Lok Sabha Question No. 1663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: PM Gati Shakti Scheme
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Pashupati Nath Singh, Jaskaur Meena, V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1663 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022

## PM GATI SHAKTI SCHEME

1663. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  the  PM  Gati  Shakti Scheme in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details,  salient  features  and  purpose  of  the  said scheme;
- (c) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this scheme within the country so far, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  number  of  Gati  Shakti  Cargo  Terminals  commissioned  so far along with the number of places identified for development of  GSTS  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  particularly  in  Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan;
- (e) the other measures being taken by the Government to develop more terminals for handling rail cargo; and
- (f) the time by which these are likely to be developed?

## 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.  1663  BY  SHRI  JANARDAN  SINGH SIGRIWAL,  SHRI  PASHUPATI  NATH  SINGH,  SHRIMATI  JASKAUR MEENA AND DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2022 REGARDING PM GATI SHAKTI SCHEME

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  Government  has  launched  PM  Gati  Shakti  National Master Plan (NMP)  in October, 2021  for the development  of multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various Economic Zones.
- (b) The PM Gati Shakti NMP depicts the economic zones and the infrastructure  linkages  required  to support  them  with  an  objective to holistically integrate all the multimodal connectivity infrastructure projects and remove gaps for seamless movement of people  and  goods.   It  provides  a  GIS-based  technology  platform called  NMP  as  an  analytical  tool  to  facilitate  integrated  planning and synchronized implementation of the projects through informed decision making by utilizing the relevant database available on the NMP.
- (c) PM Gati Shakti is not a scheme.  Across Indian Railways, 209 Railway Projects (New Line, Gauge Conversion & Doubling) of total length  of  17,256  Km  have  been  identified  under  PM  GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP). In the Financial year 2022-23, a budget Outlay of approx. ` 42,499 crore has been provided for these works. Zonal  Railway  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.

(d):  So  far,  11  Gati  Shakti  Cargo  Terminals  (GCTs)  have  been commissioned  under  the  Gati  Shakti  Cargo  Terminal  scheme. Around  93  more  locations  have  been  provisionally  identified  for development of GCTs in the country, which includes 3 locations in Tamil Nadu and 2 locations in Rajasthan. State-wise distribution of identified locations for GCTs is given below:

|    | State-wise Number of identified locations for GCTs   | State-wise Number of identified locations for GCTs   |
|----|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| SN | State Name                                           | No. of locations identified for GCTs                 |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh                                       | 4                                                    |
| 2  | Assam                                                | 5                                                    |
| 3  | Bihar                                                | 7                                                    |
| 4  | Chhattisgarh                                         | 2                                                    |
| 5  | Delhi                                                | 1                                                    |
| 6  | Gujarat                                              | 3                                                    |
| 7  | Haryana                                              | 5                                                    |
| 8  | Himachal Pradesh 1                                   |                                                      |
| 9  | Jharkhand                                            | 7                                                    |
| 10 | Karnataka                                            | 3                                                    |
| 11 | Kerala                                               | 1                                                    |
| 12 | Maharashtra                                          | 13                                                   |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh 1                                     |                                                      |
| 14 | Manipur                                              | 1                                                    |
| 15 | Odisha                                               | 5                                                    |
| 16 | Rajasthan                                            | 2                                                    |
| 17 | Punjab                                               | 7                                                    |
| 18 | Tamil Nadu                                           | 3                                                    |
| 19 | Telangana                                            | 5                                                    |
| 20 | Uttar Pradesh                                        | 11                                                   |
| 21 | West Bengal                                          | 6                                                    |
|    | TOTAL                                                | 93                                                   |

(e):  A  policy  on  development  of  good-sheds  had  been  introduced with  the  aim  of  augmenting  terminal  capacity  through  private participation by allowing setting up a new goods-shed facilities and developing existing goods-sheds.

(f):  Gati  Shakti  Cargo Terminals (GCTs), as identified, are targeted to  be  commissioned  within  next  three  financial  years  (i.e.  up  to 2024-25).

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