Lok Sabha Question No. 14 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Ongoing/Pending Railway Projects in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 14 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## ONGOING/PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

- *14. MS. DIYA KUMARI :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of  ongoing and pending railway projects in various  railway  zones  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan, State/project-wise;
- (b) the details of funds allocated and released for the development of these projects particularly for the State of Rajasthan;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure timely completion of these projects; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

## 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 STARRED  QUESTION  NO. 14 BY MS. DIYA KUMARI  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022 REGARDING ONGOING/PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

(a) & (b):-   The  Railway  projects  are  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway wise and not State/UT-wise as the Railways' projects may span across State/UT boundaries. As on 01.04.2022, across Indian Railways  including  Rajasthan,  452  Railway  projects  (New  Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling) of total length 49,323 Km, costing approx. ` 7.33 lakh crore are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution,  out  of  which  11,518  Km  length  has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ` 2.35 lakh crore has been incurred upto March, 2022. These include:-

(i) 183 New line projects of total length 20,937 Km, costing approx. ` 4.0 lakh crore, out of which 2,831 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ` 1.13  lakh  crore  has been incurred upto March, 2022.

(ii) 42 Gauge Conversion projects of total length 5,667 Km, costing ` 50,250 crore, out of which 3,488 Km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 19,235  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2022.

(iii) 227 Doubling projects of total length 22,719 Km, costing approx. ` 2.83 lakh crore, out of which 5,199 Km  length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ` 1.02  lakh  crore  has been incurred upto March, 2022.

Zone wise details of Railway projects, including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railways website   i.e.   www.indianrailways.gov.in  >  Ministry  of  Railways >

Railway Board> about Indian Railways> Railway Board Directorates>  Finance  (Budget)>  Rail  Budget/Pink  Book  (year)> Railway-wise Works, Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme (RSP). Zone  wise  details  of  New  Line,  Gauge  Conversion  and  Doubling projects is appended.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation for New  Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects and commensurate  commissioning  of  Projects  in  Indian  Railways.  The Average  Annual  Budget  allocation  for  these  works  during  2014-19 increased to ` 26,026  crore  per  year  from ` 11,527  crore per  year during 2009-14 (126%  more  than average annual budget allocation during 2009-14). The Annual Budget allocation increased to ` 39,836 crore  in  Financial  Year  2019-20  (246%  more  than  average  annual budget  allocation  during  2009-14), ` 43,626  crore  in  Financial  Year 2020-21  (278%  more  than  the  Average  Annual  Budget  allocation during 2009-14) and ` 56,716 crore for Financial year 2021-22 (392% more  than  average  annual  budget  allocation  during  2009-14).  For Financial Year 2022-23, highest-ever budget outlay of ` 67,001 crore has  been  provided  for  these  works,  which  is  481%  more  than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14.

During  2014-22,  across  Indian  Railway,  20,628  km  sections  (3,970 km New Line, 5,507 km Gauge Conversion and 11,151 km Doubling) has  been  commissioned  at  an  average  of  2,579  km/year  which  is 70% more than the average  annual  commissioning  during  2009-14 (1,520 km/year).

## RAJASTHAN:

As  on  01.04.2022,  28  projects  (11  New  lines,  05  Gauge 59,271  crore  for  5,069  km length falling fully/partly in Rajasthan are under different stages of planning/approval/execution.  Out  of  which,  1,195  km  length  has 11,207 crore has been conversion  and  12  Doubling),  costing ` been commissioned and an expenditure of ` incurred upto March 2022. These include:

-  11 New Line Projects covering a length of 1,228 km, costing ` 16,942 crore, out of which 107 km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 2,695  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2022.
-  05 Gauge Conversion Projects covering a length of 1,319 km, costing ` 12,690  crore,  out  of  which  654  km  length  has  been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 3,652  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2022.
-  12 Doubling Projects covering a length of 2,522 km, costing of ` 29,639 crore, out of which 434 km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ` 4,860  crore  has  been incurred upto March, 2022.

Rajasthan  is  covered  by  Northern  Railway,  North  Central Railway, North Western Railway, West Central Railway and Western Railway Zones of Indian Railways.

Since  2014,  there  has  been  substantial  increase  in  budget allocation  and  commensurate commissioning of  projects.  Average ..P/4

Annual Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works, falling  fully/  partly  in  State  of  Rajasthan,  during  2014-19  has  been enhanced to ` 2,951 crore per year from ` 682 crore per year during 2009-14, which is 333% more than Average Annual Budget allocation  during  2009-14.  These  allocations  have  increased  to ` 4,686 crore in Financial Year 2019-20 (587% more than the Average Annual Budget allocation of 2009-14), ` 4,582 crore in Financial Year 2020-21(572%  more  than  the  Average  Annual  Budget  allocation  of 2009-14)  and ` 6,006  crore  for  Financial  Year  2021-22  (781%  more than  the  Average  Annual  Budget  outlay  of  2009-14).  For  Financial Year 2022-23,  highest  ever  Budget outlay of ` 7,565 crore has been provided for these projects, which is 1009% more than the Average Annual Budget outlay of 2009-14 ( ` 682 crore per year).

During 2014-22, 2322 Km length (176 km of New line, 771 km Gauge conversion and 1,375 km Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan has been commissioned at an average rate 290.25 km per year, which is 82% more than commissioning during 2009-14 (159.6 Km/Yr.).

(c)  &  (d):  Various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  speedy sanction and implementation of rail projects include (i) setting up of Gati Shakti units (ii) prioritisation of projects (iii) substantial increase in allocation of funds on priority projects (iv) delegation of powers at field level (v) close  monitoring  of  progress  of project at various  levels,  and    (vi)    regular    follow      up      with    State Governments      and  concerned  authorities  for  expeditious  land acquisition, forestry and Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects. This has led to substantial increase in rate of commissioning since 2014.

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 14 BY MS. DIYA KUMARI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  07.12.2022  REGARDING  ONGOING/PENDING  RAILWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

| Railway                    |   New Line | Gauge Conversion   |   Doubling |   Total |
|----------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|---------|
| Central Railway            |         14 | 1                  |         11 |      26 |
| Eastern Railway            |         12 | 1                  |         21 |      34 |
| East Coast Railway         |          8 |                    |         15 |      23 |
| East Central Railway       |         25 | 3                  |         21 |      49 |
| North Central Railway      |          1 | 3                  |         27 |      31 |
| North Eastern Railway      |         10 | 4                  |         11 |      25 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |         20 | 2                  |          6 |      28 |
| Northern Railway           |         18 |                    |         23 |      41 |
| North Western Railway      |          8 | 2                  |          6 |      16 |
| South Central Railway      |         15 |                    |         13 |      28 |
| South East Central Railway |          9 |                    |          8 |      17 |
| South Eastern Railway      |          7 | 2                  |         17 |      26 |
| Southern Railway           |         11 | 4                  |         13 |      28 |
| South Western Railway      |         18 |                    |         11 |      29 |
| West Central Railway       |          3 |                    |         10 |      13 |
| Western Railway            |          4 | 20                 |         14 |      38 |
| Total                      |        183 | 42                 |        227 |     452 |

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