Lok Sabha Question No. 1339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Complaints against the RVNL Officers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh, Ramcharan Bohra, Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE RVNL OFFICERS

†1339.  SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints against the officers of  Rail  Vikas  Nigam  Limited(RVNL)  regarding  the  diversion  of  railway funds to a private company Krishnapattanam Railway Company Limited(KRCL), incurring  excess expenditure without receiving  requisite payment from KRCL and other irregularities;
- (b) if so, the details of outstanding amount(including interest) receivable by RVNL from KRCL and the action taken in this regard;
- (c)  whether  RVNL  has  given  the  contract  to  construct  subways  and bridges to M/s Navayuga Engineering Company Limited where the former CMD  of  RVNL  has  been  working  as  CEO  till  June  2021  even  after retirement; if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the rules/guidelines regarding the above mentioned issue; and
- (e)  whether  RVNL  has  followed  the  rules  at  the  time  of  giving  the  said contract to Navayuga Engineering Company Limited; if so, the details thereof and if not, the action taken by the Railways in this regard?

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.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1339 BY SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH, SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA AND SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.02.2022 REGARDING COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE RVNL OFFICERS. (a) Yes, Sir. (b) The outstanding amount receivable by RVNL from KRCL is ₹ 842.71 Crore  and  the  interest  thereof  is  another ₹ 504.26  Crore  as      on 31.12.2021.  For  recovery  of  the  above  mentioned  outstanding  dues  of RVNL,  the  matter  is  being  sorted  out  with  KRCL  and  Ministry  of Railways. (c) No contract to construct subways and bridges has been awarded to M/s  Navayuga  Engineering  Company  Limited.    However,  two  works contracts  of  the  Rishikesh-  Karnaprayag  New  Line  Project  have  been awarded  to  M/s  Navayuga  Engineering  Company  Limited  by  RVNL  on 09.09.2019 and 12.09.2020. Details are appended. (d)&(e) The  above  mentioned  two  contracts have been  awarded through open global tenders, strictly following all the extant rules/guidelines of the Government.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1339 BY SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH, SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA AND SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.02.2022 REGARDING COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE RVNL OFFICERS

## Details of Contracts awarded to  M/s Navayuga Engineering Company Limited by RVNL

|   SN | Name of work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Date of Award   |   Awarded Value ( ₹ in crore) |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
|    1 | Construction of single BG Tunnel T-9 (2800m), T-10 (4140m) with parallel escape tunnel, station yard at Srinagar and Maletha, Minor Bridges and other ancillary works in between Ch: 63+460km To 73+018km under Package-5 in connection with new single Broad Guage rail link between Rishikesh and Karanprayag (125km) in the state of Uttarakhand, India. | 09.09.2019      |                        909.9  |
|    2 | Construction of Tunnels, Bridges and Formation works from Chainage 33+097 TO 47+360 under Package-3 in connection with new BG Line between Rishikesh and Karanprayag (125KM) In State Of Uttarakhand, INDIA'                                                                                                                                                | 12.09.2020      |                       2072.41 |

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