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Lok Sabha Question No. 551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Bullet Train Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 551 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## BULLET TRAIN PROJECT

551.  SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  time  by  which  the  first  train  under  the  bullet  train  project  is likely to become operational;
- (b) the reasons for the delay of the bullet train project along with the original deadline fixed for starting the said project; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  total  cost  escalation  that  occurred  due  to  the delay in the project?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c):  The  execution  of  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High  Speed  Rail (MAHSR) has been delayed especially due to delay in land acquisition in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  and  consequent  delays  in  finalization  of contracts  as  well  as  adverse  impact  of  COVID-19.  The  anticipated cost increase and timeline can be ascertained only after completion of land acquisition, finalization of all contracts and associated timelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS)
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 549

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022)

## VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SCHEME (VRS)

## 549. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  employees  given  VRS  from  Government  jobs/PSUs  during  the  last  ten years, year and State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken appropriate measures to ensure the welfare of such employees;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of proposed measures to be taken in this regard to ensure welfare of employees given VRS from Government jobs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a):   The Government employees can opt for voluntary retirement after completion of prescribed period of qualifying service under their respective applicable Rules viz. Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, All India Services (Death Cum Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958 etc. All such  employees  who  intend  to  take  voluntary  retirement  apply  to  their  respective  Cadre Controlling  Authorities  and  the      data  of  such  employees  is  not  centrally  maintained  by  the Department of Personnel & Training.

(b) to (e):   It is the personal decision of the officers to take voluntary retirement after completion of  prescribed  period  of  qualifying  service.  The  employees  who  take  voluntary  retirement  are given  all  retirement  benefits  which  are  admissible  to  Government  employees  retiring  after attaining the age of superannuation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Illegal Websites
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 548

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## ILLEGAL WEBSITES

## 548.  SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  some  illegal  websites  mentioned  in  the  print  media  section  are  promising  to provide services related to Aadhaar;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the measures taken to examine the authenticity of such fake Aadhaar cards affecting the sovereignty and integrity of the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  and  (b): Yes,  Sir.  It  has  been  reported  that  some  websites  are  providing  unauthorized Aadhaar  related  services  such  as  downloading  online  Aadhaar  letters,  providing  status  of Aadhaar  generation/updation,  printing  Aadhaar  letters,  PVC  Card  etc  to  the  residents  of India.  On  receipt  of  these  reports,  UIDAI  has  served  notices  to  the  concerned  websites owners to restrain themselves from providing such unauthorized services by any means and also to hosting service providers to block defiant website with immediate effect. Since, Jan 2022, 11 websites has been stopped for offering such services.

(c)  and  (d):  These  websites  do  not  have  rights  to  enroll  a  resident  and  modify  biometric information  or  link  mobile  number  of  resident  in  existing  Aadhaar.  Hence  the  issue  of authenticity doesn't arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Inclusion of Pulses in PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 547 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## INCLUSION OF PULSES IN PDS

## 547. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

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- (a) whether the Government of India is considering the proposals to include pulses under the Public Distribution System for ensuring nutritional security to a large mass of people without impacting the market prices; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b) : Under  the  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS),  the  Government makes  allocation  of  foodgrains  (wheat  and  rice)  as  per  the  National  Food  Security  Act (NFSA), 2013, that is 5kg of foodgrains per person per month to priority households, and 35  Kg  of  foodgrains  per  household  per  month  in  case  of  households  covered  under  the Antyodaya  Anna  Yojana  (AAY).  Pulses  from  the  Price  Stabilisation  Buffer  and  Price Support  Scheme  are  made  available  to  the  States/  UTs  for  distribution  under  various welfare  schemes  including  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  by  them  as  per  their requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Online Studies
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 546 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2022

## ONLINE STUDIES

## †546.   SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the online study of the Government and private schools students was disrupted due to the non-availability of telecom mobile network in tribal dominated Akole tehsil  in  Shirdi  Parliamentary  Constituency  of  Maharashtra  during  the  worldwide  outbreak  of Covid-19  and  Omicron  epidemic  and  the  situation  is  same  even  today  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government have taken or proposed to take any steps to set up mobile tower to ensure telecom network in tribal dominated Akole tehsil of Shirdi Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (c) 348 number of Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) (2G - 74, 3G - 39 & 4G - 235) installed by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), are providing mobile network coverage in Akole tehsil in Shirdi Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra.

Out  of  190  inhabited  villages  in  Akole  tehsil  (as  per  census  2011),  157  villages  have mobile network coverage. Out of these 157 villages, 140 villages have 3G/4G mobile network coverage.  Mobile  coverage  in  uncovered  villages  in  the  country  is  being  provided  by  the Government in a phased manner.

Moreover,  TSPs  install  mobile  towers  and  BTSs  to  improve  coverage  and  capacity  of their  networks  based  on  their  techno-commercial  requirements  from  time  to  time.  For  further enhancement of the mobile network coverage, TSPs have planned 10 BTSs in Akole tehsil in Shirdi Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Stoppage of Train at Modran Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 543 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## STOPPAGE OF TRAIN AT MODRAN RAILWAY STATION

†543.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is contemplating to provide a stoppage for Jodhpur-Gandhidham Train No. 22483/84 at Modran Railway Station to facilitate  the  needs  of  commuters as well as the pilgrims who come here from around the country each year; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b) No, Sir. At present, no proposal for provision of stoppage of 22483/84 Jodhpur-Gandhidham Express at Modran is under consideration. However, provision of stoppages is an on-going process on  Indian  Railways,  subject  to  operational  feasibility,  commercial justification, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Mumbai to Ahmedabad Bullet Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Shrirang Appa Barne, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Subrata Pathak, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 542 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## MUMBAI TO AHMEDABAD BULLET TRAIN

## 542. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  present  status  of  Government's  most  ambitious  508  KM  long bullet train project from Mumbai to Ahemadabad;
- (b) whether the land acquisition work related to the above said project has been completed;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be completed;
- (d) whether acquisition in some prime areas is delaying the progress of bullet train project; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to clear  all  the  obstacles  to  build  the  bullet  train  project  on  time  and reduce cost escalation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a): Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project (508 Kms) is presently under execution with the financial and technical assistance from  Government  of  Japan.  A  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV),  namely National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited(NHSRCL) has been formed

to Implement the Project. The current status of (MAHSR) project is as under:-

- (i) The Final Location Survey and Geotechnical investigation completed. Alignment finalized.
- (ii) Statutory  Clearances  relating  to  wildlife,  Coastal  Regulation Zone (CRZ) and Forest clearance obtained in Gujarat.
- (iii) Out of total land requirement of approx. 1396 ha, 1264 Ha land has been acquired.
- (iv) The  entire  project  work  has  been  divided  into  28  Contract Packages including Training Institute at Vadodara. At present, 15 packages have been awarded, 04 are under evaluation and Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for 09 package has to be published.
- (v) Out  of  total  352  Km  length  of  project  located  in  Gujarat  and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Civil works in 352 Km length have started in different phases from December, 2020 onwards.
- (vi)
- 1506 out of 1651 utilities have been shifted.
- (vii) Foundation for 86 Km and pier for 75 Km in Gujarat has been completed.
- (b)  to  (d):  Out  of  total  1396  Ha.  of  land  required  for  MAHSR    project, about  90%  of  the  land  i.e.  approx.  1264  Ha  land  has  been  acquired.
- Necessary steps for acquisition of remaining land has been taken up.
- (e): The execution of MAHSR Project is being reviewed regularly at the highest  level.  Further,  the  Ministry  of  Railways  and  NHSRCL  are  also regularly following up the implementation with the State Governments for expediting the pending issues for early completion of the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Sick Public Sector Steel Units
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.540

## FOR ANSWER ON 20/07/2022

## SICK PUBLIC SECTOR STEEL UNITS

540.   SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of sick public sector steel units in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps for their revival/restructuring;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, plant-wise; and
- (d) the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE) MINISTRY OF STEEL

(a)to(d):  There  are  two  steel  manufacturing  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises (CPSEs) under the Ministry of Steel, namely, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and  Rashtriya  Ispat  Nigam  Limited  (RINL).  Both  CPSEs  do  not  fall  under  the category of sick CPSE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Procurement of Wheels
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.539 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## PROCUREMENT OF WHEELS

## 539.  SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Railways  has  decided  to  procure  35000    wheels from China instead of Ukraine;
- (b)  if so, the details and reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  details  of  cost  implication  of  the  said  decision  of  the Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) Purchase  order  for  39,000  nos.  wheels  for  LHB  coaches  has been  placed  by  Indian  Railways  on  M/s  TZ(Taizhong),  Hong  Kong with manufacturer M/s Taiyuan, China against Global Tender.
- (b) Due  to  the  present  war  crisis  between  Russia  and  Ukraine, the supplies against the ongoing contracts on the firms from Russia and Ukraine were affected. Earlier, Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for 30,000  wheels  for  LHB  coaches  was  issued  on  M/s  KLW  with manufacturer  based  in  Ukraine.  Subsequently,  M/s  KLW  invoked Force majeure clause due to inability to supply on account of war crisis in Ukraine and formal purchase order could not be issued to Ukrainian firm.

To tide over the crisis of wheels for LHB coaches, Indian Railways floated tender for 39,000 nos. and placed order on M/s TZ(Taizhong), Hong  Kong  with  manufacturer  M/s  Taiyuan,  China.  This  firm  is registered  with  DPIIT  for  wheels  for  LHB  coaches  as  per  Land Border policy of GoI.

- (c) The rate on which the contract was placed on the China based firm  was  1.68%  higher  than  the  rate  per  wheel  given  in  LOA  on Ukrainian firm.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Punitive Posting/Transfer
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 538

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022)

## PUNITIVE POSTING/TRANSFER

## 538. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  cognizant  of  the  trend  of  punitive  posting/transfer  of  IAS officers to border areas including the North East;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  cognizant  that  such  punishment  postings  affect  quality  of administrative services in said border areas;
- (c) whether the Government collects data on the number of punitive postings/transfers made and if so, the details thereof including the name of state transferred to;
- (d) the details of number of Government employees who have resigned after being posted in the States of North East during the last five years;
- (e) whether the Centre intends to implement the long-standing demand for separate IAS, IFS and IPS cadres for Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya if so, the details thereof including the timeline for the same and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the details of number of selected civil servants by UPSC from North East States, yearwise from 2012 to 2022?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (f):    As per Rule 7 of the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, all appointments to cadre posts in case of  a  State  Cadre  shall  be  made  by  the  State  Government  concerned.  As  regards  the  AGMUT cadre in respect of which the Ministry of Home Affairs acts as State Government, through Joint Cadre Authority (JCA), the matter relating to transfer/posting of IAS officers of AGMUT Cadre are dealt as per the Transfer Posting Guidelines for AGMUT Cadre Officers, in public interest.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Extra Attempts/Age Relaxation
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 537

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022)

## EXTRA ATTEMPTS/AGE RELAXATION

## 537. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to give extra attempts or age relaxation for SSC and UPSC examinations to frontline workers like doctors and police constables during the pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the steps taken in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (c):  The issue of granting age relaxation and extra attempt to candidates for Civil Services Examination (CSE), due to COVID-19 pandemic was brought before Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide Writ Petitions by CSE aspirants. Based on the judgments passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court  of  India,  the  matter  was  considered  and  it  has  not  been  found  feasible  to  change  the existing provisions regarding number of attempts and age-limit in respect of the Civil Services Examination.

However, since the recruitment cycle of the Staff Selection Commission was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic, therefore, for the examinations being advertised in the year 2022, SSC has decided to fix crucial date for determining age as on 01.01.2022. In the normal course, the crucial  date  for  determining  age  for  these  examinations  would  have  been  01.08.2022  or 01.01.2023, depending on the schedule of conduct of Tier-II Examinations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Redevelopment of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Umesh G. Jadhav, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## REDEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY STATIONS

## 536. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR

SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the redevelopment plan of railway stations in Karnataka and Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of stations earmarked, funds allocated and progress achieved so far under the said plan;
- (c) whether there is any plan to hand over the railway stations under Public Cooperation and Participation programme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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 UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  536  BY  SHRI  ANNASAHEB  SHANKAR JOLLE,  DR.  UMESH  G.  JADHAV,  SHRI  SHA.BRA.DR.JAI  SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI, SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA AND SHRI SANGANNA  AMARAPPA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 20.07.2022 REGARDING REDEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY STATIONS (a)  &  (b):  Sir  M.  Visvesvaraya  Terminal  Railway  Station  has  been developed and commissioned in the State of Karnataka. Bangaluru  Cantt.  and  Yashwantpur  in  the  State  of  Karnataka  and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Nagpur and Ajni stations in the State of Maharashtra have been identified for major upgradation/redevelopment.  Besides  these,  04  stations  in  Karnataka and  22  stations  in  Maharashtra  have  been  identified  for  techno economic feasibility studies.   Based on the outcome of these techno economic feasibility studies, stations are planned to be taken up for development in phases. An Umbrella work costing ₹ 12,000 Cr has been sanctioned in Supplementary  Budget  2021-22  and  another  Umbrella  work  costing ₹ 5,500 Cr has also been sanctioned in Budget 2022-23 for development of stations across Indian Railways under Major Upgradation Scheme. (c)  &  (d):  Ministry  of  Railways  is  exploring  various  possibilities  to develop  Railway  Stations  under  different  models  based  on  technoeconomic feasibility studies including PPP model amongst them.

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