Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Railway Projects in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 241 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MADHYA PRADESH

†*241.    SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  Railway  projects  being  implemented  in  Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the details of major projects of Railway  implemented/being implemented in Malwa-Nimar region for providing benefits to the said region;
- (c) the details of the efforts being made by the Government to promote Rail traffic in Indore, the economic capital of Madhya Pradesh; and (d) the details of the efforts being made to promote Railway projects in Tribal regions?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF STARRED QUESTION  NO. 241 BY SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2022  REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MADHYA PRADESH

(a): Projects are not sanctioned State-wise/ District-wise, but sanctioned Zone wise as Indian Railways' projects may span across various State boundaries.

However,  presently,  33  Railway  projects  (08  new  lines,  02 gauge conversion and 23 doubling), costing ` 84,470 crore for 5,872 km length falling  fully/partly  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  under  different stages  of  planning/approval/execution  which  include  projects  in Malwa Nimar region,  projects  connecting  Indore  to  other  places  to promote  Rail  traffic  in  Indore  and  projects  in  tribal  regions.  Out  of which, 1,319 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ` 23,779 crore has been incurred upto March 2022. These include:

-  08 New Line Projects covering total length of 1,979 km at a cost of ` 36,163  crore, out of which 355 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ` 6,606  crore has been incurred upto March 22.
-  02  Gauge  Conversion  Projects  covering  total  length  of 780 km at a cost of ` 10,764 crore, out of which 279 km length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 3,015 crore has been incurred upto March 22.
-  23 Doubling Projects covering total length of 3,113 km at a  cost  of ` 37,542 crore, out of  which 685 km length has

been  commissioned  and an expenditure of ` 14,159 crore has been incurred upto March 22.

Railway  projects  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  covered  by  North Central Railway, North Western Railway, West Central Railway, East Central  Railway,  Western  Railway,  Central  Railway,  South  Central Railway  and  South  East  Central  Railway  Zones  of  Indian  Railways. The  details  of  Railway  projects  including  allotment  of  funds  and expenditure project-wise and Zonal Railway wise 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), Pink Book (year)>Railway wise Works Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme.

Since  2014,  there  has  been  substantial  increase  in  Budget allotment for infrastructure projects. Average annual Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the state of Madhya Pradesh, during 2014-19 has been enhanced to ` 4,213  crore  per  year  from ` 632  crore  per  year  during 2009-14, which is 567% more than average annual Budget allocation during  2009-14.  These  allocations  have  been  increased  to ` 6,906 crore  in  Financial  Year  2019-20  (993%  more  than  average  annual Budget allocation of 2009-14), ` 6,509 crore in Financial Year 2020-21 (930% more than the average annual Budget allocation of 2009-14) and ` 9,041  crore  in  Financial  Year  2021-22  (1331%  more  than  the average  annual  Budget  allocation  of  2009-14).  For  Financial  Year 2022-23,  highest  ever  Budget  allocation  of ` 12,110  crore  has  been provided for these projects, which is 1816% more than the average annual Budget allocation of 2009-14 ( ` 632 crore per year).

During  2014-22,  1515  km  sections  (293  km  New  line,  631  km Gauge  conversion  and  591  km  Doubling),  falling  fully/partly  in  the state  of    Madhya  Pradesh,  have  been  commissioned  at  an  average rate of 189.38 km per year, which is 553% more than average annual commissioning achieved during 2009-14 (29 km per year).

(b): The list of projects being implemented in Malwa-Nimar region is appended.

(c)  Indore  is  presently  being  served  by  52  pairs  of  train  services which  are  providing  connectivity  to  prominent  cities  like  Jodhpur, Bhopal, New Delhi, Katra, Gandhinagar, Varanasi, Bengaluru, Patna, Guwahati, Chennai and Mumbai etc.

Further, Indian Railways constantly endeavors to provide services to cater to the travelling needs of passengers. To this end, Indian Railways have introduced 13 pairs of new services, extended 14 pairs of services and increased the frequency of 06 pairs of train services to cater to the needs of passengers of  Indore.

Besides, introduction of new train services depends on operational feasibility, resource availability, traffic justification, competing demands etc., which is an on-going process.

(d): As on 01.04.2022, across Indian Railways 183 New line projects of  total  length  20,937  km,  costing ` 3,99,625  crore  are  in  various stages  of  planning/approval/execution,  out  of  which  commissioning of 2,831 km length has been achieved and expenditure of ` 1,13,189 crore has been incurred upto March, 2022. These new line projects improve connectivity to areas which are not connected with Railway network including tribal dominated areas.

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 241 BY SHRI  GAJENDRA  SINGH  PATEL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2022 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MADHYA PRADESH

## (b): UNDER CONSTRUCTION RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MALWA-NIMAR REGION

| SN   | Name of Project                           | Year of inclusion in Pink- Book   | Length of project (Km.)   | Total Cost ( ` in Cr)   | Expendi- ture upto March 2022 ( ` in Cr)   | Budget Outlay for 22- 23 ( ` in Cr)   | Status of the Project                                                                                                                                                               |
|------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (A)  | NEW LINE:                                 |                                   |                           |                         |                                            |                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1    | Dahod-Indore via Sardarpur, Jhabua & Dhar | 2007-08                           | 205                       | 1873                    | 890                                        | 265                                   |  Indore-Rau-Tihi section (21 km) has been commissioned.  Land acquisition & Forest diversion land taken up. Work taken up in available land.                                      |
| 2    | Chhota Udepur-Dhar                        | 2007-08                           | 157                       | 1525                    | 1023                                       | 100                                   |  Chota Udepur- Alirajpur (48 Km) and Alirajpur-Khandala (9.8 Km) commissioned.  Land acquisition & forestry clearances taken up.  Work taken up in balance section where land is |
| 3    | Indore-Budni (Indore- Jabalpur)           | 2016-17                           | 205                       | 7474                    | 86                                         | 0.0001                                |  Land acquisition taken up.                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4.   | Indore- Manmad via Malegaon               | 2016-17                           | 358                       | 8858                    | 0.06                                       | 0.0001                                | Work included in Budget subject to requisite approvals.                                                                                                                             |
| 5    | Nimarch-Badi Sadri new line               | 2017-18                           | 48                        | 495                     | 0.02                                       | 50                                    | Land acquisition taken up.                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6.   | Ramganjmandi -Bhopal new line             | 2000-01                           | 276.5                     | 2909                    | 1444                                       | 500                                   |  Ramganjmandi- Jhalawar-Junakhera (47 Km) section commissioned.  Land acquisition taken up.  Work taken up in available land.                                                    |

| SN   | Name of Project                                                          | Year of inclusion in Pink- Book   | Length of project (Km.)   | Total Cost ( ` in Cr)   | Expendi- ture upto March 2022 ( ` in Cr)   | Budget Outlay for 22- 23 ( ` in Cr)   | Status of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (B)  | GAUGE CONVERSION:                                                        |                                   |                           |                         |                                            |                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1    | Ratlam-Mhow- Khandwa- Akola and MM of Fatehabad- Chandrawati Ganj-Ujjain | 2008-09                           | 496                       | 6212                    | 2404                                       | 888                                   |  Dhosawas- Ratlam-Indore-Rau- Mhow & Nimarkheri- Mathela (210 Km), Ujjain-Fatehabad (23 Km), Nimbakhedi Yard (2 Km) and Akola-Akot (43.5 Km) commissioned.  Works taken up in balance section available land. |
| (C)  | DOUBLING                                                                 |                                   |                           |                         |                                            |                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1    | Nimach- Chittaurgarh                                                     | 2015-16                           | 56                        | 499.46                  | 448                                        | 100                                   |  44 km section commissioned.  Work taken up in balance section.                                                                                                                                               |
| 2    | Indore-Dewas- Ujjain                                                     | 2016-17                           | 79                        | 603.69                  | 423                                        | 200                                   |  Ujjain C- Karcha (15.32 Km) commissioned.  Work taken up.                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3    | Nimach- Ratlam                                                           | 2018-19                           | 133                       | 1095.88                 | 0.25                                       | 50                                    |  Project sanctioned in Sept.' 2021. Preliminary activities taken up.                                                                                                                                           |

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