Lok Sabha Question No. 2975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Modernisation of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2975

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

2975. SHRI N. REDDEPPA: SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme for modernisation of railway stations across the country;
- (b) if so, the number  of  major  railway stations  which  have  been modernized  including  the  number  of  railway  stations  which  have  been proposed to be modernized, State-wise, particularly in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government has performed quality check of the modernization works done at major railway stations in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh and if so, the names of the railway stations where quality check has been conducted;
- (d) the names of works found to be of inferior quality along with the action
- taken in this regard, work-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government  proposes  to quality  check  Ernakulam Junction  and  Ernakulam  Town  Railway  Stations  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## 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.  2975  BY  SHRI  N.  REDDEPPA  AND  SHRI  HIBI  EDEN  TO  BE ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2022  REGARDING  MODERNISATION  OF

RAILWAY STATIONS (a)  &  (b):  Railway  stations  are  upgraded/modernized  under  Adarsh  Station Scheme  based  on  identified  need  of  providing  better  enhanced  passenger amenities  at  stations.  Under  'Adarsh'  Station  Scheme,  1253  stations  were identified for development, out of which 1215 stations have been developed so far  and  the  remaining  stations  are  targeted  to  be  developed  in  the  Financial Year 2022-23. In  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Kerala,  44  and  77  stations  respectively were identified for upgradation/development under the Adarsh station scheme. All 44 stations in the State of Andhra Pradesh have been upgraded/developed under this scheme while 70 stations out of 77 stations in the State of Kerala have been upgraded/developed so far. The remaining 07 stations are planned to be developed/upgraded under this scheme in the financial year 2022-23. Recently, a new scheme of major upgradation of railway station has also been initiated,  under  which  3  stations  Ernakulam  Junction,  Ernakulam  Town  & Kollam  in  the  State  of  Kerala  and  3  stations  viz.  Tirupati,  Nellore  and Visakhapatnam  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  have  been  identified  for redevelopment under Major Upgradation scheme. (c)  to  (e):  Indian  Railways  has  an  inbuilt  mechanism  to  check  the  quality  of works,  which  is  being  performed  at  various  levels  by  concerned  Railway officials as per guidelines laid down in the Indian Railways Engineering Code, Indian  Railways  Works  Manual  and  Specification  etc.  and  the  works  meeting the laid down standards only are accepted. No major quality issues have been noted  so  far.  The  minor  nature  of  inferior  quality  of  incidences  found  during execution is corrected then and there. Instructions of inferior quality of work and corrective action taken thereon are recorded in Site Order Book and other documents.

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