Lok Sabha Question No. 5474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Adarsh Station Scheme in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## ADARSH STATION SCHEME IN UTTAR PRADESH

5474.  SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P.SAROJ):

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether any station/stations of Uttar Pradesh was/were selected under the Adarsh Station Scheme,  particularly in Varanasi, Ayodhya and Mathura railway stations;
- (b)    if  so,  the  date  on  which  these  stations  selected  along  with  the funds allocated/utilised  thereunder and the passenger amenities upgraded so far; and
- (c)    the  time  by  which  the  modernisation  programme  is  likely  to  be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5474 BY SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ) TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2023 REGARDING ADARSH STATION SCHEME IN UTTAR PRADESH

(a) to (c): 151 stations in Uttar Pradesh were identified for upgradation under  Adarsh  Station  Scheme.    Under  this  scheme,  Varanasi  City railway  station  and  Manduadih  (now  Banaras)  railway  station  were selected on 23.07.2015 and Ayodhya railway station was selected on 23.07.2012  However, Mathura  railway station has not been selected under this scheme.

Development  of  stations  under  'Adarsh  Station  Scheme'  and provision of Passenger amenities at stations are generally funded under Plan  Head -53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation  and  expenditure  for  development  and  maintenance  of stations  are  maintained  zonal  Railway-wise  and  not  state-wise  or station-wise. Stations in the States of Uttar Pradesh are catered by East  Central  Railway,  North  Central  Railway,  Northern  Railway, North Eastern Railway & West Central Railway. The details of funds allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  by  these  Railways  under  Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities', during last  four  years i.e.  2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 (till Feb, 2023) is as under:-

(Fig. in crore of )

|               | 2019-20    | 2019-20     | 2020-21    | 2020-21     | 2021-22    | 2021-22     | 2022-23    | 2022-23                         |
|---------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|---------------------------------|
| Zonal Railway | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expend- iture (Till Feb., 2023) |
| East Central  | 137.43     | 141.92      | 166.87     | 165.46      | 166.83     | 146.42      | 162.39     | 141.23                          |
| North Central | 65.3       | 77.64       | 182.94     | 163.41      | 134.81     | 118.82      | 147.57     | 106.82                          |

| Northern      |   150.77 |   152.30 |   268.37 |   247.25 |   217.71 |   221.68 |   235.37 |   344.62 |
|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| North Eastern |    78.59 |    86.32 |   100.18 |   103.9  |    121.2 |    95.33 |   187.23 |    95.16 |
| West Central  |    37.39 |    34.1  |    50.95 |    46.08 |     66   |    49.93 |    77.32 |    31.91 |

Under the Adarsh Station Scheme, various passenger amenities such as improvement to facade of the station building, retiring room, waiting room (with bathing facilities), separate waiting room for ladies, computer based public address system, signages, Pay & Use toilets, water coolers, high level platforms, Foot Over Bridges, ramps at entry to  station  for  Divyangjan  and  Senior  Citizens  etc.  are  provided  at Railway stations identified for development under the 'Adarsh' station scheme as per the respective category of the station.

However, upgradation/modernization of stations on Indian Railways  is  a  continuous  and  on-going  process  and  works  in  this regard  are  undertaken  depending  upon  need,  volume  of  passenger traffic and inter-se priority, subject to availability of funds and priority is  accorded  to  higher  category  of  stations  over  lower  category  of stations while sanctioning and executing the works.

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