVIT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK TRANSPORTERS

SABHA ON 27.07.2022 REGARDING NATIONAL REVENUE

- (a) & (b)   It is a continuous endeavor of the Railways to achieve year on year incremental revenue receipts. In the process, Railways have  kept  a  total  receipt  target  of ₹ 2,40,000  crore  in  Budget Estimates of 2022-23. The incremental revenue is attempted to be achieved through higher traffic throughput and a mix of tariff & non - tariff measures.
- (c) Railways'  investment  has  been  perceptible  growth  in  recent years  from ₹ 58718  crore  in  2014-15  to ₹ 1,90,266  crore  in 2021-22.  Railway  plans  to  invest ₹ 2,45,800  crore  in  2022-23. Under  National  Investment  Pipeline,  approximately ₹ 13  lakh crore  is  proposed  to  be  invested  in  Railways  between  2019  to 2025.
- (d) The annual saving in fuel bill varies with respect to Diesel/Electricity price and traffic carried in term of Gross Tonne Kilometer (GTKM).
- (e) Railway tracks are replaced through track renewal works which is  an  ongoing process. Track renewal works are undertaken as and when  stretch of track becomes  due for renewal on age/condition   basis.  Track   Renewal   works   are   planned   in

advance every year and their execution is prioritized according to the condition of track.

The progress of  track  renewal  over  Indian  Railways  during  the last three years and current year is as under:-

| Year                     |   Progress (Track Kms) |
|--------------------------|------------------------|
| 2019-20                  |                   4500 |
| 2020-21                  |                   4363 |
| 2021-22                  |                   4275 |
| 2022-23 (upto June 2022) |                   1053 |

The  various  steps  taken  by  Railways  in  this  regard  are  as under:

-  Modern track structure consisting of Pre-stressed Concrete  Sleeper  (PSC)  Normal/Wide  base  sleepers  with elastic  fastening,  60kg,  90  or  higher  Ultimate  Tensile Strength  (UTS)  rails,  fan  shaped  layout  turnout  on  PSC sleepers, Steel Channel Sleepers on girder bridges is used while carrying out primary track renewals.
-  Long rail panels of 260 M/130M length are being manufactured  at  the  steel  plant  to  minimize  number  of Alumino Thermit joints in the track.
-  Use of Thick Web Switches (TWS) over all important routes of IR.
-  Use of Weldable Cast Manganese Steel (CMS) crossings.
-  Maintenance of track with the help of track machines.

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