Lok Sabha Question No. 2882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Modernisation of Railway Stations in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2882

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN MAHARASHTRA

†2882. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of major railway stations that have been modernised along with the number  of  railway stations  proposed  to  be  modernised  in Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu especially in backward and rural areas of the country;
- (b) the details of the funds likely to be spent on each station along with the target  fixed  for  modernisation  of  stations  for  the  next  financial  year, Station-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  conducted  quality  checks  of  modernisation works  carried  out  at  major  railway  stations  of  Maharashtra,  Dadra  and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;
- (d)  if  so,  the  names  of  such  railway  stations  where  quality  checks  have been  carried  out  along  with  the  names  of  officers  who  conducted  such quality checks;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  works  found  to  be  of  substandard  quality  and  the action taken in this regard along with the details thereof, work-wise; and
- (f) whether the Government  is considering to make  the passenger amenities better at the railway stations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2882  BY  SHRI  VINAYAK  RAUT,  SHRI  SANJAY  JADHAV, SHRIMATI  DELKAR  KALABEN  MOHANBHAI  AND  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT SAWANT  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2022  REGARDING MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS IN MAHARASHTRA

(a) & (b): Railway stations are upgraded/modernized under 'Adarsh' Station Scheme. Under the scheme, 1253 stations were identified for development, out of which 1215 stations have been developed so far and the remaining stations are targeted to be developed in the Financial Year 2022-23.  108 stations were identified for development under Adarsh Station in the state of Maharashtra and all 108 stations have been upgraded under the Scheme.

Recently,  a  new  scheme  of  major  upgradation  of  railway  station  has  also been initiated, under which Ajni and Nagpur railway stations in the State of Maharashtra have been identified for redevelopment under Major Upgradation scheme.

Redevelopment of Railway Stations at this scale is complex in nature and requires detailed techno-economic feasibility studies and various statutory clearances  from  urban/local  bodies  etc.  and  these  factors  affect  the completion time. Therefore, no time-frame can be indicated.

Passenger amenities are generally funded under Plan Head - 53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation of funds and expenditure incurred for development  and  maintenance  of  stations  are  maintained  zonal  Railwaywise  not  State-wise  or  station-wise.  There  are  04  railway  zones,  namely, Central  Railway,  Western  Railway,  South  Central  Railway  and  South  East Central Railway, which cater to the State of Maharashtra. The amount of funds allocated in these 04 zones under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities', for the current year 2022-23 is as under: -

| Railway            |   Amount (Crores) |
|--------------------|-------------------|
| Central            |            234.38 |
| Western            |            311.62 |
| South Central      |            135.15 |
| South East Central |             60.9  |

(c) to (e):  Indian Railways has an inbuilt mechanism to check the quality of works,  which  is  being  performed  at  various  levels  by  concerned  Railway officials  as  per  guidelines  laid  down  in  the  Indian  Railways  Engineering Code, Indian Railways Works Manual and Specification etc. and the works meeting the laid down standards only are accepted. No major quality issues have been noted so far. The minor nature of inferior quality  of  incidences  found  during  execution  is  corrected  then  and  there. Instructions of inferior quality of work and corrective action taken thereon are recorded in Site Order Book and other documents. a continuous  and  on-going  process.  Works  for  improvement  of  passenger amenities are undertaken depending upon need, volume of passenger traffic

(f): Upgradation/modernization of stations on Indian Railways is and inter-se priority, subject to availability of funds.

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