Lok Sabha Question No. 473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Losses due to Agitations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban, Su Thirunavukkarasar, Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 473 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## LOSSES DUE TO AGITATIONS

473.  SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.: SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU: SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  number  of  train  services  in  the  country  have  been blocked by agitating farmers and other organizations in the last few months;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  estimated  loss  incurred  by Railways as a result thereof, Zone/Division-wise;
- (c) the other steps taken by the Railways to facilitate cancellation/refund of ticket fare of the stranded passengers;
- (d) whether  the  Railways  has  also  proposed  to  start  regular  train services as per pre-Covid fares; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by when the above proposal is likely to be implemented?

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.  473  BY  SHRI  PARTHIBAN  S.R.,  SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR  SU  AND  SHRI  VIJAYAKUMAR  (ALIAS)  VIJAY VASANTH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 01.12.2021 REGARDING LOSSES DUE TO AGITATIONS

(a)  and  (b):  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the Seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India  and,  as  such,  State Governments are responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and maintaining law and order etc. on Railways through their law enforcement agencies viz. Government Railway Police (GRP)/District Police. However, Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements  the efforts of GRP/District Police to provide better protection  and  security  of  passenger  area  and  passengers  and  for matters  connected  therewith.  The  zone-wise  details  of  the  trains obstructed  due  to  agitations by farmers  and  other  organisations alongwith estimated loss incurred to Railways during the current year i.e. 2021 (upto October), is appended.

(c):  In  case  of  short  termination,  diversion,  cancellation  etc.  of  trains due to unforeseen circumstances, cancellation of tickets and refund of fare  is  made  as  per  Railway  Passengers  (Cancellation  of  Tickets  and Refund of Fare) Rules, 2015.

(d) to (e):  All the regular Time Tabled Trains which were operating as Mail/Express Covid Special (MSPC), Holiday Special (HSP) Train services included in the working Time Table 2021, have been restored with  regular  numbers  and  with  fare  and  categorization  as  applicable. However, Second class of such trains shall continue to run as reserved except any relaxation permitted in special case.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  473  BY  SHRI  PARTHIBAN  S.R.,  SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR  SU  AND  SHRI  VIJAYAKUMAR  (ALIAS)  VIJAY VASANTH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 01.12.2021 REGARDING LOSSES DUE TO AGITATIONS

- (a) and  (b):  The  zone-wise  details  of  the  trains  obstructed  due  to agitations by farmers and other organisations alongwith estimated loss incurred to Railways during the current year i.e. 2021 (upto October), is as under:-

| Zonal Railway      |   Number of trains blocked/obstructed by agitators |   Estimated loss incurred to Railways (in ₹ ) |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Central            |                                                  2 |                                             0 |
| Eastern            |                                                242 |                                      33400000 |
| East Central       |                                                 35 |                                       1511602 |
| East Coast         |                                                 91 |                                      67891824 |
| Northern           |                                               1212 |                                     225800000 |
| North Central      |                                                  8 |                                        937951 |
| North Eastern      |                                                  4 |                                       1407217 |
| Northeast Frontier |                                                 28 |                                             0 |
| North Western      |                                                 75 |                                      11044256 |
| Southern           |                                                 14 |                                          8263 |
| South Central      |                                                  3 |                                             0 |
| South Eastern      |                                                125 |                                      26120609 |
| South East Central |                                                 13 |                                        579185 |
| South Western      |                                                  0 |                                             0 |
| Western            |                                                  7 |                                             0 |
| West Central       |                                                 20 |                                             0 |

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