Lok Sabha Question No. 4640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Transportation of Goods
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4640 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2023

## TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS

4640.  SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of provision of infrastructure development in Railways  for  smooth  transportation  of  goods  along  with  the  funds sanctioned/spent till now, zone-wise;
- (b) the ratio of such cost in GDP for every project; and
- (c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  connect  all  the corridors for smooth facilitation of goods through Railways in future to reduce the inflation costs and to bring down the charges also?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4640  BY  SHRI  MANNE  SRINIVAS REDDY, SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY AND SHRI KANUMURU  RAGHU  RAMA  KRISHNA  RAJU  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK  SABHA  ON  29.03.2023  REGARDING  TRANSPORTATION  OF GOODS. (a)  to  (c)  As  on  01.04.2022,  across  Indian  Railway,  452  Railway Infrastructure projects (New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling) of  49,323  Km  length,  costing approx. ` 7.33 lakh  crore are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution, out of which 11,518 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ` 2.35  lakh  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March,  2022.  These include:(i)  183 New line projects of total length 20,937 Km, costing approx. ` 4.0 lakh crore, out of which 2,831 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ` 1.13  lakh  crore  has been incurred upto March, 2022. (ii)   42 Gauge Conversion projects of total length 5,667 Km, costing ` 50,250 crore, out of which 3,488 Km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 19,235  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2022. (iii)  227  Doubling  projects  of  total  length  22,719  Km,  costing 2.83  lakh  crore,  out  of  which  5,199  Km  length  has  been 1.02  lakh  crore  has approx. ` commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ` been incurred upto March, 2022.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation for New  Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects and commensurate  commissioning  of  Projects  in  Indian  Railways.  The Average Annual Budget allocation for New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects across Indian Railways during 2014-19 increased  to ` 26,026  crore  per  year  from ` 11,527  crore  per  year during 2009-14 (126% more than average annual budget allocation during  2009-14).  The  Annual  Budget  allocation  for  these  projects increased to ` 39,836 crore in Financial Year 2019-20 (246% more than  Average  Annual  Budget  Allocation during 2009-14), ` 43,626 crore in  Financial  Year  2020-21  (278%  more  than  the  Average Annual Budget allocation during 2009-14), ` 56,716 crore for

Financial  year  2021-22  (392%  more  than  Average  Annual  Budget Allocation during 2009-14) and ` 67,001 crore in Financial Year 202223 (481% more than average annual budget allocation of 2009-14). For  Financial  Year  2023-24,  highest  ever  budget  outlay  of ` 67,199 crore has been proposed for these works, which is 483 % more than

Average Annual Budget allocation of 2009-14 ( ` 11527 Crore/Year). During  2014-22,  across  Indian  Railway,  20,628  km  sections  (3,970 km New Line, 5,507 km Gauge Conversion and 11,151 km Doubling) has  been  commissioned  at  an  average  of  2,579  km/year  which  is 70%  more  than  the  average  commissioning  during  2009-14  (1,520 km/year). Zone-wise  details  of  Railway  Projects  including  cost,  expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in> Ministry of Railways> Railway Board> about Indian Railways> Railway Board Directorates>  Finance  (Budget)>  Rail  Budget/Pink  Book  (year)> Railway-wise Works, Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme (RSP). Infrastructure works are sanctioned based on capacity requirements,  missing  link  requirements,  rate  of  return,  economic rate of return etc. However, the cost ratio in GDP for each project is not  maintained.  These  infrastructure  works  will  enhance  carrying capacity  over  Indian  railway  network,  reduced  detention,  remove bottleneck,  enhance  wagon  turn  around  and  productivity,  reduce the  cost  of  carriage  for  Railway  and  also  reduce  the  cost  for customers.

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